As I sat with my friend having dinner, I was struck by how many couples were sitting opposite each other engrossed in their cell phones, with only an occasional comment to their partner.
Or they were simply sitting quietly, looking out the window or watching the activity in the restaurant, each deep in their own thoughts with emptiness reflected on their face.
Where was the active engagement in conversation – listening, gesturing, offering points of view, and laughing?
Moments in time
At any moment in time we are offered opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle and connect with each other.
We choose what we do within each moment. We can spend our time on trivial things or purposefully spend time to connect with one another.
Relationships take time to develop and they require conversation, interaction, face to face interaction, listening and then responding. It requires feedback for better understanding, validation and confirmation of feelings. It requires being in the present moment with each other.