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Hi Reader! Sometimes, it's hard to express how we feel to the people we hold dear. Especially when the words feel emotional, sensitive, or too mushy and cringeworthy. Your culture, environment, and upbringing will also determine your cringe and awkward metre. However, we want the people in our lives to know how much their presence, support, and consistency mean to us. Like some people, I also struggle with expressing my admiration, love, or gratitude. But I find it's easier when I localize my expression. “Thank you for helping me with this project. It means a lot. I'm grateful.” “You always know the right things to say. Conversations with you are uplifting, you inspire me.” Writing this, I'm secretly judging myself because while it's easier to be this expressive with some people, it's genuinely awkward with some close folks, and I just laugh and hype them up instead of being specific. I should take my own advice too.😂😅 Birthdays are a great opportunity for such expressions, too, but we can do better. Don't you agree? Alright, that'll be all for now, until next Friday. Light & Increase, Osose Christabel. To share this newsletter, please copy and paste this link: https://osose-friday-cogitations.kit.com/4541619a80 Something to do: Give someone a thoughtful compliment or thank them for something specific today. (Go with the first person that comes to mind.) I wrote an article about how to be consistent in life with anything. Do check it out.
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As the week winds down, Friday Cogitations invites you to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and shape your future through the lens of faith, hope, and your unique journey.
Hi Reader! A close friend (who’s probably going to read this😉) and I had a brief conversation earlier this week. She asked a content-related question, and afterward asked how work has been for me this week. I answered and asked how it has been going on her end. She responded and added, "So this is what we talk about now😂." As we grow older, our priorities and the amount of work we need to actualize our dreams become glaring and take up a greater portion of our lives. But I believe life should...
Hi Reader! I tend to avoid making someone uncomfortable (by initiating a difficult conversation), even when something they did made me uncomfortable, especially when it’s a subtle or sensitive situation. I’m consciously working on that (I still struggle sometimes😭). I try to resolve it internally, but it doesn’t always work. And when it doesn’t, two things happen - either a growing resentment because of unaddressed issues or an uncontrolled moment of outburst due to overwhelming unresolved...
Hi Reader! Humans love conditions. We love outcomes. “I’ll do this if they do that”. “I’ll only go out of my way if I get so and so benefit”, and honestly? Sometimes, we need conditions, especially in work environments, because humans will take advantage of things, processes, and people if there are no boundaries whatsoever. But if a satisfying outcome is the only metric that inspires your decision, would that be an authentic way to live? What if you did things because that’s who you are (or...