The way that you speak to yourself in the quiet times matter. So be gentle with yourself. The world yells the cruel, mean and hurtful things to us. Learn to speak to yourself with kindness and understanding, especially on the tough days.

Five years later, Game of Thrones is still a must watch with for me. This show has endless lessons of strategy, love, power, loyalty. If you take a deeper dive I am sure you and I both can find a way to weave real life experiences into this show.  A few other people in my life thought a rewatch was necessary as well, we started a group chat to share our endless commentary filled with our thoughts, frustrations and down right pissed at some of the characters.

I went to my father in hopes that he would rescue me from a team member who wasn’t complying with my leadership decisions. He looked me in my eye and said, “Jee you have to learn to deal with this the best way you know how.” In that moment I was so upset even pissed. How could he not come and rescue me? The bigger lesson I learned years later, he was teaching me how to have a fight within. He was teaching me how to have resilience, leadership, how to navigate life without him holding my hand.

While trying to live in the place of niceness lends to being very selfish. Being nice can feel extremely hollow because it doesn’t allow for a deep or genuine connection. Kindness on the other hand is deeply rooted in empathy and compassion. Kindness is about genuinely caring for others in ways to support their well being.