Connect with someone!

This is a topic that has been covered by many a blogger, but I think it's something that cannot be said enough: we need to remember to connect with others! Some say this immersion into our own private worlds is a new phenomenon, created by the invention of that ultimate attention grabbing device-the smart phone. But, whether it be today....

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Or yesterday.....

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it is a reminder that simply cannot be overdone. Talk to a stranger. Reconnect with an old friend. Call your parents. Hug your child. Spend time with your husband. Listen to your best friend. Away from the phone with all its apps, away from the computer with all its social media, away from the newspaper with all its solitude. One thing popular blog Humans of New York continually reinstates in me is the knowledge that everyone has an important life lesson to teach. We, as a society, can be so quick to judge each other- by our clothing, our hairstyles, our talents, and our bad days. We need to support each other and love each other and carry each other through the rough times. As my super-creative sister reminded me in a recent post on her own blog it cannot be said any better than this quote from the book To Kill a Mockingbird:

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So, Stop. Listen. Learn. Connect. See.

Blog Post Challenge Topic: one important thing people should stop/start doing more. Challenged by Sofia from Star-Spangled Sisu.