Connecting to stay connected

The power of connection generally and especially these days, serves as a true survival kit; it is empowering, it is healing, it is reinvigorating, it is touching and it is fundamental in a world where madness, in any possible aspect, seems to have taken over.

Why survival kit though? Being trapped inside because of the pandemic is no easy game and hence, after a while, we may find ourselves experiencing a certain degree of loneliness; but the truth is, even if we feel lonely, we are never alone. Little do we acknowledge the power of connection among our peers... or maybe we do acknowledge it, but we tend to take it for granted. Let me share with you a little bit about my experience. Never before have I felt the urge to connect and keep in touch with my dearest friends than now. The reason behind, and perhaps for you sounds like a cliche, is that I had all the time in the world for it; having to stay in quarantine for 2 weeks and then still not allowed to go outside due to the state of emergency in our country, found me in a desperate yet soothing state of mind to contact my friends solely to hear that they were ok and safe... and the conversations would then take different directions and go on for a couple of hours. I cannot say I was doing this entirely before.

I was feeling rushed almost all the time, with little appetite to engage with friends online and lots of cravings for sleep after the tiring work hours. During my days off, I would go meet some people in town, which, most definitely portrays the term of connecting; nonetheless, I was feeling like I was neglecting some other friends, whose messages and texts became old as the hills. In a nutshell, I was not fully committed to stay in touch with my dearest ones and I was merely putting the blame on myself. Maybe it is easier to say I felt overly distracted by life occurrences and thus, had to keep up its speedy pace and thus, overlook and disregard the importance of connection in its entirety.

Life has changed overnight, as many ads worryingly state, but at the same time, we were given enough room to re-connect and light up old friendship flames. Together we become stronger and we help each other overcome the misfortune that we all have to face. We catch wings of hope to fly high in the sky.

Why be sad and weep abundant tears of concern alone when the rest are in the same boat? Have no fear to connect and your usual joyful mood will have no delays to come to life. Now you have the time to fully commit to it!