We all feel it sometimes.

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That sense of being disconnected.

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Disconnected with our friends or our family.

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It can make us feel alone or lonely.

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We feel out of place and as if we don’t fit in.

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It is normal to feel that way sometimes.

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We all do.

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Yet when we are having a hard time to connect with other people it is time to check in with ourselves.

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For the disconnection we feel often starts within.

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Perhaps we are disconnected with our heart.

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It could be because of a harsh word from someone we trust.

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Or perhaps a painful experience caused us to shut down inside.

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There can be many different reasons.

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Regardless of the cause, the result is the same.

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We become disconnected with ourselves in some fashion.

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And when we are disconnected with ourselves, we have a hard time to connect with someone else.

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It does not matter if they are the ones who hurt us or not.

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It does not matter the reason we are disconnected with ourselves.

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All that really matters is that when we shut ourselves off from our feelings and our emotions, we cannot feel another person.

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We cannot connect with their energy or their words.

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We can feel numb or hollow.

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Yet the opposite is also true.

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When we take a chance and reconnect with ourselves, then we can feel again.

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We can feel our pain and our sorrow.

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And we can also feel our joy and our happiness.

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As we feel ourselves more, we can start to feel others as well.

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It may not be easy to open up to our feelings.

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Sometimes, it is the scariest thing we can do.

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Or the hardest.

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Yet the rewards for doing so are vast.

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For when we feel connected to ourselves, we can connect to everything around us.

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And that connection can bring us great joy and satisfaction.

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Is that not worth the effort?

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So where are you disconnected in your own life?

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Can you face the pain inside that is keeping you from connecting with yourself and others?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant