What To Do With Our Hate-filled World?
Do you long to feel connection, inspiration, hope? Do you feel frustrated, scared and disappointed about the direction of our current world?
I talk to so many people who feel like the world is falling apart... that there is so much hate, wrong-doing, disconnection, etc. and have NO IDEA what to do.
Well, I have an answer... that you may or may not like.
Relationships are the glue of families, effective
and profitable working environments, governance,
and local and global economies.
ALL of those relationships start with YOU and how you treat yourself.
💗If you tend to be more patient, compassionate, and kind to others than you are to yourself, then you are likely on the path to burnout...
💗If you struggle, particularly in the most important relationships, to have a compassionate perspective rather than a judgmental one, then you are likely feeling disconnected.
💗If you struggle with setting boundaries, then you may be feeling misunderstood when you have them OR resentful when you don't.
So, what can we do in a hate-filled world? It starts with the one thing we can truly control: how we treat ourselves and the people closest to us. If we want to see more compassion, patience, and connection in the world, we must first practice those things within ourselves.
Start small:
Offer yourself grace when things don’t go as planned. The world doesn’t need more people beating themselves up—it needs more people modeling self-love and resilience.
Practice compassion in your relationships by choosing curiosity over judgment. When a loved one frustrates you, pause and ask, “What might they be feeling right now?”
Set and honor boundaries without guilt. Boundaries aren’t walls; they’re bridges to healthier connections.
When we show up for ourselves with kindness, when we learn to lead our relationships with compassion, we start to create ripples of change. We become part of the solution. And while it might feel small in the face of such big problems, I promise you—it’s powerful.
Our world doesn’t just need less hate; it needs more love in action. And that begins with us. 💗
What’s one thing you can do today to nurture yourself or bring compassion into one of your relationships? Let’s start there and watch the ripples grow.