Connection
As humans, we crave connection. We need to connect with others. It is wired into our DNA – it is a piece of us at a Soul level. We have a deep yearning and innate need for the heart-to-heart ability to see another person & be seen by them.
It is so very easy to isolate ourselves and keep our own company, especially in these times of modern convenience. With cell phones, TVs, computers, the internet, everything is available 24/7. It is literally at our fingertips. We can have our food delivered; our needs are taken care of without leaving our house. The need to leave our homes becomes less about necessity and more about a choice. This convenience does come at a cost – a social interaction cost, a human connection cost (as well as the obvious cost for the service).
We are physical, mental, emotional and spiritual beings. To align with our optimal health potential, we need to feed and nurture all four aspects of who we are. At times we need more of one than the others, but over time, all these parts of ourselves need our attention and focus. If we neglect one aspect, it will show itself in interesting ways that force us to ‘see’ it as a valuable part of our overall health.
Connection is an integral part of our overall health & well-being. When we physically connect, we hold hands or hug, and it fuels that deep need for physical contact. We require touch by another human and through this, we can feel connected to that person or those people which expands our energy and presence in the world. Physical connection that aligns with us can comfort us. Physical connection can also uproot trauma, triggers and set us off in ways that need our attention in order to heal deeply.
When we connect with others, it also elicits an emotional tie – an ability to feel a connection with another. This process develops our ability to scale a range of emotions as we mature, as we risk being seen, as we heal triggers that will eventually pop up in a relationship. We are given plenty of opportunities to grow, heal and shift unhealed emotional patterns and parts of ourselves.
Connection with friends and family stimulates us to think a lot – about ourselves, about the relationships, and about our part in them. Our beliefs will be tested and hopefully, we will have the skill set necessary to think about our beliefs, question why we believe them and how they affect us and our lives. From this place, we can make more conscious choices. The challenge becomes maintaining your individual ability to think while being connected to others who may think differently.
When we connect with God/Source, it is unconditional love. This fuels the innate need to be supported, loved and seen no matter what. We work to deepen that connection to help us understand, love & accept ourselves as we heal and grow. God/Source spiritual energy can expand the vision we have of ourselves, our lives and with Life itself. The connection with God helps us align ourselves, our decisions, and our lives with our Life Purpose. It is deeply fulfilling & can be more satisfying than any other ‘material’ thing in this world.
In this world of convenience, it is vitally important that we keep connection with other people – to discern and maintain healthy relationships – especially with ourselves and God.
We need connection to fully participate in Life; to fully appreciate the rich fullness of living, loving, growing and being in relationships. We need connection to live.