community
I'll go on record saying that we've had more local socializing since we've moved here than we had in the three years we lived in druid labs east. Other than family, that is. And by local socializing, I mean socializing with folks two doors down. Stop by socializing. Let's go to the garden store socializing. Meet you at the beach for a dog walk socializing.
It was what I missed the most when we left our lovely neighborhood in Illinois. I didn't even know that I was missing it. I just knew I felt lonely. Now, I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box, but sheesh, you'd think I could have figured that one out a little sooner, right? Nope.
In my defense, the work I was doing in NJ was hard, even if it didn't take my every waking moment. Seeing to it that Mom was cared for and safe and fed - and arguing with her day after day, because that is how we communicated best, I suppose - was wearing, to say the least. I wanted to crawl into a hole on a lot of days. I wanted the burden off my shoulders. I wanted an outlet of some kind, and only in the last few months did I find it in my friendship with Jill.
We first looked at larger homes on acreage when we came here to shop for the new druid labs. I'm glad we didn't do that. I'm glad we live in a neighborhood with nice people. Lovely people. Great people, it seems. Community makes just about everything a whole lot nicer.
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I think that we can survive on our own but it takes that sense of *community* for us to truly thrive.
And community takes many interesting forms whether it be in our neighborhood or our cyber~hood.
*hug*
I watched my Mom's spirits lift after a very similar experience involving some moves across country. I hope you and Hobbit continue to enjoy your new friends and seek out others! *hug*
I miss socializing and maybe it was because I was from Florida but I never went a day without talking to atleast 3 or 4 of my neighbors.
Here in MA I live mostly in an elderly neighborhood and they keep to themselves. I do see them in the winter when I shovel their walkways for them. :)
I lived in several different places in CA and each place was different but for the most part friendly. Of course being an apartment manager no one wanted to socialize to much. hehehehe
Enjoy your new digs. :)
Hugs, Zissy
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