As we traverse through life in various capacities of a mother, teacher, boyfriend or just a “liver” as Orry would put it; we may tend to put off on trying to accept our idiosyncratic roots on the journey. What this means is that, as we go through different parts and phases of life, one can’t help but be engrossed in the inferences we make from the outcomes of certain projects, praises and even silences. And in those moments, we may tend to be hard on ourselves, or even others for the same inferences made.  
In order to be with someone, in whatsoever capacity, it is crucial we know at least a bit in how we are, when we are on our own. This can look like having awareness around why silences may seem ‘awkward’ and needed to be filled immediately, why planning things beforehand seems more relaxing even if for others it may seem taxing and lastly, why despite our differences we need people around us to realize the importance of why we are called ‘social beings’.  
This week let’s explore CONTEXT 
“To err is human” is an age-old adage we’ve been hearing but let us take a chance to think about it thoroughly. We as human beings do make mistakes, whether it is in the capacity of a parent, a partner, a teacher etc…we may actually fall prey to judging ourselves for the mistakes made and unconsciously even perpetuating the same on others too.  
Let’s try to reflect on ONE chosen past situation: 

What are the contextual factors about this situation we ought to be mindful of? Stressors, people involved and Impact on each, obligations, limitations etc…  
We all have our own kit of strengths and weaknesses. By focusing on what you were ABLE to do in the given situation can help start the shift from ‘everything was bad to there were good and bad parts’.  
We all come together to create a beautiful mosaic. We exist in alliance to others through learnings made and the impacts we’ve had. What are your thoughts on you may be having a part in the context too?  
Let’s observe and not judge. This involves not brushing- what happened- under the carpet and ‘moving on’. Let’s rely on our strength and ability to evaluate the situation by expressing empathy to everyone and ourselves. Let’s forgive and make amends.  
Intentions matter. Perhaps there were people who have wronged us and felt hurt by. However it can be helpful to understand that despite the behaviours, the intentions were to only help be the ‘best’. Can we attempt to see if the intentions can be discovered too? 

 
We hope that in these series of articles that we post regularly, you can use the following questions/points as guidelines for you to delve deeper into understanding your roots, your philosophy of life, your motivations and your gifts which could be unfortunately dismissed as ‘being too much’ where as in fact it is this very thing that is much needed in our world right now.  
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