Joanne, yes, being connected is a whole other thing than being disconnected, and it is real! The funny thing is that those who believe that the world is “out there”, separate from and in conflict with the self, see us as disconnected 🙂 We are disconnected from all the fighting, yes, but connected to the effortless inner flow. The universe is manifesting itself as something completely new and evolved, and we are gratefully becoming just that!