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A Few Thoughts On This Christmas Day

Carl Setzer
Christmas Tree

After a lovely day with my family where I got to feel joy and contentment, remembering happy moments at various times in my life, I received a reminder that not everyone reflects on their childhood with happiness. Surviving Childhood Trauma is a blog that, well, it’s title sums it nicely. And today’s post, Trauma & the Holidays serves as a reminder that not everyone’s memories are laden with love and joy. We need to honor our friends and neighbors who find the holidays to be times of horror, anguish, and pain. And, especially after the year that 2020 has been, many people are struggling with loss, sadness, despair, and loneliness. Those feelings should be honored, too. Such are the elements of grace.

May we all find peace, grace, and well-being this season. And here’s to a 2021 with less misery and more connection.

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An Ad That Will Challenge Your Notion Of Community

Carl Setzer

Take members of diverse groups, provide a safe space for honesty, and you, too, can create a piece like this. Danish TV2 did a brilliant job in breaking down social barriers in this short (3 minute) video.

 

Watch “How Unbox Therapy became the Biggest Tech Channel on YouTube” on YouTube

Carl Setzer

I stumbled upon this video today. Paddy Galloway does a great job in his analysis of Unbox Therapy, one of YouTube’s most popular tech channels. He gives some great insights for utilizing Youtube’s tools and algorithms to maximize your video’s presence.

Respect and Dignity: A Haiku

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We are unable

To summon basic respect

For views not our own



As long as we, as a culture, or as a species, struggle to summon basic respect and dignity for each other, we will fail. 

In tonight’s haiku, I try to deal with today’s news

Carl Setzer

Such wretched sadness
Pained hearts and tears aplenty
Cold rain falling now

“Paul’s Boots” or Life’s Short

Carl Setzer

Life is much too short
Don’t forget to feed your soul
Therein lies beauty

This Haiku was inspired by this short movie: “Paul’s Boots”. Give it a watch. Maybe two. Reminds of how much I love the hiking community.

Community’s Criticalness

Carl Setzer

​We glorify 

Independence

Yet it is imperfect.

Humanity needs 

Community

Nothing more destructive 

Than isolation 

We learn more by listening then by talking 

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We are quick to speak 

So often finishing 

Sentences of others 

Missing details of,

Well, everything.

By rushing, everything

Is slower.

Reality often is 

Counterintuitive, I guess. 

Slowing, focusing, listening, 

Focusing on that listening 

Listening to UNDERSTAND

Not only more productive;

Relationships built.

The Power Of The Simple “Thank You”

Carl Setzer

I pride myself on thanking people. I see this as basic. Time and time again, though, I hear how rarely it happens.

Really, one of the most basic elements of community building: acknowledging each other. An element of “namaste”, of seeing each other at a deep level, of valuing each other. Appreciating everyone’s unique gifts and contributions.

So often, in the comms world, we focus on solving some problem. Once the solution gets executed, off to the next thing. All the work teams put into the resolution vanishes into vapor.

Perhaps the easiest action to take, and one that reaps rewards in terms of connection, yet so often forgotten.

Want to stand out as a communicator? Well, remember the “thanks”.

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Getting To Win-Win

Carl Setzer

You can’t get win-win 

By being driven by your fears 

Only love drives this