The Only Thing for Certain Is That We’re All Human [episode 128]
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“This isn’t the disaster you’re making it out to be.”
That’s a real comment I saw online about the fires here in Nebraska. Yes, the same fires that, as of this recording, have burned over 700,000 acres AND came within miles of our home.
The kids and I evacuated, while Tom spent days fighting the fire. We’ve been moving animals, feeding what we can, and doing everything possible to protect what hasn’t already been lost.
This is still unfolding, still very real, and honestly… I’m feeling it.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about the only thing for certain is that we’re ALL human.
I’ve seen people say things like, “the grass will grow back” or “fire promotes regrowth.” While yes, those things can be true, they completely miss the human side of what’s happening.
The truth is, if you haven’t lived something like this, you can’t fully understand it. That’s exactly why we need more empathy. We need to take the time to FEEL with someone, even if we don’t fully understand what they’re going through.
My reminder for you now, more than ever? Choose curiosity, and choose kindness. It matters more than you think!
In this episode, The Only Thing for Certain Is That We’re All Human, I cover:
- How the recent Nebraska fires have caused real, ongoing devastation
- Why certain comments are severely lacking empathy
- Why you cannot fully understand a situation you haven’t lived
- Practicing more empathy + curiosity, even when you don’t fully understand someone else’s experience
- Realizing we are ALL human and are doing the best we can
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Related Episodes:
- Episode 12: Choose Curiosity Over Criticism
- Episode 18: Talking Curiosity and Kindness with My Mother In-Law
- Episode 85: The Dangerous Comfort of Judgment: Responding to Tragedy with Humanity
More about the Good Movement Draws Good Movement podcast:
In stockmanship (the art and science of handling cattle in a safe, effective, low-stress manner), we have this phrase . . . good movement draws good movement.
It’s this thing that happens when we ask a small group of cattle, maybe a cow, or a pair to move out in a certain direction, and their movement draws the whole herd into moving in the same direction.
Good movement happens when we approach the cattle with a positive attitude, read and really listen to what they’re telling us, and communicate accordingly.
We don’t approach the aware, flighty cattle the same as we do the tame, docile cattle. We adjust ourselves, our energy, and approach, and communicate with each differently.
These adjustments help us effectively draw good movement from each, which then draws good movement from the herd. But it starts with us.
The same is true for humans. Good movement starts with us.
Welcome to Good Movement Draws Good Movement, the podcast where farmers, ranchers, and rural folks can grow relationally through awareness, understanding, and effective communication.
Hey, it’s me – T. I’m your host, and I, along with my guests, will be covering topics related to drawing good movement – things like self and social awareness, brain science, positive psychology, extending grace, and so much more.
We’ll share tools that can help you understand why you are the way you are, why others are the way they are, and how you can use that to step out of self-told lies with grace and compassion to draw good movement in conversations, relationships, and life in rural America.
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