Connection - Human connection is the feeling of being seen, heard, and valued which involves building deep emotional and psychological bonds through shared experiences, empathy, and mutual respect. It's the sense of belonging and understanding that comes from genuine, often vulnerable, interactions with one another, which is essential for our mental and physical well-being.
What does it mean to feel truly connected to someone? I've been fortunate enough to experience connections that have made a huge impact in my life through friendships, mentors, teachers, and, in this case, someone I cared for deeply. What I’ve learned to realize is that real connection doesn’t demand permanence, it asks for presence.
Part of me believes when you share a true connection with someone it doesn’t just go away with distance or silence it stays in the lessons you learned and the beauty in knowing someone once saw you fully, and you saw them.
As we laid in what ultimately could be our last moments together and bared our souls to one another, I thought about how rare it is to meet someone who makes you feel safe enough to share your truths. Someone who listens not just to your words, but to the pauses between them. You made me feel understood in ways I didn’t know I needed, and maybe that’s why the silence that follows feels so loud because last night there was nothing left unsaid.
I know what I experienced with you was true and pure & I also know that there may come a time where my name is never uttered from your lips again…..but I also know that in the moments it was I felt happy and cared for and for that I am eternally grateful.
