Deeply connecting, what does that mean to you?

An intimate relationship with another person, in which you feel understood and valued by each other. A joint purpose, which makes you want to work closely together with a trusted colleague. When you truly connect with another person, from the heart, in the moment. A sense of connectedness with nature. …? I found a quote, online, from Brené Brown, which says it all for me: ‘Connection is everything; it’s how we are with ourselves, how we feel within our bodies, it’s how we engage with those around us and how we interact with our environment, it’s the most fundamental part of living a fulfilling life. It’s emotional, physical, social, energetic and intellectual. It’s layered and the beauty of it is; it connects everything!’ In my whole life, I’ve felt a deep longing to contribute to the world, to change what was not working. I could access my inner world and work with my talents, following my intuition, without being aware of the what and how. I learned about myself by the trial and error of experience, but I couldn’t communicate from it. In my burnout in 2014, the walls around me fell away. It was an instant consciousness enlargement. The ‘fire’ loosened the connections in my brain. Since then, I have worked to bring everything from my heart, spirit, mind and body to the surface. Using South-Korean drama series I practiced to find words to express myself. I developed lifemaps to support me, in all areas of life. Deeply connecting with myself, was the nourishment I needed, to deepen my connections with others and the world.