I spent quite a few hours doing homework on Saturday.
I
watched a lot of videos and took a lot of notes and completed one assignment
that’s due in week seven.
It’s
currently week three.
The
assignment was to examine an extensive list of values
And
to identify our top value in life and work.
After
considering the values of
Authenticity,
Making
a difference,
Well-being,
Spirituality,
and
Grace,
I
realized that none of them felt right.
Then
I saw the space to write one in,
And
I thought:
Common
humanity.
And
then I wrote:
“My
most important value, though not listed in Brene Brown’s values list, is common
humanity. Common humanity recognizes that all people share the same inherent
dignity, worth, and value. It sees others as fundamentally connected to
ourselves and acknowledges both strengths and struggles as universal.
Common humanity responds to others with empathy, fairness, and compassion, and
realizes and accepts that we are all on this journey together, sharing the
human experience in joys, sorrows, celebrations, sufferings, accomplishments,
and imperfections.
Common
humanity is important to me because it reminds me that we’re all human, and I
believe that humanity was created good. We’re all doing our best to survive,
even when that best takes on many different forms and expressions. I may not
always agree with what someone else does—in fact, I may vehemently disagree
with one’s morals, values, attitudes, and actions—but, in the end, we are all
human and our humanity ties us together at our core.
Common
humanity informs my leadership approach in that I want everyone to be the best
versions of themselves possible, and so I lead others to that effect. When I
lead those with differences that I find challenging, I remind myself of common
humanity and remember that there is goodness in that person, too—even when I
have to look really, really hard to find it.”
May
we each remember common humanity today.
And
even when it’s hard,
May
we allow common humanity to love.
Amen.
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