@Former-Member @Shaz51 @Kasey13 @Appleblossom @Carlachris  Darcy again a wonderful consolidated set of insights about social wellness - so many thoughts 💭 thoughts 💭 thoughts 💭... 

Mainly I am resonating with two points on this topic 

1. Lately I've been making a concerted effort to connect to friends who I have been neglecting - I don't want to only have friends who MsS is comfortable with - which is only really one of our friends - this makes me think if things went south in that friendship there is just too much reliance on it if there are not other friends in our circle ... so I am consciously attempting to build and strengthen other friend connections who have been in the secondary circle of time and attention in recent years comparatively .. this is making me feel more balanced and also encouraging MsS to test out her social skills she is learning in her day programs 

2. BELONG BELONG BELONG ... such a strong word and so deeply connected to social wellness .. I once asked MsS what she wanted most in life and her answer was to feel like she belonged ... even saying the word evokes comfort ... so I am going to challenge myself to help others feel like they belong and are safe and valued in my presence ... belonging is so incredibly important to who we are as human beings - so interlinked with survival I think we can't help but crave it 

that's us all - and Thankyou all for making me feel like this forum is a place we can all BELONG as fellow social creatures needing the comfort of each other as we travel and share our thoughts 💭