Hi anoniem,

Go online and find out where the Buddhist temples or meditation centers are. Or go on Meet Up and find a group of like minded people. Or start one!

Also consider Judaism, Unitarianism, or Quakerism.

Even if something’s fifty miles away, I would still go and make a day of it once a month, even if it’s to clear your head.

I think you are just surrounded by jerk-y people. In my church no one acts like that. Not that they’re perfect. Not at all! But to be disowned/abandoned? You might as well move! Move to a place near a city. California or in the North East would be great. You CAN live simply and happily in the States! Believe it!

Good Luck,

Inky