Connections

A couple weeks ago we went to a work holiday party for a job that S. use to work.
So why would we go to a party for a place where he no longer worked? The same reason we went to a class reunion for a school I didn’t graduate from; it’s all about connections.

People need people. Such a cheesey sentence, but some of the most cheesey sayings are the most true.

I remember reading a study about babies that do not get physical contact, and how they do not develop properly or in some cases die. While trying to find the study I came across this article.

“We have to get a certain amount of pleasure and stimulation or rewards from our daily activities and what we put into our bodies. If we don't, then we create a pleasure deficit or what is known as "reward deficiency," and are subject to depression, anxiety and poor performance. Each day we have to stimulate our reward pathways adequately if we are to function well emotionally, mentally and physically.”
http://www.unlockyourlife.com/unlock/htm/ul2.html

So the question for today: Are the people in your inner circle stimulating your reward pathways in a good way? And for that matter, how are you treating the people around you?

Everyday we make connections.

When your children jump on the bed to wake you up, do you yell at them to stop, or grab them and start a tickle fight?
The customer who walks in while you’re reading your e-mail, do you look up right away and say, “Hello!” or do you keep on reading?
Your partner forgot to take out the trash again, do you nag at them or give them a kiss and ask what they did today?

That’s why we went to the holiday party and class reunion, because there were people there with whom we had made a positive connection. We wanted to see them again, to ask how their day/life was going, and if we could do anything to make it better.