Making Connections

Erica's goal to try something new every day reminded me of my goal for this year: to make a human connection every day. No matter how logically I see the New Year as just another day on the calendar, my reflective nature always wants to "take stock" of the last 12 months in order to make plans for improvement over the next 12 months. So at the close of 2010, I evaluated the year and realized what was most overlooked was opportunity for connections. I can be a successful individual and a good citizen, but unless I live a life full of true human connections, I am nothing. Yes, I'll admit that I have at times gotten so disgusted with my fellow homo sapiens as to consider retreating into the forests and becoming a hermit. But love for people and hope in our potential always draws me back. I believe in community. I think we humans are most capable of fulfilling our individual potential when we are invested in a collective effort. To this end, I want to make connections. So in 2011, my goal is to make at least one connection a day. Place a phone call, write an email, initiate a conversation, send an anonymous card... building community one link at a time.