Connect

In a world of hyper connectivity why do in person connections seem ersatz? 

Self love is the lens of which I  examine, explore and engage with the world around me, its is through this I have learnt to accept what is unchangeable and change what is unacceptable.

Our world thanks to technology is a small place, from our living room we can stream live tv from across the world share the screen with our cousins who live a 5 hour drive away while texting a friend who now lives across the pond. Connection has never been more accessible, from the palm of our hands we are inundated with 24 hour entertainment, beautiful people living supposedly blissful lives, the useless opinions of every Tom, Dick and Harry straight to our eye balls. 

Navigating a socially saturated world offline is becoming increasingly difficult, I assume post Covid this will be harder as we we continue to congregate in our algorithmically sorted echo chambers, we become experts at communicating with peers and eyeing suspiciously the views that differ from our own. Everything online invites us in but on closer inspection often times it is unsteady. 

Lockdown has shown just how reliant we are on a fear based paradigm that reminds us that if our focus is not on our work and others then we are selfish. With the external world no longer accessible the old and rigid ways of thinking can only take us as far the wreckages of past glories.

We can use this time to cultivate more meaning and value into our reality by getting to know ourselves without the noise of the rat race, we are often too occupied with the pursuits of ego to be self aware. Only through this do we gain a sense of inner security and acceptance, we move from reacting to actively creating passion, sensuality and personal depth in our daily lives. 

Improving our relationship with and getting to know self has a ripple effect on the quality of relations in our lives as the walls we build fall to make way for unconditional love, joy and peace. 

While the outside world is out of bounds I find the sweetest and simplest freedoms in dancing, music, laughter, in food and in the silence. 

I am learning that peace is priceless and I am grateful that my garden of peace is blossoming.