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Daily Question, October 3

How does being in a community enrich my life?

  • Misty

    It brings mutual love and respect. I can see how my ideas and path are not the only ones possible. It provides a shoulder to lean on in tough times, and shared celebrations of others’ special times.

  • Arleen

    Being in a community grounds me, shapes my perceptions, and allows me to experiment with new thoughts and ideas–a different way of looking at things and doing things to get to the same goal. Or maybe a better goal. On the flip side, it shows me what I don’t want.

  • Malag

    You get to connect. You get to help. You get to be helped.

  • Maeve

    Gives me the opportunity to notice my reactions and what I bump up against right away.
    Sometimes takes me out of my own focus, when I see what others are dealing with.
    And sometimes, as in tonight, it’s comforting to ask for help and receive it.

  • Dawn Elaine
    The community I belong to stretches me. Especially the irritating members. The passive-aggressives and the attention hogs. I am very gradually learning to at least step back and pause. Then breathe a little. Then ask if I think these really annoying people are doing the best they can. Slowly, I'm able to realize that they are. Then there's more space for me to ask myself what about their behavior irritates me so much. I often find that either it's something I do myself, or something I ha...

    The community I belong to stretches me. Especially the irritating members. The passive-aggressives and the attention hogs. I am very gradually learning to at least step back and pause. Then breathe a little. Then ask if I think these really annoying people are doing the best they can. Slowly, I’m able to realize that they are. Then there’s more space for me to ask myself what about their behavior irritates me so much. I often find that either it’s something I do myself, or something I have done in similar circumstances. Makes it easier to keep quiet about my very important opinion.

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  • Don Jones

    The communities of practice I participate in are a joyous expansion of my creative expression.

  • Lauryn
    For the past 20 years or so, I have been part of a global community brought together by the shared love of music. As part of this community I have met friends from all over the world and travelled many places I wouldn’t otherwise have visited. I met my current partner, as well as two former partners either directly or indirectly through my involvement in this community...as well as many life long friends. It’s such a big part of my life and who I am... really couldn’t imagine my life witho...

    For the past 20 years or so, I have been part of a global community brought together by the shared love of music. As part of this community I have met friends from all over the world and travelled many places I wouldn’t otherwise have visited. I met my current partner, as well as two former partners either directly or indirectly through my involvement in this community…as well as many life long friends. It’s such a big part of my life and who I am… really couldn’t imagine my life without it.

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  • Dusty Su
    I love being in community, showing up for it, as it holds me safe and validates, and also very importantly, it holds me accountable and protects me from being overly self-absorbed. However, I truly love being away from it for good amounts of time too. It is not everything to me, as it may feed my biases, it is rather a part of everything. Nature, contemplation alone, other communities I do not naturally gravitate to, and places of service, are very important as they all stretch out places in my ...

    I love being in community, showing up for it, as it holds me safe and validates, and also very importantly, it holds me accountable and protects me from being overly self-absorbed. However, I truly love being away from it for good amounts of time too. It is not everything to me, as it may feed my biases, it is rather a part of everything. Nature, contemplation alone, other communities I do not naturally gravitate to, and places of service, are very important as they all stretch out places in my soul beyond my community.

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  • Linda

    My friends mean everything to me. We are there for one another. It is enormously comforting to be in community with them.

  • pkr

    I feel a sense of belonging. It makes me feel like I want to help, to do, to be involved in some way, to contribute. Community adds a dimension, a complexity, a colorfulness to my life. Without community I feel my life would be very boring & lonely. Thanks to All here, who make me feel like I am part of this community. Blessings to All….✨🙏❤️

  • Javier Visionquest

    The blessings of an unshared life are no blessings at all

  • Mica
    Let me count the ways! And my communities have expanded since Covid, because I can now join far away communities. I live in a large condo community with a beautiful open space with a tiny lake in the center and a path around the ‘lake.’ We greet each other and sometimes stop to chat, and it’s easy to connect, like when I loaned a friend my Roomba yesterday. And my calendar has so many opportunities – meetings and ‘sew days’ for the 2 quilt guilds I belong to, and other virtual activi...

    Let me count the ways! And my communities have expanded since Covid, because I can now join far away communities. I live in a large condo community with a beautiful open space with a tiny lake in the center and a path around the ‘lake.’ We greet each other and sometimes stop to chat, and it’s easy to connect, like when I loaned a friend my Roomba yesterday. And my calendar has so many opportunities – meetings and ‘sew days’ for the 2 quilt guilds I belong to, and other virtual activities on my calendar.

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  • Etta

    Community brings me strength, compassion, and laughter.

  • DeVonna

    After living for 20 years in the solitude of deep woods of the North, I relish the sounds of city life, here in my new home in the South. People come and go along the street, walking their dogs, chatting with one another, waving to a neighbor. I enjoy hearing the sounds of a lawnmower and the smell of the cut grass wafting through the neighborhood. I like that we look out for one another and share each others lives. I want to be a witness to the human drama called Life.

    • Mica

      That’s wonderful, DeVonna, to be welcoming city sounds, even lawnmowers!

  • Present Moment

    Being part of community provides the mirrors necessary for greater wisdom.

  • Zenith

    As I don’t know which community is being referred to I will address both. As a lone person without a car I am forced to live within city limits to take advantage of public transit. People see me almost every day. They know how I am. As a member of this community and others like it, I receive encouragement be for my spiritual journey. That is more important than anything. It really keeps me going. For all it’s problems I thank God for the internet and the phone that enables this.

  • Michele

    community definition: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
    I’m an Earthling, American, Floridian, Lesbian, Medical Lab Technician. Having a sense of pride in your community is important. peace and love always.

  • Patricia

    It allows me to show up for others and opens me to the gifts of care from them as well … it roots me … gives me purpose …

  • Trish

    Being in community allows me the opportunity to feel the power of love from a wide circle~like they all enfold me with their warmth. I learn a variety of perspectives & creative ideas & know that when I fall they will be there to help me up. We laugh a lot, we challenge one another, we highlight our strengths & we Love Big💜

  • devy

    Being part of a community supports one another. Being in a community creates more oneness feeling collective happiness during good times and love and help during the bad times. We are all part of the big picture and play an important role in the universe.

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