Connect

Today I find myself sprawled on my living room floor, iPad open, staring out my patio door contemplating the meaning of together and struggling to articulate my thoughts. Now that I have the stage set for you, I’ll get on with it.

Now more than ever we need to come together as a community. Which seems oxymoronic, since all news and headlines across the world are begging people to stay away, self isolate, practice social distancing. However, we cannot equate physical distance or barriers to whether we are together or not. We can’t, otherwise we are alone when we need each other the most.

Coming together as a community does not require us to be in the same room or province or country. It simply requires us to connect, and thankfully we have technology today to allow just that, even during this pandemic that is trying to tear us apart. As much as I prefer to minimize screen time, what I do with my time in front of a screen changes the dynamic.

I struggle to write something that portrays the importance of our engagement in our training. Expanding this, I’m trying to portray the importance of our engagement in our communities, through our training and through other avenues.

Today I FaceTimed with my mom. Sydney almost cried, seeing her but unable to reach her. Despite the distance I felt close to my mom and moved by my daughter. The emotions were real. The experience was real.

Take advantage of everything this place has to offer. Every time someone doesn’t engage, misses a class or leaves the school, each time it is a connection lost. And we all need more connection, not less.