I know this is a bit late but I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday weekend. Thanksgiving really brings everyone together which we can easily see by it being the busiest travel time of the year. Sadly, we weren’t able to head north to be with family this year. The Mack Wolf Pack made the best of it though and had a beautiful time in Florida. Having the long weekend at home really let us focus on one another.
Let’s talk about togetherness. I’ve chatted a lot recently in regards to humans naturally being social beings as well as our perceived loneliness having the largest impact on our longevity. I’m not going to delve into that right now but please, let me know if you have any questions.
How has a social life evolved with the times? What are we doing to adapt to that? Gone are the days of kids running around the neighborhood with their friends until the streetlights came on. Truthfully, I feel sad for my kids that they may not have that. Snow days were automatic “hang out with our friends” days playing in the snow. Now it seems days of school are spent alone on devices.
When you’re out at a restaurant, how many people do you see on their phones or tablet? When you’re together with your friends, are they on a device? Are you on a device? Or are you truly present with them, enjoying the moment.
It can be challenging. Believe, I know, and I am right there with you. We have sped up life to supersonic proportions. There’s no going back now, if you try, you are left behind. So how can we make the speed of life work to our benefit where our togetherness doesn’t suffer?
I don’t have the answer. I don’t imagine there is a silver bullet cure-all. I believe it will take a large amount of like-minded individuals to gather, to spend time with one another, to pass on the importance of togetherness to younger generations.
Do you feel similar? Let me know! Let’s put our heads together and make a better tomorrow.
Keep Smiling.
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