Mary, this is a pertinent reminder for us! I just read a post about our being overloaded with the noisy world around us, and I think in this "noise" age that we retreat within ourselves to either gain solitude or sanity. Which is perhaps why we detach more now than ever. We are designed to be social, to interact, and the only way to quiet the noise sometimes is to reach out to people and meet our common need of connection.

I also thank you that you just defined social excellence and gave us a question to think about. We are individuals, and social excellence in each of our lives will be as unique as our fingerprints.

Well written post!!