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A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Angad Kaur

Good morning.

A long time ago, I heard someone on a radio programme discussing wellness and making a point which has stayed with me.

I can鈥檛 remember the surrounding details, but I clearly recall the point she made: If you replace the letter 鈥渋鈥� in the word 鈥渋llness鈥� with 鈥渨e鈥�, it becomes 鈥渨ellness鈥�.

For many years I鈥檝e lived alone, in a very modest-sized flat on the river, which at times can feel like being isolated in a small cabin.

Since a child, I鈥檝e never been uncomfortable with my own company. However, as I age, and especially through various life challenges and new things to navigate, I鈥檝e noticed the impact of too many days in a row spent alone. A small mole hill of a problem can become the size of a mountain because there鈥檚 no-one to share it with who will give me perspective but mostly, call me out of getting pre-occupied with my own problem.

I鈥檓 naturally sociable and community is central to being a Sikh, so I鈥檓 noting with more awareness when a lack of human connection starts negatively affecting my health.

In these times of working from home which encourages the home alone syndrome, I鈥檓 taking a more active approach to avoid issuing myself a sick note. Alongside chanting God鈥檚 Name, I鈥檓 reviewing the importance of human connection - so offering support to a neighbour, getting involved with community projects or just going outside to exchange a smile with someone on the street, can be part of the daily medicine for staying well.

Dear God, may I keep remembering to check if there鈥檚 too much 鈥淚鈥� happening and not enough 鈥渨e鈥� connection and that my relationship with You, always wanting the best for us, also comes through the connection to others, including through a very clear message from someone on the radio!

Sat Naam

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