Weekly challenge - Brainstorming ideas - Mar 4-10 - 2019
What would you like to see in the 50+ subcom that you have not yet seen here?
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@DanaMH I would like to know more about how people see the 50+ subcom and what we could do to make it a more welcoming place to hang out and share what is going on in the community.
What are your favorites forums (the word games are very popular)?
@soulsings
I agree and added something to our list for that.
@soulsings
@DanaMH
Hi. =)
I am perusing forums, threads, chat rooms . . . I believe I even had access to a leader thread and read those conversations as well.
I have to tell you, I am frustrated with 7 Cups.
The biggest thing that I want to do is connect with other people and form a support circle of 7 Cup friends with similar thoughts, ideas and experiences.
The one thing I cannot do is connect with other 7 Cup members in a format, such as the messaging system, in which I might possibly have meaningful conversations to get to know anyone in order to form those possible connections which could lead to a support system.
As I am reading about, I am noticing that everyone seems to have this same problem.
I tried the chat rooms and they are inhabited, the conversations are just a few words answers flying at the speed of light. Dizzying and certainly does not support several sentence or small paragraph communication.
I am sharing this with you because 7 Cups will be of very little use to me without the ability to form some kind of consistent support group type interaction. I am not going to use a Listener, one of the many reasons why is Listeners are discouraged from participating in the conversation, only to guide
I mean this place has a lot of things going on, there is a lot but I am not finding anything viable as far as meeting the specific need of peer to peer support.
Am I missing something?
@Firefly2021
Hi, there are forums and there are chat rooms that you can connect with others. Using a member account you won't have access to the listener forums or rooms that listeners have access to or the forums that only those on the leader boards have access to since you are currently not a leader on any team. However, you have access to all of the remaining forums and rooms.
Sorry to hear that you are frustrated with 7cups. It does take time to find things in the forums sometimes and get to know folks in the rooms. In the rooms when there is not a discussion you can chat anytime and get to know folks and talk about things. I know a lot of folks in the 35+ room are in there a lot and there are regulars in there all the time asking folks questions and they are like a family sometimes with the way they support each other. I know some rooms are better than others also. Sometimes for example 35+ yes we do have 5 conversations going on in there at a time and it makes it a fast chat and on the phone it is harder to follow than a computer.
@DanaMH
Brand new member, so I don't have any suggestions.
Generally speaking I feel like after age 55 most people treat me like I have nothing of relavance to offer, I'm wondering if that's just me, or do other Baby Boomers feel pushed out of society?
@Yaya2010 I think the younger generations are conditioned by smart phones and social media to pay attention to their phones. A gathering I went to, everyone sat around and said nothing just looked at their phones.
I think that is the whole point of 50+ and 35+ to give people communities where it is safe and supportive place to express what matters to you. I know in our discussions, we have many opportunities to share our thoughts and they are appreciated by many there. Link here https://www.7cups.com/forum/50OverCommunity_193/TeamToolsandTeamUpdates_1705/50plusDiscussionsScheduleandTopics_172805/
@soulsings I don't think it's all smart phones, looking back I didn't take the time to really learn anything from my eldars, and I didn't have a phone. I think it's a societal habit to just dismiss people once they reach a certain age.
I noticed at my all girls weekend last year....aged 55-72 and I looked around after dinner and every single woman was on her phone LOL
@Yaya2010 good point that happened before smart phones, but they have made it worse.
@Yaya2010
Welcome to 7cups and the Sub-Community. I am a couple of years younger than you however I know in the 35+ forums and room they value our input and ideas. Not sure if you have checked out the 35+ room which is open 24/7 also or the 35+ Forum pages. Once you explore more let us know if there are things that we can add to either Sub-Community. Thanks
@Yaya2010 Oh yes -- I am beginning to feel irrelevant. I have a significant hearing loss and while I've always been quick to engage and respond to people socially, I find myself slow, awkward, and left behind. I've been isolating due to the effort it takes to follow a discussion, and hiding in my home doesn't help. I have moved into an over 55 community and find that those folks share a lot of my challenges...but I work long hours and most of these lovely people are retired.
@MsBrownieBee I am sorry for your hearing loss. That must make communicating challenging.
Fortunately at 7cups we are all only communicate in writing so in some sense we all have a certain challenge reaching out to each other.
The technology is changing so fast. They now have phones that convert the person's conversation to text as they talk so you may be able to read what they are saying even if they are difficult to hear.
ASL American Sign Language is a gift to those whose hearing is not correctable. There are videos on learning ASL on youtube and social group meetups.
Hope you find a way to keep the joy alive despite the setbacks.
@soulsings
Thanks - I appreciate your kind words.
I would like a "how are you today" space here where I can be free to be a debbie downer, or myself, or do a quick share of my day. Honestly, you gals are into yoga and meditation and such that I do not want to share and not be positive. Much of my recent depression ties in with age. It is more difficult to find work at 57 that pays enough to cover my whittled expenses. Younger people are not as isolated as I am.
For physical fitness- LOL- I took a day labor job. Turns out to be fire restoration at a plant that makes steel wheels. Job was advertised as light lifting and water clean up. ThBut I am determined to use this job to get back into the workforce with a good recent reference. So I have moved a few items that were much heavier, and come home incredibly filthy too. This morning I have a moral dilemma to ponder re coworkers smoking weed on breaks and if or whom to take it to. It is a dangerous job, people up 20 feet on scissor lifts, should not be high. But I dont want to make trouble either. I worked alone for most of my years and never had to deal with these kinds of issues. The boss is pretty paid back like he might rather have these guys show up and work than bust them and not have the help? How's that for a brainstorm? The "what would YOU do" corner?
How do you economize? Any tips or good sites to share?
what makeup / products work well for thinning wrinkly skin?
Oh gosh I always have an idea, but no more time to share. Got fat fingers and a cell phone for internet!
@Chickadee123 You and I are nearly the same age so we might have a similar perspective.
I've had to just let go of my feelings about pot, if it's not endangering me personally. It's the companies responsibility to protect their product, if they don't do random drug testing, that's on them. If the worker's are endangering themselves being high, then that's on them, I am not reponsibile for their choices. Now, if they are endangering me....then it's my problem and the first thing I would do it say that, directly to their face.
The other thing we oldies have to remember is that pot today is very different from when we teenagers, and in states where it's legal and they have these huge dispensaries with so many varieties that do different things --- I'm not even sure if what they are smoking is getting them high, or calming them down?
Just maybe another way to think about it???
@Yaya2010 I'm at lunch, so I don't have time to talk about budget and beauty...but we can talk more later?
@Chickadee123
Hi - for the "how are you today" will the check-in section work for that? You can reply to that any day you would like to and it is ok to feel however you are feeling. You can also add a forum page with your user name in the check-in section and call it something like "Chickadee123 - Share of the day" and post to that every day and others can respond to you if they would like to. I think you might be surprised on how others are feeling that are younger. I agree it is harder at that age to find work which I am sorry that it is. Can you go to Human resources about those employees if you don't think the boss will help? Could you use the Challenges We Face section or the Q&A and Discussions for your what would you do questions?
How do you economize? Any tips or good sites to share? - This one I can use in the future for a forum posting to get ideas going for everyone.
What makeup / products work well for thinning wrinkly skin? - Would you like to add this one in the Challenges or Discussion section above as a new forum posting that individuals can respond to you.
Let us know other ideas to try to help improve the Sub-Community. Thanks
