people want to feel needed. people want to feel loved. people want to feel as though they matter. it is this very concept that i learned from my mom. i can debate politics and argue theology all i want. i can go to school for the rest of my life, but it is the simple truths that my mother has always exampled.
more often than not i find myself striking up conversation with people who work jobs i, to be completely honest and transparent, feel are less than me. and even that idea makes me shudder with shame. but far too often these people are shunted aside by people like me. they are transparent. they are "the custodian" or "the cafeteria worker" instead of sonya or michelle. they are people. they are more than their title. they are more than their job.
my mom has never been the one to stand at the front of any situation or organization. yes, she'll head a committee or organization, but when it comes to time to receive credit in open forum, she's never been concerned with it. she is an incredible woman. she will work tirelessly to make sure something is done right, and that something is done best. more often than not she does so without thanks. she is the poster-child for servant leadership.
today as i struck up conversation with my friends who work in corner court on campus (i call them my friends because i am genuinely concerned about who they are), i couldn't help but think about how i was putting into practice something my mom has always said. people want to feel like that have worth. and it can be as easy is asking how someone's morning is going.
too often we place ourselves on imaginary pedestal because we think we are a certain class or come from a certain background. to that, my mom would say, "just because you are titled doesn't make you entitled." how incredible.
we are all equal in the eyes of god. we are all people. we all have needs. we all want to be wanted.
i learned that from my mom.
more often than not i find myself striking up conversation with people who work jobs i, to be completely honest and transparent, feel are less than me. and even that idea makes me shudder with shame. but far too often these people are shunted aside by people like me. they are transparent. they are "the custodian" or "the cafeteria worker" instead of sonya or michelle. they are people. they are more than their title. they are more than their job.
my mom has never been the one to stand at the front of any situation or organization. yes, she'll head a committee or organization, but when it comes to time to receive credit in open forum, she's never been concerned with it. she is an incredible woman. she will work tirelessly to make sure something is done right, and that something is done best. more often than not she does so without thanks. she is the poster-child for servant leadership.
today as i struck up conversation with my friends who work in corner court on campus (i call them my friends because i am genuinely concerned about who they are), i couldn't help but think about how i was putting into practice something my mom has always said. people want to feel like that have worth. and it can be as easy is asking how someone's morning is going.
too often we place ourselves on imaginary pedestal because we think we are a certain class or come from a certain background. to that, my mom would say, "just because you are titled doesn't make you entitled." how incredible.
we are all equal in the eyes of god. we are all people. we all have needs. we all want to be wanted.
i learned that from my mom.
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