The National Loneliness Epidemic

The National Loneliness Epidemic

August 29, 2023Posted inCircle of 5, LonelinessNo Comments
Anyone else quit watching the news sometime along the way in 2020?  Just me? I just got tired of all the angst and drama in our world.  I know I have a responsibility to be informed.  But, after race riots, covid deaths rising, election drama, and crime rates soaring it came to the point that I had to make a decision for my own well-being to turn off the news. Apparently I wasn’t the only one.  In 2021, the percentage drop of weeknight viewership of the evening news was in the teens.  The cable news networks saw percentage drops in the mid-20’s to mid-30’s.  A lot of us felt we had to shut it off. No doubt, many of us are still in that mode.  And, in case you are, there’s some news from 2023 you need to be aware of.  Here it is:  The U.S. Surgeon General has declared that we are in a loneliness epidemic.  This declaration was made in May, 2023.
It’s Lonely Out There

It’s Lonely Out There

August 22, 2023Posted inLonelinessNo Comments
Everyone says that business is about relationships.  There’s no doubt that’s true.  But, when you’re a solo-preneur, you often find yourself with so many relationships but very meaningful relationships.  To keep your business moving forward you have to keep moving on from nurturing one relationship to nurturing the next.  The small business person runs the risk of having a million relationships that are all surface-level. Yet, to live your best life, you need a community around you.  And, not just any community–a very specific community that helps you grow the life you’ve wanted to live. In my journey, I’ve tried a lot of different kinds of communities.