#usguys “we are more powerful than we know”
Written with Kenny’s permission and consent…
At 11:46 this morning received a series of DM’s from an #usguys Tribe member Kenny. To help protect his family’s privacy am not sharing his Twitter Handle. Yes, I do have his permission to write this note…
He lost a relative. No wait. His family member was killed in Kingston Jamaica. Kenny shared this news to me whilst apologizing for not submitting a Toast for the #usguys Philly meetup… His family does not have many more details. Kenny will share them once they do. The family is flying down from New York tomorrow. What he also said was this:
“You guys are great. Got up today logged in and got a lift straight away from all the positivity. Thank everyone for me.”
So I posted 3 Tweets to the Steam and asked for a Moment of Respect. Ending with “Please keep Kenny and his family in your thoughts and prayers. #usguys — moment of RESPECT”. Variations of that were ReTweeted many times over the day in support of Kenny. Received many DMs from concerned people about what was going on and how was Kenny and his family. All of this taught me something important.
We are more powerful than we know…
Kenny sent me a few more DMs. He was overwhelmed by the support of his “tribe” and the Tweets he was getting from everyone. In one of the DMs he said:
@Josepf Man you made me cry. I looked at my stream and had to take a break. Thank you.
This brought a tear to my eyes. We, as a Tribe, friends on Twitter, demonstrated care, love, and support for one of our own. We are more powerful than we know. Small acts demonstrate care. Small acts can up lift someone’s feelings. Small acts can mean the difference between total despair and rays of hope. This is Relationship Media. We are people. Let’s all keep in mind the power of small acts.
