Deep Kindness: A Revolutionary Guide for the Way We Think, Talk, and Act in Kindness by Houston Kraft
Author:Houston Kraft [Kraft, Houston]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Family & Relationships, Friendship, Body; Mind & Spirit, Inspiration & Personal Growth, Self-Help, General, Personal Growth, Happiness, Self-Esteem
ISBN: 9781982163105
Google: wb1mEAAAQBAJ
Amazon: 1982163100
Publisher: Tiller Press
Published: 2020-09-28T22:00:00+00:00
Chapter 13 REJECTIONâNOT-SO-FREE HUGS
If youâve ever been on the internet, youâve probably seen a video of someone giving out âFree Hugs.â Most of the clips feature heartwarming scenes of smiling faces embracing in various locales. The final cuts rarely show you all the moments that people denied the squeeze. They almost always give you the highlight reel of happinessâthe distilled joy of strangers connecting.
Iâve offered Free Hugs in a few locations: at a mall, on downtown streets, in Central Park, at Pike Place Market, at the homecoming game for my alma mater. Let me tell you: it is primarily an exercise in rejection.
Most people have a parentally nurtured and healthy aversion to strangers. These scare tactics usually involve candy and kidnapping. When it comes to Free Hugs, itâs not just the fear of strangers that keeps people away; most people are in their own world with their own friends and, if they arenât immediately taken with this out-of-place embrace, then the vast majority of them will walk on by.
If people walk by when a smiling stranger is offering a hug, just imagine how easily people walk by a suffering stranger like Helga offering heartbreak.
The repeat rejection of Free Hugs can very quickly cause you to throw in the towel. Our brains are wired to protect us from pain, and each time someone waves you off or pretends like you donât exist, the most natural reaction in your head is, âWait, why am I doing this?â
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