Pamela, is there some way we can transform what we do here into some type of direct and alive communication for those of us who would be interested? Zoom comes to mind
I feel the same way sometimes however, it is usually linked to how confident I am in world affairs at large. I go get a sandwich or coffee and sit at the park just to see the critters lurking around, it helps. Or I when I go to the grocery or anywhere I call everyone by their name and strike connections there. It is difficult for me as I am a stay at home mom having moved during the pandemic. It can be a little tricky with remote work, relocating often and living away from family. BE CREATIVE, I would be your friend if we lived near each other. We all need connection.
I know hundreds of people on the Internet. I have never met them.
I feel utterly alone in my own life and house.
My father once warned me, when I was a teenager who was infuriating my mother, schoolmates, and teachers: "If you continue on this course you are on, one very cold morning, you will wake up and realize that nobody in the entire world gives a damn whether you live...or die."
Pamela, is there some way we can transform what we do here into some type of direct and alive communication for those of us who would be interested? Zoom comes to mind
Allan we can definitely do a Zoom.
Yes. Yes
DM me on the new DM Chat
I will
I feel the same way sometimes however, it is usually linked to how confident I am in world affairs at large. I go get a sandwich or coffee and sit at the park just to see the critters lurking around, it helps. Or I when I go to the grocery or anywhere I call everyone by their name and strike connections there. It is difficult for me as I am a stay at home mom having moved during the pandemic. It can be a little tricky with remote work, relocating often and living away from family. BE CREATIVE, I would be your friend if we lived near each other. We all need connection.
The internet is definitely not a wholly healthy thing for people. While it can help in some ways to ease loneliness, it can make it worse as well.
What stood out for me in this post was the paragraph about depression and poverty. I shared that to Notes with this response:
"Poverty is one the topic indicators for anxiety and depression.
We need to do better.
We need to start by re-writing poverty policy.
More money goes to agencies helping poor people than to the people in poverty who need the money."
I agree and the challenge is how to get the money to the people?
I agree with this 100 percent.
I know hundreds of people on the Internet. I have never met them.
I feel utterly alone in my own life and house.
My father once warned me, when I was a teenager who was infuriating my mother, schoolmates, and teachers: "If you continue on this course you are on, one very cold morning, you will wake up and realize that nobody in the entire world gives a damn whether you live...or die."
It both seared and defined me.
And now it's my life.