Lately I have been thinking about who has influenced me and who I have influenced.  The more I connect with people the more I disconnect from other people.  I wonder how large my circle of connection grows until it becomes unmanageable.  I think that is why so many people, including myself have flocked to facebook- we can connect with people on all planes of our life (past and present) that make connecting easier- in a way.

Being connected is something that is with family whether close or not, family is family.  Friends on the other hand require the relational bonds of connecting to maintain some level of the circle.  I enjoy facebook because it allows the opportunity to be connected even though space and time may separate.
Have a great week 

 
Off the Cuff 02/04/2009
 

I am a hockey fan, in particular a Montreal Canadiens fan.  I watched a bit of the game between the Bruins and Habs on Sunday and to my surprise- Kovalev (the week before was named the All Star game MVP) was pretty well benched in the third period.  As I thought about it, I began to relate this story line to life- just because you're an MVP one day, doesn't mean you are automatically going to be an MVP the next day- it takes work and purpose. 
This is what Connected is about- helping you to be an MVP day in and day out, I want people in my life that encourage me forward towards my goals, not away from them.