Over the past week encouragement has come up a lot within the team and my peers. Encouragement is such a powerful tool to support someone when they are feeling low or need motivation. However, encouragement is rarely used in the other context of allowing the person to be comfortable in the present situation they are in. Meaning encouragement is more powerful when letting one know its ok not to have all the answers, its ok to fail, its ok to start again. We live in a society that rewards us for being strong, always being on top; The idea of mind over matter or survival of the fittest.
When looked at in depth this can be counter-productive to an individual, especially in a world that has immense pressure to succeed, to be top of the class, handling your own affairs, and not being emotional as compared to logical.
It’s quite detrimental to our young generation to constantly apply pressure to be a master of your ability or to always be competent. We need to be warm, patient, loving, understanding and aware that we all have different sensitivity levels. Therefore, just by being humane and gentle they can gain control over their present situation, whether it be trauma, challenges or blockages. This kind of encouragement can reassure the person that eventually everything connects or will pass. This will implant strength in another way to find hope and faith that they can get through the troubling events.
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