I find my life has no point currently.

[Rodafina]

Yeah, I planned a Saturday in Seattle. I even found a Thai place that serves pink soup, a Thai street delicacy that many places do not serve.

Looking forward to hearing about your adventure when you get back.

 

[Coxhere]

Looking forward to hearing about your adventure when you get back.

Ditto!

 

[JayCee]

Boy oh boy ,,most of the above positive suggestions do a good job of making great suggestions, and Love Thai Food must look up Pink Soup. But seriously ,if you can get away from screen time.. It will pay the best benefits, I feel . A physical task that you could develop an interest in . Could be a benefit . Or even if you need extra push, sign up for a class, for something physical that may benefit you. Or grow to be a side job. or just help people?

 

[Coxhere]

Boy oh boy ,,most of the above positive suggestions do a good job of making great suggestions, and Love Thai Food must look up Pink Soup. But seriously ,if you can get away from screen time.. It will pay the best benefits, I feel . A physical task that you could develop an interest in . Could be a benefit . Or even if you need extra push, sign up for a class, for something physical that may benefit you. Or grow to be a side job. or just help people?

Good suggestions, JayCee.

 

[Metalhead]

Looking forward to hearing about your adventure when you get back.

It looks like it might have to wait until a week from now. Freeway closures for road construction. I will go to the farmer's market instead, see some free live music, pick up some kombucha and some fresh produce, watch the people for a while, wave at every dog passing by.

 

[Rodafina]

It looks like it might have to wait until a week from now. Freeway closures for road construction. I will go to the farmer's market instead, see some free live music, pick up some kombucha and some fresh produce, watch the people for a while, wave at every dog passing by.

Dang it.
But a good backup plan.

 

[Matthias]

...I want to feel like I am a part of something larger than myself. I want a sense of direction. I want to feel like I am helping others in one way or another....

I think nearly everyone feels the same way. I know many experts consider this desire to be connected to something outside oneself to be a biological need. Throughout history, most people met this need through family. Before modern transportation, extended families often lived together or near each other so that most people always felt connected to others who loved them. I find that nothing comes close to the benefits of good relationships and rewarding social interactions. Studies have found that the happiest people had good, close relationships while depressed people tended to be alone and feel socially disconnected.

It's unfortunate that limited transportation makes it difficult for you to meet and interact with others. I too have found that TV, the Internet, and other non-social activities can't make me happy. I wish I had good advice to offer. I just wanted to say I understand, feel similarly, and hope things get better for you.

 

[JayCee]

It looks like it might have to wait until a week from now. Freeway closures for road construction. I will go to the farmer's market instead, see some free live music, pick up some kombucha and some fresh produce, watch the people for a while, wave at every dog passing by.

Excellent back up plan ....sounds lovely . Sorry on the Freeway..When younger had learned of the lovely past time of people watching. Found often, that I was afraid of people being anxious about my watching them. So often either dark or blue coloured glasses and a cup of coffee became part of the routine , for the watching part. And lovely ,you were able to add healthy food shopping and music,to your experience.

 

[Coxhere]

I think nearly everyone feels the same way. I know many experts consider this desire to be connected to something outside oneself to be a biological need. Throughout history, most people met this need through family. Before modern transportation, extended families often lived together or near each other so that most people always felt connected to others who loved them. I find that nothing comes close to the benefits of good relationships and rewarding social interactions. Studies have found that the happiest people had good, close relationships while depressed people tended to be alone and feel socially disconnected.

It's unfortunate that limited transportation makes it difficult for you to meet and interact with others. I too have found that TV, the Internet, and other non-social activities can't make me happy. I wish I had good advice to offer. I just wanted to say I understand, feel similarly, and hope things get better for you.

I was a sociology and urban studies undergrad major. I still remember that we spent a lot of time studying alienation. With capitalism and the bottom line being the almighty dollar, it's difficult to live in a Western country without having feelings of alienation and isolation. What I've found living in a small, Hispanic country like Ecuador is that alienation is less of a problem because the bottom line here is the people and not so much the almighty dollar. And to most of the Western world, Ecuador is a "third world country" even though we have universal health care and people can study in public universities whereby the government pays for tuition, books, room, and board. The only mandate is that college graduates promise to live and work in Ecuador for a minimum of three year after earning their college degree(s).