If you live in the continental United States, chances are last Monday all you heard throughout your day or saw on TV or social media was about the solar eclipse. Almost everyone stopped what they were doing to watch the eclipse. I’m in New Jersey and I didn’t get the amazing view that people in other parts of the country did, but I still got to see this tiny crescent on my camera and feel the temperature drop. It was pretty cool!
What I found even more amazing was how the solar eclipse made a change in everyone’s energy. It seemed for the first time in months there was an energy of excitement everywhere. People were happy and eager to witness this amazing event. Adults and children made special viewing glasses out of cereal boxes or shoe boxes. Anywhere you turned, people were talking about the eclipse. Strangers asked one another, “Did you see the eclipse? Wasn’t that cool?!”
Did you feel the connection? I sure did.
And it made me think how much we crave connection and being part of something big. Whether you are a child or an adult, it feels good to part of a collective experience, an experience that is uplifting and positive, where everyone is experiencing wonderment.
It was awesome to experience everyone smiling and engaging with one another with happiness and excitement. And it reminded me the importance in sharing my happiness and excitement with others, even strangers. Because by shining my light, it can ignite someone else’s.
I hope you enjoyed my thoughts and experience. What did you experience last week? Were you able to spend time connecting with others?
Much love,
Andrea
