Seeking First to Understand
In The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey emphasized "Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood."
So I want to hear from you.
No, I need to hear from you, because I want to understand.
This week wrecked me.
The videos of Iryna Zarutska murdered on public transporation.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk.
People posting videos celebrating Charlie's death.
To be clear, the US has had it's fair share of national tragedies, ranging from OKC bombing, to mass school shootings, to 9/11. Each of these impact me to this day.
But this week? This week hit me on a different level. And I wasn’t even a Charlie Kirk fan or listener. At best I had watched maybe 10 videos of his schtick.
I have so many emotions to process and thoughts to share, but I just can't yet. It's all still raw and weird and crazy and disheartening. I know I should just sweep it under the rug and move on, but I just can’t.
So I want to hear from you.
Do you even know what I'm talking about?
Do you have an opinion one way or another?
Were you also affected like me?
I promise the tone and nature of this newsletter will go back to the normal topics I usually discuss and cover. But for just this moment, I'm hurting. And I need to hear different perspectives to see if I'm the only one.
Thank you.