Reflections and Progress: I'm Just an Anchor!

You must be familiar with this red banner by now... if not, then here’s your chance. Before moving forward, let me clarify once again the purpose and essence of this project/campaign/initiative, as well as my role in it as soulfuldreamer. Honestly, my role is simply that of an anchor. I've mentioned before how the idea came to me. Sometimes, it occurs that someone tells you that your words have an impact, prompting you to take action. In this case, one could argue that I may have influenced bambuka, or rather that he respected my words and chose to support me in this initiative. My sincere thanks to him!

So, what’s left for me to do? My role is still that of an anchor. The hero of this project is bambuka. Initially, I thought I would create summaries weekly or after every few posts, but now I believe that bambuka is better suited to carry out this task.

As for what I think about this project – I am beyond happy with its success. If you look at these posts and the comments below them, you'll realize that they all deserve to be labeled as engagement gold. The master has provided answers to everyone's queries according to his understanding.

It all started with surprises... and how surprising some attitudes can be. And then one thing led to another...

An initiative - Taking baby steps towards brighter days

Following are bambuka's post in this regard. You can also read comments from the first post where he has a lot of question/answer session. ⬆️

Bambuk with you

Stress

Consciousness and the Road map

Information input and output channels

Here’s the thing: ty-ty's words (if I understood them correctly) made me pause and reflect. It got me thinking that maybe, somewhere, we too need some self-reflection. Perhaps even a lot of it. We might unknowingly be the cause of someone else's discomfort. Our attitudes, unsurprising as they may be to us, could be equally surprising or troubling to others. But the very fact that we are questioning ourselves—me, you—means we have a desire to be more understanding. Somewhere deep down, we are already engaging in self-assessment, recognizing that as human beings, we can be wrong too.

I think that this realization alone is often enough to begin mending our ways. It allows us to consider others’ perspectives, to metaphorically "put ourselves in their shoes." That compassion, born from self-reflection, is essential for cultivating empathy—the kind of empathy that is so needed in today’s world.

Self-reflection is crucial because it enables us to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves—our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It helps us recognize patterns in our actions and the motivations behind them, which allows us to make conscious decisions rather than reacting impulsively. Through self-reflection, we can identify areas for personal growth, address mistakes, and learn from our experiences, ultimately leading to improved self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

Regarding this #healing-journeys project, ty-ty has an input

After reflecting this project idea for a while, I came to the opinion and conclusion, it could be useful to go on like this:

You and all who are willing to participate present books on this important issue. Thus the readers of such presentations get an impression of what they could read for theirselves.
The presentations therefore should include information about the author and the way of the author, about the linguistic level of the text, about the multiplicity of the given views, about the relevance for practice.

I think this is a great idea.

What do you say?