有什么贡献使我对联系（以及为什么我拒绝对人类失去信心）

27年7月有什么贡献使我对联系（以及为什么我拒绝对人类失去信心）

“Your contribution to the world can be as large as an island or as simple as a strong emotion. Both (and everything in between) are magnificent, significant gifts to humanity.” –Amy Larson

Have you ever had an experience that changed you? One that touched you so deeply or inspired you so fully, it caused to to act differently from that point on? Well, here’s a little story about one of those experiences for me…

I visited Africa for the first time 9 years ago. Shortly after that trip, I quit my soul-sucking Public Relations job and decided to pursue something that actually mattered to me. It wasn’t just being away from the office for a few weeks that did it. It was the lessons that lingered afterwards, the reminders that I couldn’t seem to shake.

I recently shared8 reasons why I think exploration is the best education- 但实际上，这很简单。这是因为：

您的经历创造了您的激情。

So, after that initial trip and quitting my job, I had plans to go spend some time in Africa through a fellowship program. But Scott and I then decided it was something we wanted to do together (and was what we had planned to do after summiting Kilimanjaro). I put that dream on hold for a bit to prioritize some other things in my life—a decision I am glad I made today.

但是为了纪念我内心挥之不去的火花，最近我加入了肯尼亚的旅行，重点是冒险和贡献：

• 我与肯尼亚人一起进行了早晨的跑步（可以说，他们不相信“缓慢而稳定的胜利”的说法 - 更像是“ Sprint and Sprint赢得比赛。” #ouch！）
• 我参加了各种各样的奥运Samburu warrior tribe. They showed me how to make fire by friction; I showed them how to do gymnastics and yoga.
• I passed out books at a primary school, played with the children, let them play with my hair (they really liked that I was blonde) and literally gave them everything I could on my body—from my hat and glasses to all the bracelets I was wearing.
• We built a fence around a special needs school that allowed the children much more room to play—and expanded the capacity for the number of students the school can accept in the future.

• We participated in the拉穆世界遗产海滨康复项目。拉穆小镇是东非海岸最古老的斯瓦希里语镇，是研究伊斯兰和斯瓦希里语文化的重要中心。
• 我们与当地人在拉穆镇参加了传统的仪式和晚餐。
• 我度过了一天，与非洲最大的贫民窟，是世界上最大的贫民窟的企业家建立联系。
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至少可以说这是一次变革性的旅程……再次提醒我，经历比您从远处获得的任何事情都重要得多。

因此，尽管这次旅行使我深深地想到了很多深刻的想法和教训，因为本月的Live您的传奇人物的重点是188金宝搏提款bet188最新地址all about connecting,今天我想和你们分享的主要教训that contribution taught me about connection. And that is…

你总是有比你意识到的更多

我们经常对待有关如何受益或将获得什么的事情。但是，当您将重点转移到意识到自己有太多要付出的地方时，一切都会改变。

实际上，付出并不难，因为…

Your presence gives to others in ways you could never imagine.

这就是为什么在世界上，离开您的舒适区以及新朋友，地方，经验和事物之外如此重要的原因！！！

As I mentioned earlier, we went on a run with the Kenyans (my lungs surely felt it afterwards!). It was a very cool, once-in-a-lifetime experience for me and my group—and that was likely the intention of the activity.

但是，比赛结束后，一个朋友要求我帮助他一些伸展运动，所以他进入了弯腰（桥梁姿势）。勇士对他们所看到的东西感到惊讶，然后我们所有人都形成了一个磨损风格的圈子，在那里我们坐着敬畏地看着他们最好的体操和瑜伽窍门。

You see, they gave us an experience we’ve never had—and in turn, we also gave them an experience they’ve never had.

Same was true with the children at the primary school. All I did was show up—and they were beyond excited about playing with my hair, borrowing my sunglasses and hat and playing schoolyard games.

从字面上看，付出很简单。反过来，这导致了如此美丽的捐赠和接收。因为我从他们那里得到了很多甚至更多。

因此，下次您要考虑不出于自己的恐惧去某个地方时，请提醒自己，将精力和存在带给他人是您的责任 - 因为您永远不知道自己会在此过程中给别人。您可以阅读有关该想法的更多信息这里.

And on a much larger scale…

建立联系是要了解我们与不同的相似之处。

In light of all that has gone on in the world lately—acts of racism, acts of terrorism and much, much more—it would be easy for one to look at humanity with an unhopeful eye.

It would be easy to fear for the children that are coming into the world in this day and age. It would be easy to feel as though we—as small individuals—can’t contribute, given the unraveling chaos all around. It would be easy to think that we, as a species, have completely lost it and that the world is going to sh*t.

在从非洲回家的旅程中，我飞过乞力马扎罗山，这个地方从我这里占用了很多。然后，我在军事政变中间飞越伊斯坦布尔。在此过程中，我的相机和硬盘驱动器（基本上包含我一生中的每张照片）被盗。

More reasons to see evil in the world? If you choose to. Does loosing my stuff suck? No doubt.

但是，没有什么比我前一周与其他人类分享的无数美丽时刻相比。而且，我选择专注于这些时刻。因为一种邪恶行为永远不会胜过我经历的无尽善良，分享，奉献和联系。

And, I don’t know about you, but I absolutely refuse to lose faith in humanity. (It’s a MUST for me!)

出于许多原因，但是如果没有其他原因，因为我真正相信我们都在一起。

When we put boundaries around ourselves—whether political, racial or geographic, we create a separation. But the moment you actually look into someone’s eyes, you look beyond the boundaries we set, which allows you to remember that we are far more similar than we are different.

Ubuntu：对共享的普遍联系的信念，与所有人类联系

I truly think the world would be an altogether different place if, rather than rushing past one another, we actually spent time looking at one another—because when we do so, we connect at the deepest level possible.

In this world desperately in need of more love and less hate, we all have a choice to make. While there are much larger ways to give back, if this trip taught me anything, it’s that simple acts do make a big difference. So…

Show up, because when you do you give to others.

Share a smile, because every single action you take does affect those around you.

知道在任何给定的时刻，您都可以选择使某人变得更好。

看着某人的眼睛，因为连接是为了做出贡献。

Question yourself often. Why are you doing what you are doing?

每当您从一个恐惧的地方接近一些事情时，请注意。然后停下来问问自己，如果您来自爱的地方，您该如何处理。

And even in the midst of the ugly acts in the world, know that beauty does still exist within and between us.

When you start to notice (instead of take for granted) the simple things, the small acts that take place a million times a minute between people and strangers—such as a touch, a hug, a laugh, a kiss or a smile—that’s when we start to realize that there actually is far more beauty in the world than there is evil.

I believe it’s our responsibility to give to one another, not just those that we see as similar to ourselves. So, show up. Give. Receive. Connect. Share. And to allow your experiences to create your passions.

That’s what the world needs. Because when you do so, it allows you to do more than simply exist, it allows you to walk through the world feeling alive. It allows you to contribute in your own unique way what you want to see in the world.

因为最后，重要的是要记住这不是您的世界，这是我们的世界 - 我们确实都在同一条路上走同一条路……

- 切尔西·丁斯莫尔（Chelsea Dinsmore）

P.S.我们有一个专门的课程Discovering Your Passion, and a huge focus of that course is to go out and experience and test what it is that you思考you are passionate about. Because an idea is nice, but it absolutely pales in comparison to a tangible experience—to actually being able to感觉whether or not something lights you up.如果您有兴趣，您可以找到更多这里.

*照片来源：光子