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+I think it was Brene Brown who told a story about a village where all the women washed clothes together down by the river.
+When they all got washing machines, there was a sudden outbreak of depression and no one could figure out why.
+It wasn't the washing machines in and of themselves.
+It was the absence of time spent doing things together.
+It was the absence of community.
+Friends, we’ve gotten so independent.
+We’re “fine” we tell ourselves even when in reality we’re depressed, we’re overwhelmed, we’re lonely, and we’re hurting.
+“We’re fine, we’re just too busy right now” we say when days, weeks, months, and years go by without connecting with friends.
+I’m fine, I’m fine, I’m fine.
+It’s so easy to say even when it’s not true.
+We’ve become so isolated and it’s hard to know how to get back.
+It’s so hard to know how to even begin to build the kind of relationships our hearts need.
+And I think in our current culture, it’s just not as organic as it once was.
+It's more work now.
+Because you know, we have our own washing machines.
+We don't depend on each other to do laundry, or cook dinner, or raise babies anymore.
+We don't really depend on each other for much of anything if we're being honest.
+In Brene Brown’s book, ‘Braving the Wilderness’, she says that being lonely affects the length of our life expectancy similar to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
+I don’t say that to freak anyone out, but to let you know that the longing for connection is LEGIT.
+I think we’ve treated friendship like a luxury for far too long; friendship isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity.
+We don't want it. We kind of need it.
+Be independent. Be proud of it. But be an independent woman who realizes the value and the importance of opening the door to other good women.
+You can do it alone, but you don't have to.
+Islands are only fun for so long.
+There is true magic when women come together and hold hands and share ideas and share stories and struggles and endless bowls of salsa.
+You use your gifts, and I'll use mine, and then we'll invite that girl over there who brings a completely different set of skills to the table we are building, and we'll watch together as something miraculous unfold.
+♥️♥️♥️
+Author: Amy Weatherly