Kandi Robbins posted a thread, "Looking for some feedback" about what would get folks to break out of their comfort zones.
I'd been thinking something similar and the idea struck me.
Try as I might I've struggled to get those who've expressed a desire to step out to do so and one of the most common reasons not to is the distance involved.
Hence I wondered if say in the US for example, each state could have a volunteer chaperone. One of the members experienced in outandaboutery who could be called upon to handhold anyone who was looking for that first outward experience. The idea could be translated into any country. A network of "Old hands" who could help those enjoy a first step out the door in a safe environment.
We already have a set of guidelines for safely meeting others. This would be another tier.
Thinking on, there could be a menu, a list of "What do you want to do"? 1)Have a drink in a pub. 2) Go for a meal. 3)Go shopping. You get the idea. Predetermined but not set in stone as one thing does lead to another.
So, I guess the question is two fold. Who would volunteer to be a chaperone and who, knowing help wasn't that far away, would call upon it's services?
