Hey, my Stage 32 Community!
I wanted to share this very comforting TED talk about sharing your vulnerabilities with your online communities in order to not feel so alone in your loneliness. If the film & television is a "marathon", a gentle reminder to pace ourselves but keep at it, then I think that lesson is amplified with our current situation. I won't pretend to understand what any of you are going through, but I will absolutely do what I can to create a "temporary sanctuary" for you to share what you're going through.
And for whatever you share, thank you. If you feel inclined to respond in kind, please consider making your response the glimmer of hope you, too, need when you are vulnerable and feeling alone. Thank you for choosing to lift others up. Let us hold onto other people and continue to make this a safe space for all.
Your "temporary sanctuary" mediator,
K. Ross
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonny_sun_you_are_not_alone_in_your_loneliness
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The other day I've read interview with old school Serbian actress and she pointed out that actually it's the physical distance we should practice within the secure measures due C19 pandemic, but someone persistently tries to sell it to us as - social distance... interesting to think about...
As for me, being a loner I'm doing just fine...maybe even more than I should perhaps? :)
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Kiril:
"As for me, being a loner I'm doing just fine.."
There are THOUSANDS of us - if not MORE that share the SAME EXPERIENCE. In Fact If you watch "South Park" and saw the latest episode- EVEN CARTMAN!!!!
But interesting that you pointed out the Physical v. Social - I think that it was FIRST seen to be a good buzzword" piggybacking off of Social Media - BUT in the U.S. it seems to be used to keep us apart "Information & Thought-wise" as well - Which as you know NEVER will ultimately work - As we are all a collective - a Giant Puzzle - Everyone's piece fits SOMEWHERE - on this planet!
As with EVERYTHING on the planet - the pendulum will equalize and go back to a CALM stasis - It Appears that at the start of every NEW century- There is a "shake-up", Leveling the playing field thing that happens on this planet - The Depression and the World Wars - in the beginning of the 20th -which led to innovation, free expression etc etc - 19th Century - War or 1812 - which led to Clay's "American System" and Nationalism, Now the "Manipulation" of the Virus into a movement to control aspects - through fear - leading to monetary and emotional fears, This too will lead to a breakthrough or again a Leveling off into the next thing - (Which I and I assume some others have some ideas about!) - And whatever you are working on today - in this period of "Distancing" will have a better chance of going wherever you want it to go - I truly believe and know that!! - ANYWAY - Enough words for today - Thanks for posting that - A Lot of us need to see that we are NOT ALONE in our thoughts!!
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@Karen Thanks for the share. Really enjoyed show and taken to heart crisp original one liner “Tiny temporary sanctuaries” where orator talks about good and bad social media points.