Three perspectives: good & bad people, self awareness and more on personal experience of inclusion
Happy Sunday!
How are you going?
Here are three perspectives to further your understanding of inclusion:
A perspective from our founder:
Here is a tip to help you better action inclusion in your daily interactions:
“Remove the terms, good people and bad people from your vocabulary when talking about inclusion.
Inclusion has nothing to do with what kind of person we are.
The reality is that we are all biased and the approach should be to reflect on our own behaviours, not just those who are perceived as bad people.”
A question for you: Do you often fall into the trap of thinking of inclusion in the context of ‘good people’ and bad people’? How might you be able to reframe this way of thinking to enable you to reflect on your own actions rather those of other people?
2. A perspective we came across this week.
When Satria was writing our recent post on taking accountability on our own actions when it comes to inclusion and exclusion, he came across this quote from Brene Brown in relation to self-awareness
“Self-awareness comes from understanding your actions, thoughts, and emotions, and how they affect others”
Source: https://believeandcreate.com/cultivating-self-awareness/
Three things Satria took away from this quote:
The only thing we realistically have control over is our own behaviours and actions and not those of other people.
Our actions, thoughts and emotions in response to any given situation can very likely can have an impact on those around us.
In the case of inclusion, understanding how we think or feel towards a person with particular characteristics we perceive as different to what we see as normal, can help us make informed decisions in how we approach the person when we interact with them.
A question for you: how might you be able to reflect on your own actions, thoughts and emotions and how they might impact others?
Are there any thoughts and emotions you have towards certain situations that may lead you to unintentionally exclude others?
3. A perspective from you:
Earlier this year, we post this question:
“I was at a party recently where I didnt know anyone. Luckily there were some kind souls who ushered me into the conversation and made me feel part of this little group :))”
“When a friend messages me: "Hey, I've just come across **something cool**, we should check it out next time we catch up!"”
“Seeing people who look like yourself represented in spaces”
If you would like to have your say on this, feel free to comment on our recent post:
We would love to here your thoughts!
Also - if you want to contribute any perspectives that you have as to how people can better promote inclusion in their everyday lives, comment on our recent Instagram post or get in touch with us via our website.
That is all for this week.
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We hope you get to do something that brings you joy this week <3
