Warmth and Compassion with WarmLightXO

It’s time for another interview! Please enjoy @Fristo interviewing me, @WarmLightXO , about warmth and light :)

Here is a wonderful human being, sharing how they perceive life and their cups journey so far.

Generally speaking, what do you think life is for?

I think life is for love. I'm religious, so that's part of it for me, but in general I think love is what makes life worth living.

More specifically,

I think life is for connection, for growth, for warmth, and for community.

As humans we have this innate drive to care for and love one another, and honoring that plays a large part in our wellbeing. Offering that same love to ourselves is a total game changer for the good <3

You recently turned 18. In your life so far, what valuable lessons have you learned that will show you light in your life’s path to follow?

• Most people are really happy to help if you just ask.

• Some love is temporary, that doesn't make it less important.

• Someone not loving me doesn't mean I'm not lovable.

• Grief is forever but it isn't for always.

• I am not complete but that doesn't mean I'm not good.

• I am worth taking care of.

Where do you see yourself one year from now?

A year from now, I will have finished my first year of college. I see myself continuing to work to put myself through school, and continuing to grow with my Cups family. A year is a short amount of time, but I plan to use it the best I can.

How did 7 cups happen for you?

When I was 13, I was in a very bad place. I remember frantically googling things like "someone help me," and "I feel so alone." At some point, 7Cups popped up. I chatted with a very kind listener, felt better, and closed the site.

This past year, I was talking to a friend about how I tend to get so stuck in my own head. They asked me if I'd ever considered volunteering, and 7Cups popped back into my brain. I signed up as a listener on impulse, and now here we are!

What is your role at 7 cups? In other words, in what ways do you contribute to the progress of the 7 cups ecosystem?

I contribute to our communities through mentoring, (I’m an Academy Mentor and a Quality Mentor) and heading the Living with Leaders Project. I’m an anonymous evaluator, script writer, discussion host, and moderator. In short, I’m mostly active in chatrooms and in listener DMs :)

In your present life, on and off cups, what things totally deserve your energy?

Things that deserve my energy make me feel purposeful and whole.

My younger siblings.

My mentees.

My flower garden.

My best companion Shiloh.

Painting and embroidering.

School.

Hosting discussions.

Therapy.

Write a message to show gratitude for all the good things in your life, including the gratitude you feel for the cups community.

Oh gosh, I don't know where to start! I have been incredibly blessed. I've been fortunate enough to face struggles and learn to cope from a young age, I'm beyond grateful for that. Our 7Cups community has massively changed my life for the better, and I'm grateful for all the amazing people I've come to know and the fulfilling opportunities I've been granted.

I'm grateful for the natural beauty in our world that reminds me my heart is beating when I get too busy to remember.

A nd I'm grateful for pasta. Always pasta.

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