Illuminating Darkness
Martha Akintelu, PHRi, ACIPM
People, Strategy & Change Management Consultant | Published Author - The Kindness Quest | Writer - eBooks, Poems, Newsletter & a Blog | Mental Health Enthusiast | Public Speaker | Ex-KPMG
Hola!!!
How are you all doing???
ARE YOU SCARED OF DARKNESS?
I recall being younger and struggling to sleep in the dark after watching a horror movie, unprovoked. However, I had a paradigm shift when my mum opened the door and turned on the light.
The blanket of fear rolled away immediately.
Thankfully, I outgrew that but I soon learnt that the world is characterized by prevalent darkness.
Scared?
You shouldn’t be, because light still shines brightest in darkness!
Read that again.
I had two horrid interactions with people working in what I would deem critical roles. To help give you a better perspective, one of them is a Hospital Lab Attendant. There was such a distinct lackadaisical attitude and disregard for the job, human life too that I was appalled. I was tempted to do nothing about it until I remembered the subject of this newsletter.
It felt like a light bulb?turned on above my head. Light makes all things better so I did speak to the person and when the person acted unreasonably, I escalated the situation.
It is our responsibility to:
Sequel to the highlighted occurrence, I also did a reality check. In my work or sphere of influence, AM I LIGHT?!
Do I operate with excellence or mediocrity?
Am I teachable and flexible or rigid?
Am I respectful, caring about others or rude and uncourteous?
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Am I impact-focused or nonchalant?
There were more questions I asked myself but, those should suffice for the purpose of this newsletter.
It is easy to see how others are contributing to the prevalent darkness but, are you also contributing to it?
Periodic introspection?is?greatly important.
You started the year with desires and goals in various facets of your life. How much of those have you achieved?
What steps have you taken towards achieving them?
Your life is not meant to be lived for just yourself. You have a responsibility to impact the world.
Life is a series of choices and the questions above are designed to help you get a good picture of where you are and possible gaps to be filled.
CHOOSE TO BE LIGHT!!!
It is this same paradigm that propagated the production and publishing of my first children’s book (it’s so rich and life-transforming, adults can read it too).
Titled “The Kindness Quest,” it contains essential nuggets to help us all be better and to make the world a better place.
Here is the link to get it:
Thank you my dear subscribers, I am wholly and fully committed to ensuring that we all grow together, projecting light in all parts of the world.
Cheers to receiving light and being light!!!
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