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Oct 24, 2024

"I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship." --Brené Brown

I See You

In this short video, Daniel Emuna shares his thoughts on how he is able to really see and connect with others. Among them is his desire for people to feel as he wants to feel which is to be “cared for, understood, and seen.” He sees people for who they are beyond their outward appearance. Daniel says some people believe if you give to someone, you lose something such as respect, power, resources, time. But he says, “I don’t feel like I lose anything from giving someone my time or what I have... food, resources, care. I don’t lose a thing.” He also thinks everyone contributes to who a person becomes in some way like planting “a little seed within your inner heart that might bloom some other time.” He thinks of the heart and connection space as a garden. “The garden is something that we all could tend to and we all could enjoy.”