Connecting with Anna!

@AnnaSilverberg was so very kind in sharing their valuable thoughts with me on human nature and human connections. Sharing with the community this treasure talk:

Fristo: What makes people feel connected with one another?

Anna: People connect when they have something to connect them, like a mutual interest or thoughts, feelings, or ideas of how life is or could be.

Fristo: What do people need the most?

Anna: People want to be heard and understood. To be not judged by how they feel or what they have been through. They want to feel valid and have their emotions validated. They want to feel supported, no matter what they're going through or what they have been through, they want to know that they are deserving of good things.

Fristo: Why do people come to 7cups?

Anna: People come here so they don't feel alone with what they're going through, to meet people who are perhaps going through something similar or have similar thoughts or beliefs. People seek comfort in the community here, because they know that there are others here that share stories similar to their own, they know that there is a possibility to feel less alone here. That they can meet people and connect, and even though it's only through an internet connection, it still does serve a purpose. It can soothe the inner pain that people have, and make them feel less alone with what they are either dealing with or have gone through.

Fristo: Why does it mean to have an eye for the good in other?

Anna: I like that one! 😀 Sometimes seeing the good in others helps us see the good in ourselves. As we're appreciating others, we discover what we could appreciate in ourselves.

Fristo: Any other way that makes human beings connect with one another meaningfully?

Anna: Ask for help. When we are asking for help, we who are asking for help, are making ourselves open to connecting to the person who is going to help us. And when we are asked to help, we're given the chance to do something good and that brings us positive feelings that are both toward the person we're helping and toward ourselves.

Fristo: What are your thoughts on hope and healing?

I'd like that, Anna. We'd like that, for one another, and from one another. Let's together bond meaningfully and proceed productively.

Eventually what matters is, making the mind think in a positive direction than spiraling in a negative cycle of thoughts, and having positive and meaningful bonds is the way to go!

Thanks for the interview.

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