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Mohika Mudgal's avatar

Sending you so much love right back, Miriam! Absolutely, I feel the same pull. Despite the irony of discussing it online, there's a powerful urge to reconnect with real-life communities. Online spaces often lack the depth and authenticity that physical interactions provide.

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Susan Kuenzi's avatar

I really enjoyed reading your thoughts on this. It sounds like something is stirring within you. I wish we could sit down in my backyard office and talk over a cup of tea. I think that yearning for community in person is healthy. You asked about how others felt. I am a Christian and I can say that without my faith, I would struggle a lot more than I do. I’m guessing I am quite a bit older than you. I used to teach college students, first in China and then young people from all over the world. I love seeing people search for meaning and belonging. I appreciated what you shared. I write about transformation, and healing and growth. My masters is in counseling and I really love seeing how brain science and faith can be integrated. I wouldn’t call myself religious. I’m not trying to earn God’s love. He offered me new life in His Son, Jesus. If you ever want to talk, I am always open to that. Life without His love and a transcendent hope would be rough. The book I am writing is called Tenderly Transformed: Growing and Healing Through Turbulent Times. Life gets bumpy. Depression and anxiety can make a person feel so stuck. But lots of things can throw us off balance. I am grateful that God is able to bring us through the hard things in time, and we can emerge changed.

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