All tagged community
Friendships and Community
The church in this picture is the parish I grew up in - St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. My dad was transferred a few times before we landed in this place, and I was really small. It's the place where I was raised, not just by my parents, but by the community.
Melancholy - it's a thing
Many of us are feeling it these days - a sadness, a grieving and looking for a way to be joyful again. For some this may be depression - when it lasts long, is intense and you can't climb out of it - this needs professional attention. For others it's grief and feeling the loss of our former lives. We were hit with something we had no way to prepare for and have learned along the way what it means to be hanging on for dear life - every minute of every day.
Things are Looking Different
One of the things about a crisis is that we have to react somehow - indifferent, worried, scared, hopeful or anything in between. For many of us, the early months of being safe at home has stretched out into an unknown timeline or perhaps having to go back to work and worrying.