We need family, or maybe it’s the love of friends; perhaps the respect of colleagues. Regardless of our age I suspect we need hugs as well. We certainly need them as young children, and I treasure the hugs of my grandchildren. It’s hard to hug myself and be fulfilled in the same way.

Looking deeper, we realize that the idea that we need each other is much more than self-gratification, a feeling or some romantic notion. On one level we need each other to simply live from day to day.

Consider the extraordinary numbers of people who have engaged directly or indirectly with your life to provide the food you eat today; the clothes you wear; the gasoline you put in your tank. We do not live in a vacuum.

But more profoundly, we need each other if we want to grow and develop. It’s been said that we are 100% intuitive when it comes to others and 100% in a fog when it comes to seeing into ourselves.

The possibility of our growth exists through seeing ourselves in the mirror of others. Our lives exist and have meaning in relationship.

Dan Dorr

Personal Mastery Facilitator

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