Reflections Sunday 23rd August

Mount Rundle behind

What I’ve noticed.

I've found myself reflecting on the nature and importance of connection this week.

Technology makes it easy to connect on a personal level. I think that has a danger in that it can make connection casual, like collecting points.

Relationships define our lives, and I believe we need to take each and every one seriously. There is much evidence, anecdotal and more academic, that we can handle about 150 of them and that beyond that, it becomes mechanical - a connection, not a relationship. Connections do little for us on their own. They are a little bit like a light switch - we need to turn the switch to light them up.

We also have other less personal relationships, and I've been reflecting on the role of money as a proxy for them. How we spend our money, and who we spend it with is a relationship.

We can buy a coffee from a local craft coffee shop, who care about what they do and are part of our community and recycle the money we give them locally or we c…