A Nonjudgmental Space for Mutual Support
All are welcome here! In this divided world, I want to create a safe space for people to connect and support each other.
This is a place for people to share their real-life struggles and receive kind words of support. Here we can go beyond chitchat and make real connections. Tell us:
- What are you struggling with?
- What do you need?
- What is your life like?
- What are your passions, skills, or talents?
- In what ways do you feel alone?
The main rule for responding is kindness only!
Yes to:
- Validation, empathy, encouragement, and friendly support (especially in the "Hurting & Hard Times" section), such as:
- "That sounds really hard."
- "I think you're being very brave."
- Offers of practical help or connection, especially in the "Skills & Specialties" section, such as:
- “I’m a good listener and available for supportive messages if anyone needs a kind voice.”
- “I have experience navigating disability paperwork and can share emotional support around that process.”
No to (I will delete):
- Advice, unless specifically asked for
- Criticism (even "constructive"), correction, or counsel, unless asked for
- Hate speech or any sort of unkindness or disrespect
- Selling or marketing
- Preaching, proselytizing, or propaganda
Note from the creator & moderator: I'm just an ordinary person (see: about me), and I'm figuring this out as I go. (Leave feedback here.) I intend this as an online hub for regular human-to-human connection, not any sort of official resource.
If that sounds good, scroll down to dive in and start connecting!
I'm in a hard time lately that seems to be "burnout."
Mostly it's that my days have been too full of work (both work-work, at my job, and childcare-work/housework at home) and not enough of rest. We've had some mild sickness and some other draining-to-me things going on. I'm quite depleted.
I've also been (like many people, I gather) quite dismayed about what I'm hearing on the news, especially the brutal ICE raids and violence. It hurts to hear about, and I feel afraid about what will come next for our country.
(Making this Kindness Village has been an attempt to channel my feelings into something potentially productive. It's something to do about how I feel [in addition to other things I'm already doing and/or planning to do].)
Also it's winter--with a big winter storm coming--and things just feel bleak and hard.
Back to the housework: I've been thinking how ironic it is that in times when you most need order, efficiency, and efficacy (for example, to be able to find things you need, and to have them be clean and peacefully ordered), those are the times of the most messiness and chaos, because you're having a hard time.
Compassion, compassion, compassion...to me and everyone who is hurting and having a hard time...compassion is my mantra.
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