Why Reconnect? Connection is one of our greatest needs and desires as social animals—to progress and prosper, we need to feel acceptance, inclusion, fulfillment, and emotional safety.
Reconnect with Yourself
“We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us.”
—Laurie Colwin
Reconnect with who you truly are and what you really want, rather than letting the outside world determine it for you. Reconnect with your purpose and your passion to confirm if your actions are helping you to achieve it.
Reconnect to what makes you happy and brings you joy. If there is something that used to make you happy which you may have stopped doing, do it again. Seek to find deeper meaning and significance rather than living on the surface, skimming along.
Reconnect with Others
Reconnect with the ones you love by being authentic, being vulnerable, healing hurts, communicating well, and nurturing your relationships. Remember to laugh and have fun. And reconnect with old friends whom you miss, but never see. Reconnect with the special people in your life with whom you have shared some of the best times in your life. Feel the joy!
It is no wonder that Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media platforms are so successful, considering the world’s driving need to feel connected with others.
Whether it is to celebrate the good times or offer a shoulder to lean on in the bad times, your relationships are essential for happiness and well-being. Connecting with others gives you a sense of inclusion, connection, interaction, safety, and community. Your vibe attracts your tribe, and so if you want to attract positive and healthy relationships, be the one who promotes getting together! Staying connected and getting reconnected feeds the flow of goodness which empowers our humanity.
Reconnect to Source
“If you look to your past or even your present to see why you are here or what your purpose is, you may get stuck in a limited view of yourself. Instead, look beyond your years here on earth, reconnect with the divine, and bring forth your soul’s legacy into the present moment.”
— Debbie Ford
Take time to commune with your highest and best understanding of God. Within you, there is a Knowing that you can access at all times. To do so, you must be quiet and still. Go into the silence. Tap into the Source from which all things come, beyond self, beyond time. Surrender into it. Let go. Allow. Be. Each time you reconnect with what many call “Universal Love,” others call God, you will emerge renewed.
When Disconnection is Your Best Option
If you find you are attracting dysfunctional, negative, unhealthy people into your life, pay attention to what signals you’re sending to see if that explains what is bringing them to you. At any moment, you can change your signals and change that connection.
To live a wholesome life and renew with joy, you may need to identify the people who are simply not good for you. Your disconnection from them may be essential for your own self-preservation and emotional safety.
If there is someone in your life who makes you feel bad about yourself, is mean, rude, abusive, disrespectful, sarcastic, disloyal, or dismissive, it may be time for you to disconnect. Getting caught in their drama can bring untold suffering. Sometimes it’s just a matter of refusing to participate in their crazy-making. Not my monkeys, not my circus.
What happens when you do not have the luxury of disconnecting from these exhausting people? What can you do if you are related to, married to, or have to work with a person like this? Take measures to protect your self-respect, self-esteem, and well-being.
Whether it is setting boundaries, having a crucial conversation, practicing involved detachment, minimizing contact, getting outside support via a 12-Step group like Al Anon or a counselor, or avoiding them altogether, take control and stand in your power, then choose how you can best respond.
Motivational Keynote Speaker and Change Expert Susan C. Young helps organizations leverage the power of Change & Resilience to Boost Positivity, Improve Engagement and Transform their Teams to make a POSITIVE IMPACT in life and business. This is an excerpt from her new book, Release the Power of Re3 . . . Review, Redo & Renew for Positive Change & Transformation. To learn more, please visit www.SusanCYoung.com or www.amazon.com/author/susancyoung.
