Do you know what the bubble is an how to avoid it?
When you meet a group, say at a Co-Op or park get together, do you carry on as if you are still in that old environment or do you look out beyond the bubble?
This might sound confusing so let me back up just a bit. . .
In the mornings I spend a few minutes sitting in my front picture window getting my head organized for the day and reading the Bible. As spring approaches, I take every opportunity to open the windows and let that “frische luft” in (as my grandmother loved to say).
I heard a group of three women taking a walk through the neighborhood the other morning.
They were university employees, taking an early morning break to walk and get some exercise. It was obvious that all three worked in the safe office or department. And it was also obvious that they really did not know each other that well.
The birds were chattering up a storm in the morning sun and all the spring flowers and blossoms were peeking out.
As these three women walked, they continued to talk about work. They were oblivious to the beauty and glory of the morning.
It was as if they were still they were still sitting in their office at their desks.
Only there they were walking in a bubble.
Oh, dear friend, I nearly ran out to my porch to tell them to stop! Reach beyond the bubble!
Please don’t go through life in a bubble. Reach out beyond that little area that you and an acquaintance interact. Make her into a friend. Take time to get to know her – really know her.
Find out if she is OK, happy, or need some encouragement or just a friend to talk to.
To me, breaking beyond the bubble is a lot like like Leviticus 19:9-10. For you, it might be about something totally different. It doesn’t really matter, though, what drives you. What matters is that you reach over to her and extend a hand.
It occurred to me that we all are role models for our children. So much more if we homeschool, but regardless our children look to us. They use us to figure out how to be good friends and neighbors when they grow into adults.
So, join me and dedicate a bit of yourself to helping others around you. Show your kids how to do it. Don’t stay in that bubble.
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