(2) Connection - Linked Hubs
Maintaining mutually beneficial links with family, friends, colleagues and community - often referred to as social integration - is of immense emotional value.
In the same vein, meaningful connections to the environments you inhabit - outdoors in nature, possibly your urban commute, inside your home or workplace - significantly affect your quality of life.
The clever saying: "your vibe attracts your tribe" is the starting point for considering the level of your connectedness to other people and with the environment, both of which affect your Emotional Intelligence.
Would you say you generally have healthy connections to others - family, friends, work colleagues, community members, leisure buddies? How do you feel about these important associations - are any of them out of balance or in need of extra attention? If so, can you think of ways in which to restore harmony and goodwill or move on?
In any case, every once in a while, it makes good sense to have a check-up on your existing connections. We all have a deep-seated human need to connect and to be acknowledged by other people.
However, for some, there is also a certain amount of insecurity around this need - is this you? As you think about your current bonds of contact, bear in mind the importance of social integration for maintaining your innermost emotional security.
Connection requires keen discrimination as well as collaboration, so identify any unhealthy associations. You may, of necessity, be in contact with people who have very different lifestyles and ways of operating to yourself. If this is a work or family situation, you need to establish a mutually tolerant framework in order to take part in joint activities without reproach.
Good communication is an essential element of healthy interaction, represented by the links between hubs of the Connection symbol. Your personal communication links include regular contact with loved ones, skilful speech at all times, empathetic expression, intelligent use of the written word, welcoming tone of voice, open demeanour. Do you need to work on any of these?
Finally to the natural environment where, for some, recent changes in economic and social norms have resulted in wholesale disconnect. This is damaging for emotional health.
If you want to experience nature's feel-good factor, simply reconnect with her greenery, her blue skies, fresh air, sunshine, rippling streams, crashing waves, bird song and the precious soil beneath your feet sustaining vital food supplies.
This Rune is a member of The Congenial Set which incorporates traits of agreeableness, sociability and your willingness to collaborate with others.
"Mutually beneficial connections provide the foundation for joyful experiences and happy times."
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Would you say you generally have healthy connections to others - family, friends, work colleagues, community members, leisure buddies? How do you feel about these important associations - are any of them out of balance or in need of extra attention? If so, can you think of ways in which to restore harmony and goodwill or move on?
In any case, every once in a while, it makes good sense to have a check-up on your existing connections. We all have a deep-seated human need to connect and to be acknowledged by other people.
However, for some, there is also a certain amount of insecurity around this need - is this you? As you think about your current bonds of contact, bear in mind the importance of social integration for maintaining your innermost emotional security.
Connection requires keen discrimination as well as collaboration, so identify any unhealthy associations. You may, of necessity, be in contact with people who have very different lifestyles and ways of operating to yourself. If this is a work or family situation, you need to establish a mutually tolerant framework in order to take part in joint activities without reproach.
Good communication is an essential element of healthy interaction, represented by the links between hubs of the Connection symbol. Your personal communication links include regular contact with loved ones, skilful speech at all times, empathetic expression, intelligent use of the written word, welcoming tone of voice, open demeanour. Do you need to work on any of these?
Finally to the natural environment where, for some, recent changes in economic and social norms have resulted in wholesale disconnect. This is damaging for emotional health.
If you want to experience nature's feel-good factor, simply reconnect with her greenery, her blue skies, fresh air, sunshine, rippling streams, crashing waves, bird song and the precious soil beneath your feet sustaining vital food supplies.
This Rune is a member of The Congenial Set which incorporates traits of agreeableness, sociability and your willingness to collaborate with others.
"Mutually beneficial connections provide the foundation for joyful experiences and happy times."
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