We’re Connected To Everyone, But Known By No One.

Have you noticed how the more “advanced” we get, the more restless we feel?

The more we own, the more our heart aches for what’s missing.

The more we scroll, the less connected we feel.

This is the modern paradox.

Think about it.

Are we chasing a version of life that doesn’t exist?

Are we expecting progress to feel like joy, only to find it feels like pressure?

Or are we chasing after the “next” and forgetting there is a “now”?

And in that chase, are we trading away the precious for the pointless?

The peace.

The freedom.

The little pieces of ourselves.

We live in a generation where everyone is a message away. Social media promises connection, likes promise belonging, and the endless updates promise closeness.

But have you noticed how the “most connected” generation is also the loneliest, the most anxious, and the most unsure of themselves?

We, in this mind-numbing generation, have failed to realize that being “seen” online is not the same as being known in real life.

Maybe we are so busy pretending to be happy that we’ve forgotten how to actually be happy.

And in that race to look alive, many of us feel half-dead inside.

Don’t we already have what 40 % of the world doesn’t?

That roof over your head. That plate of food. That laughter you shared with someone close. That one small win you brushed aside.

They are not small. They are the blessings we often overlook.

How foolish are we to overlook the very things that sustain us!

Let us….

Pause before complaining.

Pause before comparing.

Pause before assuming life is against us.

Because in that pause, we remember: life is not as empty as it feels.

What if, instead of craving someone else’s journey, you focused on walking your own? Step by step.

What if instead of chasing “more,” you chose “enough”?

The answer is not in speeding up. The answer is in slowing down.

So pause. Look around.

And remember: you are not running late. You are not as behind as you think. You are already living the blessings someone else is praying for.

Be grateful, you silly goose!!!

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott