Connection is a
basic human need. We long to belong. And though social media connects us across
oceans, it can disconnect us from those in our own home; it can disconnect us
from our own heart. The Internet makes communication easy, but doesn’t encourage deep listening. It’s a fuzzy line between actual connection and mindless surfing.
Handheld devices make the line even fuzzier. Some questions to guide us:
Are we really present with the people right in front of us? Are we really present with ourselves? These connections must be cultivated.
I encourage you to
get offline and make an in-person connection. Listen to someone’s story. Look
people in the eye. Share a hard truth. Sit in quiet reflection. And, if it
feels comfortable, hug someone. Hug a friend. Hug yourself. Hug your pet. Hug
your loved ones, even if you’re not the hugging type. Hugs connect us heart to
heart. They fill a basic, beautiful human need.
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