Sending thoughts

In writing, especially what popular points of view are concerned, we are generally privy to character’s thoughts and feelings. This helps us to identify with characters without having to solely rely on observing action.

In life, we aren’t so lucky. We do largely rely on the sense we get from a person we meet, as well as the behaviours and actions they would like us to see, mainly influenced by their (and I suppose, our own) personal bias and past experience.

But just imagine if we could know more? What if we could choose which thoughts to reveal to a select few people who mean the most to us.

I’d go a step further – wouldn’t it be nice if we could send good thoughts to someone that may not be physically with us and that they could sense it, without us having to say anything at all?

How often do you run into a friend and they say ‘I’ve been thinking about you so much lately’?

‘So have I,’ you might reply.

Or we might mention that we should catch up soon, only for life to inevitably get in the way.

For some of us, we have the opportunity to work from home consistently now, at least some of the time – unlike before, when it was rather frowned upon.

I’m definitely not complaining. Such flexibility has changed how we do things.

But it does feel like we live online sometimes, and has it made us more isolated as a species?

I definitely think so.

These days, we have to make a conscious effort to keep in touch with people we don’t necessarily see all the time and arrange catch-ups. Between kids and jobs and other commitments, how do we actually manage it?

It’s been a particularly busy time at work this last week. I’m exhausted.

But I’m sending good thoughts to everyone reading this and I hope you sense it somehow.

It’s probably time to firm up plans for that next catch-up with friends too.