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SHARING BRINGS US CLOSER

“I feel the exact same way!” 

I heard that phrase a million times over the last seven months. I heard my friends say it to me, I heard people saying it to strangers in the grocery store line up, and I read it on social media posts from all over the world. “I feel the exact same way!”

We were all experiencing this pandemic together but at times, it felt like I was so alone. I had so many daunting feelings of overwhelm, frustration, sadness and hopelessness and I sometimes felt like I was the only one. 

I saw everyone learning how to bake, become marathon runners or start that new business they had been dreaming about for years. Weren’t they scared and worried about what was going on? 

What I finally realized was that as soon as I started telling people about how I was feeling, I started understanding that I wasn’t alone. Of course they were worried too. 

I realized the more I shared, the less alone I felt. I realized the more I shared, the more “normal” I felt. I realized that the more I shared, the closer I felt to those I was confiding in. 

Sharing brings us closer. We are not weak to have feelings and we are not less than if we need someone to help bear the load. 

When we don’t share, we make assumptions and judgements and they are often so far from the truth. If we just shared right from the beginning, we would realize we have so much more in common. Imagine the world we could create if we just shared a little more!

• There’s nothing like it in the whole world

• It’ll make your other walls jealous

• It can be shipped to you anywhere in the world (as long as you’re willing to pay for it)