Current circumstances have left us isolated from others. Isolated from the support we need. Loneliness grips us all at times. For some, it is a daily companion. Others seem to be around people daily and still don’t get what their heart truly needs. Whether we know it or believe it, we need some form of emotional connection often. We all yearn for some way to connect with someone. We are looking for something to fill us. The great part of recovery is we need to connect almost daily with someone to get out of our minds. Connecting with other like-minded people continues to allow us to give support as well as receive it.

Consistent connection with others in like-minded endeavors support us in the ways we need. This is our community. We can have multiple communities at different times in our lives. A community for addiction recovery, one for weight loss, another for achieving financial freedom, and one for religion. We may not share all the same beliefs of those in our groups but we share enough to help each other draw strength and affirmation from. We can draw support from them when we are feeling weak and provide the same support when we are feeling strong. Our hearts yearn for connection and when we make the effort to find and connect with these groups, then our hearts start to be filled. It will assist us to overcome depressions and loneliness. It will help us find happiness.

How many times a day to we look at our phones, the internet, Facebook, or Instagram. We are constantly looking for something that will inspire us or connect with us. The thing about technology is it provides a great way for us to connect to the people and the world. Yet for many it causes them to be depressed and feeling worse than when they first go online.  We look and lust after people and things. We compare ourselves to others. We look at our little screen and see everything perfect for others but not ourselves. Yet if we took that little screen and blow it up on the big screen in front of us, what would we find? Will we see how dirty the countertops are? Would we see the massive amounts of debt that people have to keep this perfect charade? What we may see is that many of these people are just like us, lonely and looking for someone to talk to and express their frustrations and concerns.