Editor's Note

Hi Everyone,

Have you ever shared a moment with others and felt an almost palpable energy radiate?

I experienced this feeling twice this week, on two very different occasions.

The first was when I was at my Saturday morning Body Combat class; we were about two-thirds of the way through and I was doing my two-hundredth knee kick when the moment struck me.

The music was punchy, the stamina was waning and all of a sudden, I felt this almost euphoric energy wash over, one that I felt sure was shared with all the other panting people in the room.

An invigorated enlightenment.

The second time I experienced this was when I attended a Sunday morning service at the local Baptist Church with my mum who is visiting from the UK for three months.

Despite living what I consider ‘a life of Christian values’, I have to confess I only go to church when it is to accompany my lovely mum.

My favourite part is always at the beginning when the little church band belts out the hymns.

Listening to the angelic voice of the singer, watching the congregation begin to sway to the rhythmic sounds - in that moment I felt the whole room connect.

I watched as hands rose to ‘praise the Lord’ and the energy of the room lifted up in shared appreciation.

Both occasions, despite being very different, showed a similar experience, a collective energy that makes us all feel more alive.

I think this connection is the lifeblood of being human and it’s small communities like ours where we get to feel it most.

Where and when have you felt this in your own life?

Was it when you were playing a game of footy, dancing at a festival or perhaps watching a beautiful sunset with strangers on a beach?

Rach

Quote of the Week: “The older I get, the less I know” (Swami Chetanananda)

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