What does it mean to “make connections?” Who or what are we wanting to connect to? And how can we do it? These are questions Hillside Seniors Health Centre Finding Home dialogue participants explored and here are some of their insights…
Loneliness is a natural part of life. Everyone at one time or another has experienced moments or times of loneliness. We can draw on our past experiences to figure out how to best cope with our current experience of being lonely. Making connections starts with connecting to ourselves, exploring our values and what matters most. We can also connect to others, our surroundings and activities that give us meaning or make us feel valued.
The dialogue participants explained, “making connections means making the first move and having a positive attitude.” This they admit is simpler said then done and the key is in our attitude.
Sometimes, they explain, negative self talk can hold you back. Their tips for transforming negative self talk include: being aware that you are playing an “old tape”, take a deep breath, talk to yourself with kindness, exercise, get out to nature, gain perspective and focus on the now.
They emphasize that attitude really is everything. In choosing your attitude you can either sink or swim. For example, if someone doesn’t call you, one dialogue participant explained, you can choose to feel rejected or to feel grateful for the extra peace and quiet.
These seniors have something they would like you to think about:
“Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?”
Hillside Seniors Health Centre Finding Home Dialogue Participants
[...] How To Make Connections – Seniors Dialogue [...]
hello blogger, i was reading your posts on How To Make Connections – Seniors Dialogue Finding Home and i genuinely liked them. one thing that i observed whilst browsing through your blog that a few of the links are not working and giving error. this makes the reading experience a little bit sour. you have a good blog and i would request you to revise the hyperlinks so that fascinated individuals can get all the information they want to have. By the way are you on twitter?? i would definitely like to follow you and get up-dates in your blog.