With technology and information at our fingertips we are supposed to feel very connected, right? Nope, not at all. The opposite has become true. The more we are connected to everyone and everything, the more disconnected we feel from each other and even from ourselves. Why is that? Because we are missing the key ingredient when it comes to connection, the actual connecting with another human being ... the give and take, the banter back and forth, the sharing of ideas, advice, laughter, and just connecting to another soul. You will never get that through social media. Although it has the word social in it, it's still media, a production value meaning you will only see what others want you to see. You are not connecting or seeing the whole picture. You are only seeing a highlight reel. We often put merit into what we see others doing, what they are a part of, what their lives are like when in truth, we are only seeing a second or a few minutes at best and it's usual the best of their day, week or month. Let's be clear, that's not connecting.
The truth is the more "connected" we seem to be, the more disconnected we have become with each other. Maybe we need to flip the script. Maybe if we disconnect from all the technology around us, we will start to once again connect with those in the same room, in the same house, or even in the same car. Maybe we need to connect to friends, not by liking a picture or a post, but by having a cup coffee with them. Maybe when we are at an event, a work gathering, a meeting, etc., we leave our phones back and make an effort to see the people in our spaces and get to know who they are and who knows, we might just get to know ourselves again in that process too. It's time to get out of our silos and start engaging in life and with each other in a real way once again.
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