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Connection



Connection is a crucial part of well-being, no matter what culture we are from or communities we are part of. Connection is the act of seeing and being seen, of living in and acknowledging physical, emotional, and spiritual interdependence with one another. But even though it’s a necessary, natural part of living in human community, it is still a skill that we can struggle with and want to improve on.

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Why You Should Worry Less About Your Network and More About Your Inner Circle

Want to get more out of your relationships? Be bold and shrink your social circle.

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3 Qualities of Lasting Friendships (Making and Keeping Autistic Friends)

Autistic friends can be some of the best you'll ever have. It turns out there are some qualities of lasting friendships.

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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law

The incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first Deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School, and her amazing journey from isolation to the world stage. Haben grew up spending summers with her family in the enchanting Eritrean city of Asmara.

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FindCenterHe that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: If thou sorrow, he will weep; if thou wake, he cannot sleep: thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part. These are certain signs to know faithful friend from flattering foe.

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Circling: A Personal Perspective on Finding Genuine Connection

Anyone who's ever had the experience of feeling “grokked”—truly seen, known and understood by another—knows the experience at the heart of Circling, an open-source brand of communal conversation—some call it “relational yoga”—which is now practiced in over 60 communities in 45 states and 12...

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Dr. David Spiegel: How Your Friends Help You Live Longer

In this clip taken from the full interview for the feature documentary 'The Connection,' mind body expert Dr. David Spiegel elaborates on the power of group support and why your friends and family help you live longer.

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Healing the Divide: Poems of Kindness and Connection

This anthology features poems by Mark Doty, Ross Gay, Donald Hall, Marie Howe, Naomi Shihab Nye and many others. These poets, from all walks of life, and from all over America, prove to us the possibility of creating in our lives what Dr.

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FindCenterThings base and vile, holding no quantity, love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath love’s mind of any judgment taste; wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.

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Are You Ducking and Dodging the Connections You Need Most?

Feeling connected – to ourselves and to others – is key to living a life or purpose. Use these 13 tips to forge connections that will enrich your life.

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The dinner club helping Sydney's autistic community come together | 7.30

Steve Drakoulis didn't want his autistic son George to feel isolated or lonely, so he started the Autism Community Network. Now George and many other meet regularly for dinner and games.

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