SuperPowerFul Magazine - Issue 1 - Connect

Gini spent a year travelling around the globe
as a Happiness researcher. She interviewed
people about happiness and what brought
them joy and the theme of connection came
up again and again. Gini said “I feel like we are
becoming more and more disconnected from
one another with all the advances in tech and
as our society evolves.”
I was staying in NYC for a month and feeling super
disconnected, people were looking down when I sat
on the Metro. I felt lonely. There seemed to be no
natural mechanism for me to talk to strangers, which
is one of my favorite things to do. It was during that
stay that I downloaded the idea for I Trust You. I
thought, what would it be like if we created a shirt
that anyone can wear, that meant if you see another
person wearing it you can hug them, that you know
that the person wearing the shirt is a part of the
mindset of wanting to be more open, to be more
loving and more trusting? I had 6 shirts made and
they were delivered to us on the day in Times Square.
100’s of people came up to hug me that day when
you see the video you see the power of taking the
time to hold space, with no agenda, nobody selling
anything, no collection tin.
youtu.be/4ysWNMZ5aFg
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One of the
themes of my
life has been
connection and
disconnection”
Just standing there with my arms open and wanting
to give to you. When you do that the incredible
and most transformative thing is how much you
receive! I received at least 10 x more, EVERYONE
should try it! 100’s of beautiful people, hugging you,
complimenting you, telling you how amazing you are.
We did it again in London recently at the end of our
‘Humans I Trust’ mastermind, 20 people blindfolded
on the streets of London wearing I trust you shirts
offering hugs. It was so needed. When you’re
blindfolded it takes away the pressure, it creates a
safe space. Although it is kind of terrifying when
you first do it. The results speak for themselves,
people laughing, chatting, connecting, one lady even
bursting into tears and afterwards saying… “I just
needed that so much!”