We help people never feel alone....
I don't even remember how I stumbled upon 7cups at this point, but one of the things that I love best about being a member here, and now a listener, is that I always know I can grab my phone or laptop and log on to 7Cups and immediately find someone to talk to me.
Honestly, this whole concept is AMAZING and I am just really so appreciative for all of the time and energy that people shared with me that I hope now to be able to pay it forward a little bit.
Thank you @Glen and the team for creating a space for us to find human connection, the spirit of kindness, and a sense of community.
My goal as a listener here is to connect with others who may be going through a difficult time and let them know they are not alone.
-What are your goals as a part of this community?
-What is something that was unexpected when you joined here as a member or a listener?
@halcyonCloud2036
I can relate to pretty much everything you said about 7 Cups. I feel like if we're going to live in digital age (and we have for forever now), we might as well be all connected and supportive of each other!!:)
To answer your (good) questions though:
1. My goals here and for the community are just to keep doing the best I can to my ability to keep engaging, encouraging, and helping to foster what I hope will continue to be a self-sustaining environment. Specifically an environment where people can be heard, validated, cared for, and told that they matter.
2. Two things come to mind to me for this question. One is, my very first session as a listener here was talking with someone who appeared to be experiencing thoughts of sadness to the tune of not wanting to exist (in that moment we were talking anyway).
Turns out, that person just needed to be heard and validated. They were (and I hope their circumstances have changed) going through some legitimately hard things that we're all out of their control.
The second thing is (and it was truly unexpected), I had a long-term member who I supported during their last few months with cancer. Not a day goes by where I don't think of them. My life was forever changed by our interactions and always will be.
@sereneSunset26
I LOVE your responses and this beautiful journey you are on! I am so thankful and grateful we have people like you here ❤️
And I am sure that having you in that member's life as they battled cancer was truly a blessing. Our work here has so much meaning and purpose -- just sharing a bit of kindness and compassion is what our world needs more often.
Thanks for sharing your experience here! And thanks for being so awesome!
@halcyonCloud2036 I was so happy about helping people. It made my day
@halcyonCloud2036
Great Post! I also joined to help people to never feel alone or at least i am bringing some comfort to them to help ease the hurt/pain in any way.
