How connected are you?
In a digital age that question becomes multilayered. I have noticed that over the past 2 years, I’ve become dependent on scrolling on my phone whenever I have a moment of sadness, boredom or loneliness. It first started innocently thinking that I am just spending a few minutes learning about things and seeing how others go about their lives. Now, it’s become a numbing tool and something that is impacting my ability to be present, feel and be grateful.
As I pull my head out of the distraction I can clearly see that I’ve become disconnected from myself, the world around me, my relationships and life in general. To be connected you need to be present, you need to pay attention to your feelings and you need to ground yourself. You need to know who you are and what matters to you, without the influence of the external world. These are the things that I’ve become unfamiliar with and I need to regain my sense of self.
I want to reconnect with the me that is waiting to come back to life. The spirit of wonder, the deep thinker, the deep feeler and the intuitive self that is hoping to feel things again. Paying attention to yourself and the world around you is important for journeying through life with a sense of direction and clarity. How can you know where you’re going or who you are, if you disconnect from everything that is alive?
Walks in nature, birds chirping, slow mornings and warm drinks.
Prayers and meditation, gratitude and pause.
These are the types of things that can help return you back to you. Grounding yourself against the earth, feeling the sun on your skin and noticing the wind blow softly. These are the moments that will bring clarity and focus.
Chats with friends, exchanging ideas, promoting dreams and celebrating wins, these are the moments that help you love.
Providing a shoulder to cry on, being vulnerable and open about what is on your mind and harboured in your heart, these are the conversations that will allow you to heal.
The distractions rob us from the moments of our lives that deserve our attention. From the people that deserve to be seen, heard and held by us. We have become so obsessed with strangers lives that we forget that the time we spend watching them, we lose connecting with the ones that are our nearest and dearest.
Love yourself enough to know that you deserve better. Trust yourself enough to know that no matter what you’re running from, you can find peace within you.
Love Always,
M
Souloom™ 