Stay Current
“We
need to stay current with each other.”
Angeles
Arrien
My
friend, Suzan, stopped by the other day. She didn't know I had been
sick and was pretty ticked off when she found out. “Why didn't you
let me know,” she asked, hands on hips, “I could at least have
made you some soup!” Truth is, it never occurred to me to let
people know beyond those who called in the midst of it. Some of us do
not have it programmed into our genetic code to ask for help when we
need it. Call it ignorance, or blindness, or obliviousness—whatever
it is, it makes us less likely to have the support we need when we
need it.
We,
who are introverted by nature, can become quite isolated if we are
not diligent in maintaining relationships. What feels “normal” to
us is decidedly not when it comes to staying current with one
another. For instance, two of my neighbors died last year, and I knew
nothing about it until someone else informed me. It's not that we
don't care; it is simply that we are disconnected from the outside
world in a way that extroverts are not. We can get into our own
little head-space and forget to come out.
Staying
current with one another becomes more important when we live alone or
work from home. It's a good idea to develop a network of contacts who
check on each other daily. That way, when one is sick or needs help,
someone who cares will have their back. That's the way family works,
and if we don't have it by nature, we must create it by nurture.
In
the Spirit,
Jane
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