What if all your relationships & friendships only lasted a couple of months?⠀

 
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After planting roots in a small beach town (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) just over a year ago, I'm starting to understand a concept I didn't grasp before:⁣⁣⁣

Location Independent ≠ Location Ambiguous⁣⁣⁣

Just because I can live anywhere, doesn't mean I should.⁣⁣⁣

Why?⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣Community.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣For 2 years after leaving Portland, OR in 2018, I struggled with the idea of "community," mainly because I moved to new countries every month.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣Having the privilege of being able to live "anywhere" simultaneously creates the challenge of actually choosing.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣Sounds like a desirable problem, sure.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣But having very few consistent face-to-face relationships because of a transient lifestyle takes a toll on mental health.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣It was like every 30 days I had to hit a social circle reset button.⁣⁣⁣

But, I finally found "home," because I finally found a community

Many fellow members of Nomad Cruise, Remote Year, and the Dynamite Circle live here in Playa.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣I've connected with others through a shared interest in basketball, plant medicine, art, spirituality, or adventure.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣While finding my tribe has been exciting, I've also witnessed a world plagued by the destruction of communities and the normalization of isolation as a fallout of this pandemic.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣It's impossible for any of us to live all alone in the universe.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣We all need community now more than ever, and it's important we're able to restore our connections with others ASAP.⁣⁣⁣

⁣⁣⁣Without it, there's really nothing else.⁣⁣⁣


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