SURPRISING CONNECTION #4: 3 Small Words and 1 Big Impact

Here we sit, suspended between Christmas and the New Year, in this reflective week where we straddle 2015 and 2016. Like me, you may find yourself looking backward to inform how you want to move forward in the new year and drafting your resolutions. I haven’t had to reach too far back to find fuel for my first resolution of the new year. Over the past few days, I’ve been recalling my recent holiday interactions with family and friends in particular.

In some cases, I’ve spent long stretches of time with some of them and yet not experienced a true connection. In other cases, a quick breakfast or phone call yielded that warm glow that Hallmark reminds us we should feel at this time of year. What made the difference between the two situations? 

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