Most days, it feels like our modern society is designed to disconnect us from everything.
- It disconnects us from other people.
- It disconnects us from our heritage.
- It disconnects us from our own bodies.
- It disconnects us from our emotions.
- It disconnects us from the rest of the animal kingdom.
Is it any wonder we often feel lonely and isolated? We desperately need to get reconnected to these things. For me, my spirituality plays a significant role in that reconnecting process. I often say that my religion is a celebration of life, and reconnecting ourselves to these various things we’ve allowed ourselves to become unplugged from is a part of that celebration. It’s also an important part of maintaining and enhancing that life.
- Reconnecting to other people and forming a community provides us with support.
- Reconnecting to our heritage (in as much as is possible) allows us to better understand who we are and how we’ve become that person.
- Reconnecting to our bodies enables us to live fuller lives rather than feeling like brains trapped in a meat suit.
- Reconnecting to our emotions allows us to feel fully human again rather than unfeeling automatons.
- Reconnecting to other living things helps us understand our place in the world over all and is an important step in connecting with the numinous.
That’s a lot of reconnecting to do. And I think the process of reconnecting to everything is a lifetime process. Maybe even a process that spans several lifetimes. But I also think doing so is well worth it.
(This blog post is part of the #changingpathschallenge2024. Be sure to read Yvonne Aburrow’s post to learn more details about the challenge.)