I found your substack over the last week as I continue to seek to identify similar, but different, stories.
Today’s post was great and resonated with me on two levels - the subtitle hit first. Isolation is such a continuing trend in culture driven by many factors - not the least being social media.
But the second part of matched vibrations were the hints you gave on how to plan for summer situations. Thanks for confirming a lot of my own personal observations for strategies that work (esp the ‘have an exit strategy’ recommendation)!
Thank you for this gentle reminder that connection is key. By nature, I tend not to be a joiner. I’m an introvert and alcohol was one way I “dealt” with it -the liquid courage to push me into joining social crowds.
What I continue to work hard on and look at closely is holding both solitude and isolation- how I need and protect my solitude fiercely and also need to connect to and with others who understand this lifestyle. Balancing the two, both of which sustain me, is not always easy. I consider solitude and isolation two totally different things yet it can get slippery.
Agreed totally. It is a balance when we are fed by those times of connecting in solitude. For me it can be a spiritual thing, too. I’ve also found interesting challenges with this as a mom, too, my days so connected with little humans ❤️❤️🙏🏼
I found your substack over the last week as I continue to seek to identify similar, but different, stories.
Today’s post was great and resonated with me on two levels - the subtitle hit first. Isolation is such a continuing trend in culture driven by many factors - not the least being social media.
But the second part of matched vibrations were the hints you gave on how to plan for summer situations. Thanks for confirming a lot of my own personal observations for strategies that work (esp the ‘have an exit strategy’ recommendation)!
Thank you for this gentle reminder that connection is key. By nature, I tend not to be a joiner. I’m an introvert and alcohol was one way I “dealt” with it -the liquid courage to push me into joining social crowds.
What I continue to work hard on and look at closely is holding both solitude and isolation- how I need and protect my solitude fiercely and also need to connect to and with others who understand this lifestyle. Balancing the two, both of which sustain me, is not always easy. I consider solitude and isolation two totally different things yet it can get slippery.
Agreed totally. It is a balance when we are fed by those times of connecting in solitude. For me it can be a spiritual thing, too. I’ve also found interesting challenges with this as a mom, too, my days so connected with little humans ❤️❤️🙏🏼