thoughts on our interconnectedness, and * a simple request for participation…
This one is impossipuzzle, he says
frustrated at the rate of progress on our latest endeavour
ah, it’s good for your brain, I tell him
thinking, problem solving, different perspectives
sounds like too much work, this is dumb
actually, he says stupid – knowing this is a word we do not use
to emphasize a rather weak protest
if it was so easy, we’d hardly enjoy doing it, I say
carrying on with my search for a missing piece
this morning I am reading about Mapping Meaningful Connection
and the Language of Human Experience (Brene Brown)
I’m thinking about our connections and our separate-ness
indeed, partially a sign of the times, in the era of Covid
but also, simple choices
things we may not think to do, or to
notice
to
acknowledge
I’ve been spending less and less time on social media
(sorry if I missed your birthday 😉 )
I made myself a pact to step away from the endless scroll
and on facebook in particular, to shut off at the first sign of derisive postings
and comment
negative, racist, thoughtless, conspiratorial
not biting into things that tend to leave
a bitter
taste
things I do not need attaching themselves to my skin
find it much easier to stop it where it stands
things based more in fear, poorly disguising themselves as
bravado
instead, I look at things I like
and people, I like too
and I spend more of my time, as I always have
sending out messages of goodwill
and
love
send a quick note to someone, let them know their intention
was
most gladly, received
does wonders I will tell you
for the condition of
one’s own
heart
makes my skin, much
softer too
here then, in my effort to bolster our interconnectedness
(and wasn’t this our supposed reason
for showing up
in the first place)
my simple request to you *
tell me won’t you, about someone who has mattered to you
or something that may have gone unnoticed
that touched you
that made you feel even for just a short time
a little bit
wonderful
you can name them here, or choose not to say exactly who
but do write your comment here
in this small request for something a bit interactive
where I implore you to actively
participate
and my hope here is to hear something from someone
who may on occasion, have brushed past my words
and maybe this time,
might stop here
for just a moment, to let me know
something
good
and to once again thank you
for adding your small piece
to my
puzzle ♥