Are you older? If so, senior community centers have lots of activities.
Volunteer at a museum. Our WW11 museum has several volunteers.
I have a friend that enrolled her dog in a service dog training program. She visits hospitals, assisted living facilities and nursing homes with her adorable pooch.
Are you able to leave your home? If so I can suggest going to your local library to see what programs they may have. Mine has everything from senior tech to movies to knitting to craft classes. If you are a member of a faith based community you have a wealth of ways to reach out for friends. I myself love Facebook groups and I could be there about 10 times what I am and never get bored with it. This Forum itself eats up a good hour of time. If you are well, then walking and gardening and smart phone photography and perhaps fostering if you love dogs or cats.
I cannot really even begin to touch the tip of the iceberg on what our world has to offer. Do collage. Write the next best cozy crime mystery. Learn Tai chi and do balance exercises. For me there isn't enough time in the day. Cook a casserole for your neighbor? Trust me I could go on!
There must be things I am missing in your writing us, so do let us know what would/could prevent your trying a couple of our suggestions? The truth is that when we hear similar questions it often turns out that there is some depression involved? Could this be happening at all for you? I wish you the best of luck.
Yes, to volunteerism, if you are able to get around. If not, you seem tech-savvy, so maybe offer your services to non-profits to do digital tasks or phone calling, etc.
Join Nextdoor.com, which is an intranet of your actual neighbors in your community (and is supposed to be non-anonymous). Everyday people have "discussions" about stuff that's going on in the community that you otherwise may not know about.
Join a faith-based organization, like a church or synagogue and get involved.
In my experience, people aren't going to come to you, so you need to go to where they are. When you feel comfortable in a group (like a church) make it known that you will be alone for the holidays or whatever. My church connects singles with hosting families so that no one needs to be alone. Churches often have Care or Elder ministries to keep tabs on people who are on the margins.
Keeping yourself up to date with technology makes you more relevant. Keep up on current events so that you have things to talk about with others, not just your personal woes like health (even though we all have legitimate woes, we need to be upbeat and positive as much as possible or we will scare people away). No one likes to be around an Eeyore.
Volunteer at a charity you like. For many years I used to volunteer at an animal shelter. I made tons of good friends there even though I was really there for the critters.
Thank you for caring about our fur babies. They bring a smile to our faces. The last dog I rescued, a greyhound, absolutely stole my heart. He was the sweetest dog ever!
Are you older? If so, senior community centers have lots of activities.
Volunteer at a museum. Our WW11 museum has several volunteers.
I have a friend that enrolled her dog in a service dog training program. She visits hospitals, assisted living facilities and nursing homes with her adorable pooch.
Do you enjoy reading? Join a book club.
Do you like crafts? Enroll in classes.
Best wishes to you.
If so I can suggest going to your local library to see what programs they may have. Mine has everything from senior tech to movies to knitting to craft classes.
If you are a member of a faith based community you have a wealth of ways to reach out for friends.
I myself love Facebook groups and I could be there about 10 times what I am and never get bored with it.
This Forum itself eats up a good hour of time.
If you are well, then walking and gardening and smart phone photography and perhaps fostering if you love dogs or cats.
I cannot really even begin to touch the tip of the iceberg on what our world has to offer. Do collage. Write the next best cozy crime mystery. Learn Tai chi and do balance exercises. For me there isn't enough time in the day.
Cook a casserole for your neighbor?
Trust me I could go on!
There must be things I am missing in your writing us, so do let us know what would/could prevent your trying a couple of our suggestions?
The truth is that when we hear similar questions it often turns out that there is some depression involved? Could this be happening at all for you?
I wish you the best of luck.
Join Nextdoor.com, which is an intranet of your actual neighbors in your community (and is supposed to be non-anonymous). Everyday people have "discussions" about stuff that's going on in the community that you otherwise may not know about.
Join a faith-based organization, like a church or synagogue and get involved.
In my experience, people aren't going to come to you, so you need to go to where they are. When you feel comfortable in a group (like a church) make it known that you will be alone for the holidays or whatever. My church connects singles with hosting families so that no one needs to be alone. Churches often have Care or Elder ministries to keep tabs on people who are on the margins.
Keeping yourself up to date with technology makes you more relevant. Keep up on current events so that you have things to talk about with others, not just your personal woes like health (even though we all have legitimate woes, we need to be upbeat and positive as much as possible or we will scare people away). No one likes to be around an Eeyore.
I'm glad you are fine on most days!