Nostalgia...

May 10, 2011 14:11

     So in the last couple days I've been looking up family and long lost friends and loves from years past on Facebook and Twitter and such. I'm thinking that maybe my malaise of late might be from a lack of being connected with what is the core of life for most people: family and the people they grew up with. I've been finding everyone: who loved ( Read more... )

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a_skunk May 11 2011, 05:37:55 UTC
Yes I too feel somewhat disconnected from most of my family. For now I have a lot of furry friends to fill some one the void, but even that is starting to feel thin. I wonder what I will do when I am older.

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jurann May 11 2011, 22:01:37 UTC
Yep, I'm in that "older" place now. And finally realizing after a lot of years of wrapping myself up in fandom and my career, that I miss some of the old comforts of life I found in churches. And I've always known that, from a historical perspective, the "church" is a core community feature to healthy and strong American communities. That's the kind of community I grew up in, and it's a model that worked for me. Even though it wasn't really sating/quenching my spiritual or belief needs, it was giving me love and community and social interaction - an extended family if you will ( ... )

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a_skunk May 12 2011, 01:51:36 UTC
Well you should ask to come over then, or invite us there!

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jurann May 12 2011, 07:03:18 UTC
After pretty much doing that every weekend for a couple months and Pepe saying you guys always have plans or are too busy, I kinda gave up. I mean, *I* never have ANYTHING to do, so I just told Pepe to get a hold of me when you guys find time... =/

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