Community

Wow!  It has been a long time since I posted anything here!

Admittedly, with the pandemic, as well as my mental health issues and own personal demons, I have struggled a lot over the past year or so.

But, now, I find myself in a great place mentally.  Sure I still have my bad days, but a lot more good ones now.  And a lot of that has come from YouTube.

I had been watching a lot of YouTube, with not a lot else to do during lockdown, and decided to finally start my own YouTube channel.

This also led to me being more active in the comment sections and live chats.  Then, it led to me being a part of the occasional livestream.

The sense of community I have found has helped me beyond measure.  It has enabled me to engage with people in intellectual discussion, or just to have a chat and a laugh.

I have made some good friends from this wonderful community. Some of whom I talk to regularly, and have even met via video calls.

It is nice being able to out a face to a name, but that in no way diminishes how I feel about all the faceless entities I talk to. I consider them all friends, and they really do help me handle lockdown.

Of course, family is very important too. But this post isn’t about them. Maybe the next one will be. 😁

My love and warmest wishes go out to everyone! Look after each other! And stay safe!