What Can We Learn from Dove Candy Wrappers?
How often do we unwrap a Dove chocolate, read the inside and then throw the foil away? I would say pretty often. You would probably laugh if I told you that these little messages could have a significant impact in your life.
But what if they could?
Imagine if we took all the suggestions from these candy wrappers and implemented them into our lives….for real. What could happen?
I decided to embark on a small journey over the past few months discovering this. No, I did not discover anything profound, but I did find serenity and peace in the mundane and fun in the seemingly boring tasks of the day. I saved all of the sayings that meant the most to me, and I thought I would share some of them with you all so you can start adopting these into your life.
Be Fearlessly Authentic
This one is an oxymoron if I ever did see one. How are we supposed to be fearless when we are trying to be authentic. Authenticity is one of the hardest things to do in life, and to have absolutely no fear while being that vulnerable is hard! But, you will be surprised what happens when you shed that fear and become yourself.
I had always associated fear with being a part of my inner being. I thought it was a part of why my gears turned. Now that I have examined why my fear exists, I understand that fear does not have to be integrated into difficult circumstances. What needs to control all of us in hard situations is our authenticity. To be fearlessly authentic means we ask ourselves “What would I do?” before anything else. We recognize that we can be our own hero and make our own path to success.
Hug Someone Today
They say that we should hug for no less than 20 seconds! Why? When we hug for this long, our body releases the bonding hormone, oxytocin which relieves stress, lowers blood pressure and increases happy moods. This sounds so awesome! Who wouldn’t want to make themselves feel better just by giving someone a hug!
Especially amidst our current crises, it is necessary that we see and acknowledge the ones we love, appreciate and care for...practicing social distancing of course (only hug the people you are with all the time)! 20 seconds is all it takes to make the world a little brighter, one person at a time. It starts with us.
Don’t Stop Until You’re Proud
This. Is. Important. For all of us in careers, but especially for those in the performing arts industry, remembering that we are writing our story for ourselves is paramount. When we were children we had dreams that we knew would come true. Fulfilling those dreams in adulthood is sometimes tiring and taxing. We forget that we once had goals only for ourselves. These goals could have been to make the world a better place, be on Broadway, go to space, etc. Whatever they were, we knew we would be proud when we accomplished them.
In our adulthood, we need to constantly circle around to our original goals and successes even if they seem childish and unrealistic. Remembering these goals will help us continue down our path to success. Although I would like to say there will be a time when we can stop because we have done everything we have wanted, we will never be able to stop. There will always be more things to make us proud of our successes and accomplishments in the world.
This should fuel us to create, explore, ignite and generate deep understanding, connections and innovative experiences that simultaneously check off our boxes and make our environment a better place to live in.
Every Moment Matters, Including This One
I have heard this one over and over again since I was a child. I never really considered this to be an important idea to live by. Until now. We have seen in the past few weeks that every moment does matter. When we review these pivotal moments, we can see that each day can change the course of history. Every. Moment. Matters.
I would add to this that every decision matters. We can write the future of society within the mere seconds of a day. This might seem far fetched, but we are witnessing large decisions almost everyday in our country currently. This impact is something that stemmed from a singular decision. One person's decision can change the trajectory of society as we know it. We just won’t know if we can change the world unless we try!
These messages are just the start of what these wrappers can give us! The next time you eat a Dove candy, make sure to really consider the message. Who knows, maybe you will change the world...all because of Dove candy. Who knew, right?
