At the core of our
being, we are social creatures who thrive on meaningful, caring, and affirming
contact with others. Although finding a balance of personal time and social or
family time is crucial, the importance of social contact for assuring life balance is a
key element not to be overlooked.
One striking example of the importance of supportive
relationships in our lives is the fact that health risk factors for a person who is lonely
are far greater than for a person who smokes, drinks, eats a poor diet, and doesn’t
get any exercise! The main point here is that people who have supportive networks
of close relations and friends do much better in handling life’s stresses
than those who feel alone, isolated, and unsupported.
"Joel and Michelle have constructed a text of
sheer brilliance. Every page offers new insights and truth. No reader
could be disappointed by this book!" -- Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit
