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RE: Giving Yourself Permission to Shine Brightly

in #freedom6 years ago

Such an inspiring post, thank you so much 🙏🏻 I regularly try to act against the cultivated habit of responding to a grim face with a grimmer one and smile open heartedly at strangers who don‘t look to be that happy about their day. I almost always receive at least a slight change in their expression, sometimes even a warm smile back ☺️

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Yes! Your comment reminds me of the term "non-complementary behavior" that I learned from an episode of thr Invisibilia podcast called Flip the Script

In this episode we look at situation where someone flips the script – does the opposite of what their natural instinct is, and in this way transforms a situation. Usually when someone is hostile to us, we are hostile right back. The psychological term is "complementarity." But then in rare cases someone manages to be warm, and what happens as a result can be surprising.

You are totally doing that and making the world a slightly better place by doing so! Good job!

Sounds interesting and makes total sense! We can enhance our connections with other people, even strangers, one smile at a time ☺️

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