I had the privilege of going to a class reunion last weekend and had an absolute blast! To be fair, I always have a blast. But this is my first time going by myself. I knew some parts of it would be hard, but I said, "sign me up!" There are so many times we might miss connecting with others because we aren't willing to put ourselves out there and be brave and just GO! I signed up and went. I said, "yes." There are lots of times we don't really want to go to events, whether those events are happy or sad. But if we always say, "no", we miss out on connection with others. We miss out on making a new friend. We miss out on hearing someone's story we never knew about and, in turn, miss out on the impact it can make on our lives. We are built for connection and if we are always saying no to those times we could make connection, we are robbing ourselves of something really great. We are robbing ourselves of the joy that comes from the vulnerability of closeness to others.