"You have a duty to look past your mistakes," he said. "Because if you can save somebody's life, or if you can inspire somebody, or if you can encourage somebody... then you are useful. And not only are you useful, you are needed and you are necessary."
Your mission is bigger than your mistakes. Stop letting past failures disqualify you from future impact.
The work of serving others is never ending. When we give, give, give, we are left feeling exhausted and taken advantage of. Yet, when we aren't serving others, our souls long to do so. By the end of this article, you'll gain clarity on how your attitude affects others, how your attitude affects yourself, and how the link between happiness and joy involves sustainability.
And so, let's consider that we don't misread each other because we don't care. We misread each other because we've been leaning so hard into our own patterns — the way we connect, the way we process, the way we show love — that we never stop to ask what the woman across from us needs to actually receive it.
