connections

Have you ever experienced a time where you wanted to toss your computer out the window?
You got so frustrated with the resistance you were getting while just trying to do your job, or
seek information, or just connect with someone. And you found that the "HELP" section was "helpless"? Despite our high tech society there seems to be so many places where interruption of service happens. And whether it is your home internet connection, your computer or laptop, your work connections, you can get cut off in an instant. And it usually happens with no warning, and
worse - when it comes back on you often don't know why.

And the worst thing is, when you try to get help reconnecting,  nobody knows how, or takes responsibility for the problem. It's always - "it's not our system , we're fine. It must be yours"
To be sure connection issues can be complex, and computers do have personality and gremlins.
But it seems many times people want to wash their hands of it, blame it on someone else, or just give up when it's not them that is having problems.

Those are the times I remember how I love to garden. Things stay where I plant them And most often they grow and flourish if I make the simple effort of giving them good earth, enough sunlight and water, and simply dig in the dirt.  i can wrap my hands around the process and plants and I can get answers when I need by simply asking fellow gardeners, who are always ready and willing to help.

It's not perfect, like my current crop of bulbs which are resisting growth. And I am limited on space
But I am in control of the process and it is therapeutic having hands on experience,

It is that way with communication. It isn't complicated. Even in these days of self-quarantine we can still reach out and communicate It's not in person very much, except for those we share living space with. But we are in control of the process. When miscommunication happens we have the ability to make it right, ask what happened, take the time to mend fences, and we benefit from the shared pleasure of touching base with another human soul. If we notice that we have not heard from someone in a while we can call, email, text, even write to catch up, And it can happen across thousands of miles, or just next door

And maybe that is a positive to the downside of physical distancing. We have the time to reach across the distance to if nothing else commiserate in our mutual "isolation" Take the time to walk away from the technology and reach out in real conversations.