I had dreams of becoming a motivational speaker for the last several years. I could see myself on a stage, talking to people, and sharing love, compassion, funny stories and the deep, messy and rawness of being a human.
This afternoon though, I realized that my dreams have changed. I no longer want to be a “motivational speaker;” rather I want to be a “compassionate speaker.”
Life is hard sometimes, and we can feel isolated and alone while we navigate those times, whether it’s days, weeks, months or years long. I think what people need more of these days is someone to hold space for them while they go through the worst in their lives. Someone to see them, witness them, and honour them with care and compassion.
That is my new goal, and I wanted to share about it in my first post in quite awhile. I really feel like the temperature has been turned up, literally and figuratively, on our planet, and now more than ever, we need to offer ourselves, and those around us, more compassion, grace and care. It isn’t always possible to do this, and that is where a “compassionate speaker” may assist and remind us all of what we need and what we can do to care for ourselves.
Matt Kahn, spiritual teacher and “I love you guy,” has really taught me how to do this through his free videos, books and workshops, and I am forever grateful. I would love to help others in the way he’s helped me.
Maybe I will experiment with some short videos in my future posts about what being a “compassionate speaker” may look like for me. At the same time though, I acknowledge that I try to write every post from that place, so maybe it’s just I am shifting in how I identify with what I offer, from my heart to yours ♥️.
May you be well and may you be blessed with deep compassion.
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