The cog and the link

Most days, we face an invisible choice. It’s not something we know, feel or even realize naturally. The choice is: today, would we rather be a cog… or a link?

A cog is a piece of a puzzle, or a big machine. Maybe it’s special and maybe it’s needed for a system to work.

A link on the other hand is different. It connects, brings different worlds closer together, it enables flow.

Today, the world needs more links. Ultimately… we are all hungry for connection. But no one teaches us how to be a link.

So we have to discover that ourselves. In doing that, we might feel awkward, not know exactly what to do or say, we might not blend in, we could say or do the wrong things - and sometimes we do all of this. On the flipside, we’re in the middle of new ideas, different experiences, unexpected worldviews. And we’re ultimately around hearts and minds with shared fears, wants and needs. Connecting. So… what’s holding us back?