Small, Loving Things
“I’m willing to help you in any way you need,” Katherine said, while standing in the hallway of her friend’s home. “I can do laundry, clean the bathrooms, or even walk your dog.” Her desire to help her ailing friend was genuine and stood out when compared to the artificial intelligence centered dialog swirling around us.
Robert Reffkin, CEO of Compass recently emphasized the importance of such trust when he said, “In a world where AI agents will bring inaccurate and fake information, like fake offers and fake renderings, human validation will continue to be important. Trust will matter even more than before.”
Makes sense doesn’t it? Yet, in today’s tech centered life, it also strikes some as inconvenient. After all, today’s immediate influencer-endorsed-posted-living all around us isn’t always genuine. So perhaps it’s time for you and I to take a more holistic approach to what we might call “personal interior design.”
Using a holistic approach doesn’t suggest an abandonment of technology. Just a shift in focus. For example, when ATMs were first introduced in banking, forecasters predicted they’d make humans less relevant. But, that hasn’t followed! The machines have made it possible for bankers to focus on other, important tasks, such as deepening personal relationships with clients.
Deepening personal relationships holistically requires a combination of science, psychology, spirituality and intentional design for personal transformation. Bring what you want forward in your life by becoming aware of unwanted patterns and outdated identities you’re living with, removing them and designing new patterns of self-worth. Instead of an exclusive focus on function and aesthetics, aim to deepen your awareness of how you can refine and reposition the personal traits you value most.
Consider the value of being present, spending face-to-face time with members of your family, or being there in person with a friend who has an illness. This doesn’t always mean kicking technology to the curb. A quick phone call to an ailing friend, when between meetings, to let them know you’re thinking of them allows you to give yourself, even when you can’t be there in person. Use positive forms of disruption in such simple, loving ways.
In order to disrupt old personal patterns with new ones, you first need to know what’s working for you now and what to let go of. It’s a continuous process, not a one-time activity, just like walking your neighbor’s dog. Keep cultivating the relationships you want and you’ll soon see them deepen in profound and unexpected ways. And, when you get discouraged remember a simple statement made by Mother Teresa.
She said, “We cannot all do great things but we can do small things with great love.”
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I’m Lynn Butterfield, Real Estate & Lifestyle Expert and Television Host for American Dream TV. I’ve helped hundreds of Buyers and Sellers, as an Associate Broker with Coldwell Banker, to discover where and how they want to live and work; to achieve what I call Realesation™. That’s why I bring you American Dream TV, Both Sides of the Fence, About the Dish, Monday’s Warm Cocoa and Home by Design Magazine to stir your heart and mind. Contact me so I can join you along your own unique path of discovery.
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