Welcome to the I'm Okay Collective Forum!

A huge welcome to you, Skylar! Thank you for taking that 1st step to begin what I hope will be a beautiful interactive community (one day!). In the meantime, I appreciate what you shared: the idea of comings and goings, giving and receiving, in and out. It makes me think about energy that way and what direction our energy goes. I've heard many metaphors around the topic: putting on one's own mask before anyone else's in an emergency plane landing, giving from an empty bucket being harmful while giving from a full bucket is better, the list goes on. I think I may write a blog entry on the idea of energy directions and how we get caught up in one direction and sometimes miss the necessity of the other.

Connection as an antidote to isolation - what a beautiful truth. It sounds so easy, doesn't it? But I know it is no easy feat. So much familiarity and comfort can be found in isolation. No risk is needed; we name our own rules. And connection is an act of trust and courage. Good for you for naming that and stepping forward. I hope more will step forward with you, even if it takes time. You are a wondrous soul who deserves to feel connected to the wider world around you as well as your own marvelous self. And anyone who connects with you is lucky, indeed!