Stulberg asserts that to “build community and cultivate lasting friendships,” we must find ways to shift our focus from inward (on ourselves) to outward (on our commitments and relationships with others). He suggests that we need to engage in activities (book clubs, community gardens, etc) that create “obligation with others,” and that once obligat... See more

TL;DR: The first step must be to calm our nervous systems; to return to center. From that grounded place, we can take longer-term actions. Second, we can cultivate resilience practices to support us amid turbulent times: taking a rest. Gardening. Spending time with nature, art, music, reading. Third: we have to build community, to invest in relatio... See more