#252 40 Everyday moments of connectedness with our world
We often feel disconnected and isolated. It seems like we are ‘living our mind’ and not living life.
And yet we are connected all the time. Here are 40 everyday moments of connectedness with our people and our world.
1. Threads of thought – Every day our thoughts and spoken words connect minds and hearts in a cosmic design.
2. Heartbeat Harmony – Everyday, our hearts echoes life’s embrace, in rhythmic grace.
3. Whispers of Wind: Across vast plains and mountains tall, the wind carries sounds, fragrances and tales that delight us all.
4. Taste of Togetherness: Every day spoons cross paths in sharing meals with a growing satisfaction in our hearts
5. Blossoming Unity: Every day millions of flowers big and small blossom in towns, cities and forests as they live a shared history of their genus.
6. Historical Hometowns: Every day, we walk the same streets, live in the same house or visit the hometown of our ancestors, feeling the echoes of their presence.
7. Breath of life – Every day, as we breathe we share air with the devatas and Rishis and the people we admire.
8. Shared Gaze – In a crowded place, everyday our eyes meet and speak an unspoken connection with someone that transcends the noise around us
9. The Ocean’s Music: Waves serenade the shores as they come close and then move away just so they can come close again, everyday.
10. Echoes of Laughter: Your giggle everyday that grows into ripples of laughter becoming contagious delight on the daily commute.
11. Light of the Sun: The blessing of warmth and light lighting up the activities of all beings from the insects to reptiles to birds to animals and humans
12. Pillow Talk: Conversations with a loved one catching up on the day.
13. Mirror journal: Across the shimmering mirror, we reflect what is going on, identifying the dots and sometimes connecting the dots in a visual language of understanding.
14. High-Five Moments with friends and colleagues at shared successes across the table and particularly watching a cricket match.
15. Trust of gravity – Being rooted to the earth, jumping and flying across countries knowing that we will be held and not hurtle into space.
16. Continuity of customs: The thread of continuity across customs and rituals of puja, samskaras, celebrations and festivals.
17. Circle of support: A phone call, a text message, a surprise appearance – we stand by each other in times of need.
18. Co-authored Dreams: Planning and envisioning a shared future with team mates, friends and partnerships.
19. Nurturing of Mother Nature: The grains, pulses, roots, fruits we eat runs in our veins and the landscape of our intelligent bodies.
20. Surprise Synchronicity: Unexpectedly showing up with the same idea or gift, a testimony to our shared wavelength.
21. Twilight – Where the night meets the morning, the day meets night, all in the flow of time.
22. Invisible Bridges of learning: Lessons for life imbibed from reading your favourite author and watching your role models. Hearts are ever connected in the invisible bridges of connection.
23. Revisiting Milestones: Anniversaries, Birthdays, significant events marked on the canvas of fate which changed us for good.
24. Dance of Trust: Moving in rhythm, we navigate the steps of many conversations trusting each other to lead and follow.
25. Memory of moments – Frozen moments of the past so dear, stories shared and treasured we form the foundation of the unfolding person.
26. Hand-in-Hand: We walk side by side, with fingers touching, a link of comfort, trust, and a shared journey.
27. Whispers of Understanding: In hushed tones, we share secrets, fears, dreams and even gossip, strengthening our bonds.
28. Liquid grace – Flowing through the arteries, veins and capillaries and into the different organs, blood tirelessly carries nutrients and waste in and out connecting the entire being.
29. Laughter’s Harmony: A spontaneous burst of laughter as shared humor creates a bridge between us.
30. Sound of Silence: We sit in silence when words are unnecessary and mere presence is enough.
31. Applause of Encouragement: We applaud each other’s success and celebrate victories big and small.
32. Roots of the network – Below the soil, the intertwined roots of trees standing tall, whisper wisdom and weather storms together.
33. Digital connection – Across screens and miles, messages flow, connecting hearts through the digital ether.
34. Melody of chirping birds – As dawn approaches and birds get ready to face the day, we get a gentle and sometimes loud reminder to wake up.
35. Music’s Embrace: A favorite song resonates, and we share headphones, letting the melody become a soundtrack to our connection.
36. Adventures Together: Exploring new landscapes, navigating the unknown, our shared experiences form the chapters of an unwritten story.
37. Serenade of space: As air, water, fire and earth converse and combine, space serenades all with its shared silence of grace.
38. Matrix of karma: A chance meeting, an unexpected conversation, a sudden opportunity, a new chapter of life made possible through the criss-crossing of our karma.
39. Ishvara’s embrace: Every moment, in every place, in every atom, there is much grace through Ishvara’s non-stop embrace.
40. River of wisdom – Vedanta the river of wisdom connects you and me or rather us to jnana-ganga, the flow of wisdom of Vedanta.
What would you like to add to the list?
