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| Corbyn Gregerson-age 5 "Creating his own world" |
Standing, arms by my side, eyes focused on the vibrant
colours as they flap in the wind. My
legs stiff and strong, the music commands attention and the united voices
vibrate against my skin. Thousands of
individuals seen as one for approximately 1 minute and 40 seconds. A song that represents history, people, support
and a celebration since the 1800’s.
The buzzer starts the game and a sea of blue and green light up the stadium, smiles creating a ripple effect,
high fives are exchanged and all of a sudden I’m swept up in a wave of bodies. The energy that is created and seeing the
giant that erupts from a single action is something to not dismiss. Hundreds of people focusing on a moment,
hundreds of people appearing as one and hundreds of people connecting in one
movement.
Whether you are mindful of the connection or incognizant
that you are a part of the whole connection doesn’t really matter or does it?
The awareness that our actions coming together, sharing a
moment, being present together in a moment holds tremendous power.
So I ask you, how do you connect? How do you know you have made a connection?
I feel we make connections everyday and everyday these
connections affect us in different ways.
I feel our active interactions with others can hold
different meaning to ourselves and the other.
Is a connection eye contact for 2 seconds? 5 seconds? 10
seconds? Is a connection embracing in a hug with another you care deeply for
and never want to be let go? Is a connection for you exchanging kind words that
are intimate on your screen with an emoji that appears with heart eyes?
Furthermore, why is it that there are brief moments of connection with strangers that somehow
really impact and stay with us for a long time while larger life moments can be
forgotten? These can even be very insignificant moments but for some reason they
affect us.
Whatever the conection is do you realize you are making it?
I feel it is important for us to recognize and comprehend our connections; without this awareness I feel we are missing out on our own growth and development within ourselves and with everyone that steps into our lives.
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| Ladner Dyke-BC 2016 Taken by: Renee Gregerson |
Renee,
ReplyDeleteI love the connected comprehension idea, I have thought a lot about connectedness myself of late and wonder...
if we were more connected we would have less anger, more care, and maybe a better understanding. We are actually all connected by human experience.
Thought provoking. Thanks.
Cheers
N