This has been something I have been consciously stepping in to. A corporate layoff mid 2025 had me in retirement earlier than planned. I wanted to work to 67, with 2 more years of earning and saving. I did not panic. Not for one minute (my sister did that for me.) There Universe has always supported and guided me. Trust and surrender is my new normal. Do I have enough retirement savings to last into old age? How old will I become? What about current economics? Should I move closer to family? There is no way of knowing these things. What I do know without a doubt is that God/Universe has always supported me. Guided me when I listen. Why would that stop now? It won't as long as I seek and listen. Trust and obey is my personal mantra. Not obey in the sense of external rules. Trust in the flow, the presence and when the path is shown to obey that. I won't know the why's, which is where Trust comes in. I did not want to leave North Carolina. I was in resistance, and closed off from guidance. When I surrendered, I was guided to Texas. The why was revealed when I got another infection in knee. I have had the best medical care here. I believe it saved my leg. Now? I live in a very affordable state. Another coincidence? I think not.

I have been struggling with it all. It is so much, rapid fire. Distracting me from my vision, values and goals. I unplug from news and social media from time to time. But also feel it is important to stay informed. So I've put some time and content guardrails on. Also have increased time spent outside, doing something creative and in meditation. It has helped calm my nervous system. I love what I am experiencing in this space. Support, encouragement and connection.

I have been reflecting about this in the past several weeks. I'm not sure that my recent actions are reflecting what my vision for the world is. I'm not sure that this particular time is a time for being passive. But if peace is my vision for the world, then I get to reflect peace. There is a way to do that and still be an activist. And I get to step into that way of being in all I do.

@Kris Delgado absolutely! Thank you for that distinction. I get caught between "what we resist persist" and what we don't resist when humans are harmed.

I have several things I consider my community. There is the physical space I live in, my neighbors and the HOA taking care of the business of our immediate community. I have been attending social events to get to know more neighbors, attending HOA meetings, and volunteering. There is my larger community of San Antonio and state of Texas. I was trained to be an election worker this past November. I have joined a volunteer group raising awareness and support for political candidates. There is my transformation community which includes people worldwide. And a smaller subset of that in North Carolina. I have participated in leadership in this area, in and out of training rooms. I have my AA community. I have been sober for over 40 years. I have friendships around the country. Here I lead by example of how to thrive living a sober life. Having said all of that, to me community is a space for like-minded or similar purpose people to join together to support one another, fellowship and grow together.

This is great! Thank you for creating this space. Excited to learn about a new platform and old and new connections.