Photo by: LaShauna Bell
I was encouraged to write this piece while sitting in Church listening to the sermon. The pastor was preaching about life and how we should live more sincerely, especially with the people in our lives. It can be easy to just go through the motions of living that you neglect to reconnect from time to time with those in your life that there is nothing too big nor to small that they could do to go unnoticed by you. Here are seven 30 second things that you can do, starting now, to emotionally connect with the people in your life.
- Touch
According to Rick Chillot of Psychology Today, “touch can communicate multiple positive emotions: joy, love, gratitude, and sympathy.”
- Laugh
They say laughter is the best medicine, so why not give it a try and tell that funny story, or joke that you heard the other day.
- Ask a question thoughtful to your person and resist the temptation for questions that will get you one worded answers
Let them know that you actually care about how their day has been, or why they love that movie so much.
- Bring up pictures that will take you back in time
Take a trip down memory lane and just enjoy that moment of remembrance.
- Let your person vent and resist the temptation to fix it
Yes, you may want tell them that what Meghan did to them was not right and they should go back and confront her about it, but sometimes all a person needs from someone is for them to listen.
- Unplug. Do things that don’t require electronic devices
Believe it or not, you can still have a lot of fun with people without plugging things in. Why not a fun game of Monopoly instead.
- Thank your person for what they do for you, or how they add to your life
Appreciate those in your life and let them know that they are appreciated.
Ephesians 5:20