I don't know if you can relate or not, but I'm getting my "news" in the only palatable package for my nervous system: The Daily Show. As I watch, the host is chatting with a political scientist who teaches at Harvard, Robert D. Putnam, the author of Bowling Alone. The premise of this book, and his film "Join or Die," is the demise of American communities and the rise of loneliness and isolation.
Wow, that's sad and scary. Putnam paraphrases a French philosopher that America has "always been the most connected nation in the world." This all changed about 50 years ago. We stopped knowing our neighbors. We stopped connecting with our families. We stopped participating in community affairs. And the trajectory has only gotten worse. We are more fragmented, isolated, and less trusting of each other.
But, wait, wait! Hear me out! The reason for this missive is not to bum you out; although I’m doing a pretty good job, no? Nope, I'm here to tell you what everyone is telling me at Blue Door: we are bucking this trend! We are lucky enough to be part of a wonderfully connected community. I feel it. You feel it. We all feel it.
We are so lucky to have a space where we are seen, heard, supported, held. Thank you for valuing connection and making Blue Door a true space of healing and self-growth.
Xx
Jesi
PS how many exclamation points are too many? Asking for a friend :-)
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