Audible is now free! And other reasons to listen to each other’s stories...

I’ve been chatting with people here and in Europe and as the intensity of this virus steamrolls across the planet there is an increasing need to connect and share our stories. I’m hearing about long lost friends reconnecting via Skype, and I am connecting with cousins I haven’t chatted this much with EVER and others I lost track of. We have reestablished a lifeline online. Through jokes and memes and insta etc we are recreating community and sharing the burden of these trying days. Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangout, etc. are making it possible to keep connected and to challenge isolation. I’ve had group wine parties, and Zoom dance parties, as well as a FaceTime purging if my closet... I have daily phone calls, weekly calls, weekly walks online with friends, as well as online group yoga classes, etc. We watch Netflix together and share the latest news and stories, good and bad.

So if you’ve been thinking about checking up on someone just do it! It might just help them through their day and make you feel a lot less distanced.

oh and AUDIBLE IS FREE!!!

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

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