We are wired for connection. It is in the design. The Great Creator built within us the desire and the joy of connection. Connection with others, connection with ourselves and connection with All That Is. We can pride ourselves on our self-sufficiency and independence. We can list the things in our lives that we have accomplished all on our own. But as we look closer at the elements of self-sufficiency and independence we notice that it all comes from some kind of connection. Even a hermit must acknowledge that he or she was created out of the connection between a man and a woman. The part I am certain gives God a great deal of laughs are the lengths we go to at times to avoid it or deny it. I know the peace that comes from connecting to my own spirit. I know the comfort that comes from reaching and grasping the hand of a trusted friend. I know the wonder that comes from connecting each day with God in sometimes the most unexpected ways. Yet, I have been known to run from any and all of it out of fear or discomfort. I fear losing my individuality, my sense of who “I” am, and needing others. I am uncomfortable in the vulnerable experiences of being and attempting to connect and waiting. I have learned in the last decade or so the profound power of letting people in. For a girl who made a decision early on that she was on her own, this has been a real source of emotional and spiritual growth for me. It has meant letting go of my meanings of independence, dependence, and connection by bringing them to God and asking, what does this look like from your point of view? How can I connect wholly with the sense of connection that lives in my heart? Like all things it is a day by day or even moment to moment situation. I needn’t know exactly how to do it, but precede it by my willingness to be in the space of connection with earnestness. As a grown woman looking to let go of the stories created when I was young, I know that where my intention are my actions follow. My prayer for us today is when we have moments of connection to others, ourselves, and or God we sit and be with it for a moment, allowing it to permeate us through and through. Make it a great one! Peace~Colleen
Be With Connection!
on April 21, 2015Are you willing to seize the moments of connection today and build a reservoir of joy by being in it for a little bit? Share in the comments.
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