Connecting with the Team

I have made a realization this week that has widened my field of view a little bit.

Looking at previous years, I do not have a very good track record for blogging. I can make any number of excuses for it, but ultimately, it was mediocrity on my behalf. Back then, I could be found at nearly every single class throughout the week, every open training, every event, etc. When we would talk about how important blogging is for keeping us connected and up-to-date with the team, I would shrug it off simply because I had a strong physical attendance. I realize now just how wrong I was.

I have always cherished the interpersonal connections the IHC team has created for me. The Kwoon was my home away from home and the team was the family to go with it. When I started this year and knew I was not going to have my usual in-the-flesh attendance record, it really donned on me just how vital blogging will be for keeping me connected with the team. However, I have realized this mindset was wrong. 

Blogging has not kept me connected with the team. Rather, it has kept the team connected with me. Blogging is not a two-way communication; it is essentially the same as sending a letter. We each send out letters and that is how we stay connected.

With that said, putting aside the few classes I can attend in person, blogging sometimes feels like my only link to the team. As such, I have been extremely thankful for everyone who has been blogging. I still feel connected. I still feel as though I am experiencing your journey the same way I always have. Above and beyond that, Todai Ferris's daily blogs have been really good for this. It's as though I am still present, every single day, experiencing her journey. It has definitely helped with the isolation I have been feeling.

On the flip side, for those have been blogging very infrequently or not at all, I do not have that same feeling of connection. Unfortunately, I do not know where you are at in your journey. I do not know how far you have come or where you plan to go, and it makes me a little sad, to be honest. Blogging is supposed to reap benefits for you and because of that, this next request may seem selfish. But please, let me be connected.