Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
MargaretC and
Human Interactions/Relationships & Connections
The Opposite of Lonliness
MargaretC • 5 cards
The light touch of a hairdresser’s hands on one’s scalp, the euphoric energy of a nightclub, huddling with strangers under a shelter in the rain, a spontaneous snowball fight in the street, a daily interaction with a homeless man—such mundane connections, when we closely inhabit the same space, and touch or are touched by others, were nearly lost... See more
Encounterism
Help me remember this book. I always struggle to recall it and remember it.
Relate it to Priya Parker Gatherings
My fondest memories, however, are of the good people—total strangers—who did really nice things for us. Perhaps people who live closer to nature are inherently kinder and more generous.
J.R. Harris • Way Out There: Adventures of a Wilderness Trekker
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Connection
Jennifer Baez and • 43 cards
Being too busy to give any real time to a relationship is like not watering a potato crop, I say to him, using his own language. If I explain how I feel in my own, the wires in his brain twist and knot and he just has to dash out for air.
Judy Fairbairns • Island Wife: living on the edge of the wild
Out of all the “regulars” I’ve interacted with in all the places I’ve worked, the strongest bonds have always been with the people that made me feel safe to be myself no matter what emotional state I was in.
Community in Capitalism
How to deal with people who have different views to me
MargaretC • 1 card
Loneliness
sari and • 25 cards