Coach as Instrument: One Precious Human Life

This Week's Attunement 

Here's what I'm pondering, what's inspiring me and what's keeping me current this week! 

What's Keeping Me Current
So that I have a better understanding of my client's context 

Each year, Google reviews the search history of the millions of people all over the world and reveals the themes of what the world was searching for. In the 2021 Year in Search, Google shares that the world was searching for healing. Healing from illness, healing from loss, healing from wounds long past. The search history of the world reads like a prayer for hope, resilience, and meaning. It reads like a manifesto on why coaching exists — How do I use my voice? How do I find my purpose? How do I stay strong?

The sacred work we do as coaches is so in need now. We truly are instruments of the universe, with a unique calling to help connect our clients with themselves.

What I'm Pondering
So I can stay curious
Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman with some advice for life:

Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough. Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don't think about what you want to be, but what you want to do. Keep up some kind of a minimum with other things so that society doesn't stop you from doing anything at all.

We can spend much of our lives doing and pursuing what we believe others expect from us or want from us. In that way, we can let others define our lives. What I believe Feynman is saying here is that we have but one precious human life and no one knows what it’s all about. And to live a life without regrets, we must turn inward, determine what gives us joy, and do that.

What's Inspiring Me
So I can continue to do what I do and inspire my clients as well

"Every day, think as you wake up: Today, I have a precious human life, and I'm not going to waste it." 
— Dalia Lama

Here's a beautiful music video called Precious Human Life from the One Village Music Project, a youth program of the Amala Foundation. Enjoy!