Sunday, April 14, 2013

The 1-10 scale of true, deep connection.

Here is a relatively easy but incredibly complicated task, born out of a conversation I was having (with myself) today. 

On a scale of 1-10 rate how deep your connection is with other people in your life.  With 1 being most  important and 10 being...still really important.  What you end up with is a list of the people who are most vital to you. The 'top 10', if you like.

Seriously.  Do it.  I think you might surprise yourself.  

The criteria for selection is this:  If they called you in the middle of the night and asked for help, what would you do?  

My definition of true friendship is that someone could ring me and say, "Hey Bella,/Izzy/Lula/Whatever,  I am in Glasgow.  Can you please come and get me?" And all I would do is find out the postcode and get in my car.

I wouldn't ask why, how, what happened? I would just drive and get them, and then probably shout, "What the very FUCK are you doing, calling me in the middle of the night from Glasgow??? DICK. "  once they were safely in the car.

So do this.  

(Note:  Children don't count.)

  1.  L
  2.  L
  3. O
  4. A
  5. B
  6. B
  7. M
  8. D
  9. B
  10. C
N.B.   I have randomly coded mine, just because it's easier to be truthful and for the purposes of this exercise because you'll all be checking for your own initial or whatever.  (It's not initials).  You can code yours if you want, or write them down on a piece of paper and screw it up and throw it away.  Burn it.  Do whatever the fuck you want with it, I don't give a flying toss-monkey.  

The point is to be honest and true to yourself.  Who would you drive to Glasgow to get, without having a shitfit, if they really, really needed you to?  


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