Belong
by Radha Agrawal
Happy Thanksgiving!
Finished a very reflective ‘self-help’ book called Belong by Radha Agrawal. The
book is broken into two parts: help for self and help to be connected in
community. This is a great New Years/holiday
gift for someone special in your life.
The book can certainly help someone to think deeply about what it is
they want to be in life. Agrawal suggests
that we start by writing it down, noting the high and low points in our lives. After
that, we dig deep into identifying our values, interests, and abilities. From there, we start with finding our healthy
energy, get off social media, and begin to find those people who give us
positive energy. Such important aspects
of being a better person. Her formula
for gaining energy includes: DOSE – Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, Endorphins. Yes, changing attitude, having physical
contact with others, getting exercise, dancing/laughing and sweating all make
us healthy and happier. The second part
of her book focuses on how we build a community with others in the center of
it. Agrawal has created a business-building
community through her Daybreaker initiative consisting of early-morning
connections through dance, yoga, healthy eating and other high energy outlets (on
a boat, in the park, on the streets, etc.)
Her model for community development is applicable to anyone interested
in making connections with others. A
terrific book worth reading! I plan on
using it for a program at ACUHOI this summer.
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