We Were Not Made For Isolation.
𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕠 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕟𝕠𝕨?
I did a survey a few weeks ago in several different facebook groups I’m a part of. About 75 women participated in the survey. It was simple but eye opening.
I asked them “Wʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏғ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ?”
Then I gave them a list of words to choose from and asked them to select their top 3 words. Some examples of words from the list were-𝚓𝚘𝚢, identity, laughter, 𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚣𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, motivation, Clarity, 𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝, fulfillment, ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ….
Do you know what was far and away, the number one word chosen???
ℂ𝕆ℕℕ𝔼ℂ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ
Y’all this year has been HARD. We are not made for 𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 and this season has been extra challenging for us to cultivate connection and friendship. We are wired for 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗. We thrive when we are doing life together. We suffer in isolation. The mental health toll this pandemic and shutdown has taken is staggering.
As someone who’s been battling depression/anxiety/addictive behaviors, to some degree most of my life can tell you, there are people hurting out there!
So, I’ve had this idea. I’ve been sitting on it because I can’t quite flesh out exactly what it’ll look like. But my dream is to create a tribe called the 𝕎ℍ𝕆𝕃𝔼ℍ𝔼𝔸ℝ𝕋𝔼𝔻 𝕄𝕆𝕄 ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕄𝕌ℕ𝕀𝕋𝕐.
My heart is to lead women into more 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶, more 𝙵𝚄𝙻𝙻𝙽𝙴𝚂𝚂, more 𝙿𝙴𝙰𝙲𝙴 and greater 𝙲𝙾𝙽𝙽𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽 with our Father. There is NO substitute for face to face interaction. But like it or not, that is limited right now.
Rather than just sit around and be bummed about that, I’d love to create a space to pursue meaningful connection. I know SO many amazing women who have stories to share that would just feed your soul. And, I bet you have a story of your own that would bring encouragement to someone out there. I have a million ideas for this little dream community of mine, but none of it can happen without you. So, I’m hoping you will grab a friend and jump in! I’m excited to see who is up for the adventure and I can’t wait to start sharing some of your stories!
If you’re interested in checking it out, let me know and I’ll add you to the group!! 💕💕💕