How often do you use the word “we”?
When you do use the word “we” who are you including in that “we” – apart from yourself!
Try this little exercise which has two parts
1. List the people who you think of when you use the word “we” (you can make separate lists for the different individuals you include in “we”. For example, there might be a “we” which use at home, and a different one you use at work. Are there only individuals on your list, or are there some groups?)
2. When you look at these names, what do you think about the quality of your relationship? In other words, how are things between you?
Sometimes we use we to refer to a single partner, sometimes to a small group of colleagues or friends, sometimes to fellow fans of a sports team or band, sometimes even to a whole city or country. Those different “we”s are likely to feel different to you. How are they different? How would you describe those different “we”s?
Be honest with yourself. How often do you use “we” when you actually mean just yourself….how often do you actually assume the other member/s of your “we” completely share what you are saying, doing, or thinking?
Finally, how are we?
You and me?
Thank you for dropping by, or for reading these posts when they pop up in your mailbox. I’ve got to know some of you a bit over the years, and I always appreciate hearing from you.
Heroes Not Zombies 
Dear Bob,
In the wee moments of reading through your blog post today (How are We?). In the form of an emotional feeling, came an answer to your question.
The ‘We’ felt no different from ‘I’
The words that may best describe the feeling could be e.g. ‘connected’ or ‘one’
May I also take this opportunity Bob to thank you for your inspiring blog. I thoroughly enjoy it! From Blue Zones to Photography- they nestle comfortably within, as a valuable resource and connection.
Merci Beaucoup 🙂
Brian