“Wow. No one’s ever done this before.”

Jonathan Godfrey answers the question “I love what Radical Aliveness  does for me, but how do I apply what I’m learning here to my life?”; in part:

As guests finished sharing their comments with the chefs and began wrapping up the evening, I felt an impulse. I was nervous but I’ve learned to listen to those moments. So even though I worried about whether it was “appropriate,” I stood up and asked if we could also take a moment to give the dishwashers a round of applause for their hard work, care, and support—for their part in making the evening possible.

One of the chefs went back and invited them to come out.

When they did, they were greeted with a full round of applause from everyone.

They looked stunned.

One of them said, “Wow. No one’s ever done this before. Thank you.”

I worked weekly with Jonathan for about 9 months, two years ago; that work had a lot of impact on me. Radical Aliveness might not be for everyone, but for me it was the right modality at the right time.