I feel all this. I too just went on a mini rage about having to drive everywhere because I know how amazing it would be for our mental health to have a reliable public transportation system because I've seen it in action in other countries. But then some shitty news breaks and my anger at cars shifts onto the next awful thing that just does not need to be so awful. It's good to vent.
My mission since moving back has been to literally find and befriend people that live near me. To go to groups and to start gatherings and to do it over and over again. It’s not glamorous and it doesn’t make for good social media content but we all fucking need it.
Yeah it’s going ok. I think it’s easier to do in a smaller community than in a city because you see the same people again and again but also harder bc it takes a while for people to welcome newcomers.. so it’s a work in progress. But I just keep trying!
How much do we love Michael Rance? I just wrote my first piece on here about feeling triumphant and at peace because I’d made a healthy decision only to have my new-found comfy, glowy confidence completely destroyed literally minutes later. And now we’re (I’m) back at floundering and spinning, as Michael puts it. Jeez wow. Loved your essay and thanks for encouraging togetherness!
I feel all this. I too just went on a mini rage about having to drive everywhere because I know how amazing it would be for our mental health to have a reliable public transportation system because I've seen it in action in other countries. But then some shitty news breaks and my anger at cars shifts onto the next awful thing that just does not need to be so awful. It's good to vent.
My mission since moving back has been to literally find and befriend people that live near me. To go to groups and to start gatherings and to do it over and over again. It’s not glamorous and it doesn’t make for good social media content but we all fucking need it.
How's it going?? Have you connected?
Yeah it’s going ok. I think it’s easier to do in a smaller community than in a city because you see the same people again and again but also harder bc it takes a while for people to welcome newcomers.. so it’s a work in progress. But I just keep trying!
You speak my mind, so much, in this piece.
🤬🤬🤬😭😭😭
I relate so much to this. It’s fucking damn hard.
How much do we love Michael Rance? I just wrote my first piece on here about feeling triumphant and at peace because I’d made a healthy decision only to have my new-found comfy, glowy confidence completely destroyed literally minutes later. And now we’re (I’m) back at floundering and spinning, as Michael puts it. Jeez wow. Loved your essay and thanks for encouraging togetherness!
i’m crying with you.