𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬!

As the academic year ends, I find myself reflecting and searching for the word which defines this year for me. This year, reoccurring word is "𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧."

Big Chapter of 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 Curriculum is dedicated to #Mindfulness #Compassion syllabus. And at the midst of teaching it, I found myself being tested on the most challenging aspect of it — which is  #SelfCompassion

I had a health setback approaching the end of the academic year. Things were out of control.

I learned to take things slow, pay attention internally, and extend to myself and my body the utmost kindness and compassion. 

You see, the more you flex your #SelfCompassion muscle, the more likely you can extend compassion to others.

When you allow yourself to fall, fail, get sick, feel tired, and make a mistake, you begin to understand that you are a human; and it is very humane to go through it all. This realization, of allowing yourself grace, gets mirrored into extending compassion to others. 

𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞

We delved deeper into the compassion curriculum while I was channeling my health setback. And to my surprise, I found an inexhaustible well of #compassion from my kids. They were, in so many ways, mindful, aware, and tentative. I believe we can all take a seat and witness how kids stretch and practice different dimensions of compassion beyond what is expected or imagined.

A big part of it is that they don’t rush through life. They are anchored. They are here in the present moment.

Wrapping up the academic year, I realized the seeds had been planted successfully 🪴 

That doesn’t mean the work is done. It means we are just getting started, and our seeds need constant watering and attending to, for them to grow 🌱

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬!

Our #Education never pays attention to #SoftSkills or #EQ — and as #children we are shunned when we display #emotions and, especially #boys, they have been told their entire lives not to cry or express themselves.

This suppression creates #stress and takes a serious toll on us grown up leaders when we are unable to express ourselves, #communicate effectively, or hold space for our thoughts let alone holding a space for other people. 

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 starts from a young age.

the #EarlyYears of #Education, and that’s why we created 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 that is a curriculum 💯 focused on the #MindfulnessOfEmotions that is #EmotionalIntelligence, #SoftSkills, and #Compassion. To start the #MindfulLeaders young.

𝐀 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 

Raising a generation who are not afraid to challenge norms, go down to the root of it, be curious, change policies, adjust procedures, and understand that the people are the Mainsail of the boat ⛵️ and our #awareness of our words and actions can change the direction of the sail.

Leadership does not have to mean you’re an executive, or a manager, you can be a leader in everything that you do.

Today you can choose to be kinder to your team, to your colleagues, to a person behind you in a queue, to a service provider, to the person preparing your coffee. Choose to be generous with your attention, to mindfully listen when someone is speaking to you. Know we all go through challenges and battles every single day that no one knows about or understands.

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.