One of my students came up to me after class and shared that he felt lonely and removed from others socially because everyone is so engaged with their phones and social media.

Here’s what I told him:  Take small steps, break out of your private pattern, engage others.

Specifics:  Take a front seat in the classroom, be among the first to raise your hand and volunteer to respond, talk to someone on the way in or out of the room and when walking outside, look at someone else and smile at them.  Simple.  Small steps.

By the end of the semester, he said he was feeling more confident and enjoying being able to be first to engage others who seemed very appreciative.

Everything we need to make us happy and less isolated is already within waiting inside us to be awakened.

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