Needing People

 Attaching ourselves to others seems like a natural response. The feeling of aloneness, of separation from others, is palpable and haunting. So then we cling to whoever wanders too close, much like a moth to flame. This isn’t something to be ashamed of, however. Wanting connection with others is good. It’s normal. It’s also very healing for both parties. But nurturing a connection for the purpose of healing our wounded inner spirit and forming an attachment that stifles the growth of either party are not the reasons we have found each other on this journey. We have found each other solely to act as listeners, healers, prayerful companions, not to be hostages to each other. ~ Casey , Karen. Let Go Now (p. 76). Mango Media. Kindle Edition.

Do you need people?
Who doesn’t need people?
Do you have enough people in your life?
Have the changes in the past months
deprived you of people you need in your life?
My answer, yes! Is your answer yes?
What do we do about it?
I have despised the telephone for decades.
Into the seventh decade to be honest.
But I commit to pick up
the hundred pound phone daily
and to talk to a person,
solely to act as a listener, a healer,
a prayerful, caring companion,
not to believe others will feel like my hostages,
nor for me to believe others will resent my call.