Reposted from @mykie Try your best not to participate in something that could be someone’s tipping point. Try your best not to add to someone’s feelings of isolation, unworthiness, or shame, even when you think they “deserve” it. Try to see the humanity in others. You never know what’s truly going on in someone’s life or mind. No one is disposable. Everyone’s life matters. I fear we’re becoming increasingly numb to this through social media. We are all people reacting, acting and interacting through the lens of our own experiences, insecurities and trauma. The more hurt you’ve been and the less awake you are to what shapes you, the more pain you’ll cause others, and the more pain you’ll experience yourself. This is a lesson I’ve been slowly learning, and one which I wish I had been awake to sooner. I worry about additional pain I may have caused in the past when I was asleep to my own feelings. And we all know what it’s like to be on the receiving end. Now that I understand my own patterns better, I’m beginning to see everyone else’s on full display everywhere I look. Our unconscious traumas interact with each other and it’s only when one or more people can step between themselves and their unconscious programming that we make space for compassion, kindness, safety, community and real growth. I’m making a committed effort to keep this sentiment in the forefront of my mind. I have been far from perfect and will continue to fall into my own negative patterns sometimes, but I believe it’s vital to try. I hope anyone who comes across this might consider the same. However small the gesture, remind people you care, remind people kindness still exists, remind them they’re not alone. And at the very least, try not to add extra fuel to someone else’s pain. Try to examine where your own pain lies and how you can help alleviate it without negatively effecting others. Comments are turned off from the start because I just want to get this out without it feeling like some kind of social currency exchange. If you were going to comment, please use those seconds or that energy to DM someone you care about, or even a stranger.

Reposted from @mykie Try your best not to participate in something that could be someone’s tipping point. Try your best not to add to someone’s feelings of isolation, unworthiness, or shame, even when you think they “deserve” it. Try to see the humanity in others. You never know what’s truly going on in someone’s life or mind. No one is disposable. Everyone’s life matters. I fear we’re becoming increasingly numb to this through social media. We are all people reacting, acting and interacting through the lens of our own experiences, insecurities and trauma. The more hurt you’ve been and the less awake you are to what shapes you, the more pain you’ll cause others, and the more pain you’ll experience yourself. This is a lesson I’ve been slowly learning, and one which I wish I had been awake to sooner. I worry about additional pain I may have caused in the past when I was asleep to my own feelings. And we all know what it’s like to be on the receiving end. Now that I understand my own patterns better, I’m beginning to see everyone else’s on full display everywhere I look. Our unconscious traumas interact with each other and it’s only when one or more people can step between themselves and their unconscious programming that we make space for compassion, kindness, safety, community and real growth. I’m making a committed effort to keep this sentiment in the forefront of my mind. I have been far from perfect and will continue to fall into my own negative patterns sometimes, but I believe it’s vital to try. I hope anyone who comes across this might consider the same. However small the gesture, remind people you care, remind people kindness still exists, remind them they’re not alone. And at the very least, try not to add extra fuel to someone else’s pain. Try to examine where your own pain lies and how you can help alleviate it without negatively effecting others. Comments are turned off from the start because I just want to get this out without it feeling like some kind of social currency exchange. If you were going to comment, please use those seconds or that energy to DM someone you care about, or even a stranger. https://instagr.am/p/CQGZSHTlg00/