Day Five. Distance divides. And, as we are social, emotional beings, this new distance, this new divide has made our need for each other more clear–and we’re only at the earliest stages of this unprecedented experience. And so, we need to fill the need as best we can by checking in on each other. Yesterday, readers Joy Kirr, Erin Gaudet, Cecelia Mizzoni, and Elise Foster checked in with me, sensing my need here in the divide, and that made a world of difference, in a world of weird right now. Four check-ins mattered, and so this morning, sitting in the dark, drinking my second cup of coffee, I came up with Check In Challenge. Thank you, ladies, for the inspiration. Thank you for checking in on me.

So, let’s harness that power over the coming weeks by checking in on four people per day. Doesn’t have to be a big step. Just a step. Just a simple, “How ya doing?” Even small steps like this can bring us together. We need together.

Do. Reflect. Do Better.