Notice Someone Today

​I had a moment in my work life yesterday where I felt unseen. When you feel unseen you can go to some unhealthy places.

You can begin to ask yourself, if what I'm contributing isn't worth seeing, is it really worth contributing?

You can begin to ask yourself, if what I'm contributing isn't worth seeing, am I worth seeing?

Fortunately for me, I've been through this enough in life to come to know those questions and the voice that asks them as evil. It's an evil that DOES see what I'm contributing. It's an evil that DOES see my worth. It's an evil that knows the difference I am making is the difference evil is here to prevent.

Feeling unseen is not a great feeling; telling evil to shut the hell up is.

But even after standing up to evil myself, I know there are a lot of people who never feel seen. Not in their work and not in their school and not in their relationships.

It's deflating.

It's unmotivating.

It robs people of human dignity.

One of the greatest gifts you can offer someone is the gift of noticing. Today, notice something someone is doing in this world that maybe no one else has ever noticed.

It doesn't matter if it's something big or something small, being noticed always feels larger than life. In fact it often feels like NEW life.

Today, challenge yourself to hear the words: "thank you, I don't think anyone's ever pointed that out before."

You will make someone feel seen. You will give them a chance to make a difference in the world.

And chances are, they will.

If you've ever felt the defeat of feeling unseen, then you've discovered the power that can be found in noticing.

So notice someone today.