On your journey dont forget to smile , shake a hand or just have a real conversation ... Connect Since this journey began, my head has been filled with shoulds. I should write. I should blog. I should tweet. I should network. I should learn how to get more followers. And the list goes on. I was surprised when the greatest lesson I would take away from this journey hadn’t shown up on any lists – the importance of human connection. Though I spend most of my days connected to the world, through facebook, instagram, twitter, email, texting, letters and just about every other form of technology, I felt a deep loneliness. It didn’t matter how many virtual connections I had received that day, what I longed for the most was physical touch, someone’s presence, or a conversation – live in real time. The most profound aspects of my journey were the people I met. On a parkbench, in a library, at a cafe and even on my way home I noticed the connection between people and what good old fashioned connection has to go up against in this time: cell phone notifications, cameras, texts, selfie photo ops. I couldn’t help but wonder if we are losing the ability to truly connect with one another anymore. Food for thought ! Next time instead of texting try talking to someone . Try this ... send a card a letter ! Wow a forgotten art form Writing sit and have conversation action with the person next to you instead of looking at social media on your phone BE SOCIAL IN PERSON !
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 05:02:46 +0000
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