Community

What comes to mind when you hear the word "community"? You might think of your neighborhood or maybe a group/ team that you are apart of.  Community is a word with vast and multiple meanings ,which can be determined by the individual using the word. The broadness of the word offers many different ways of being composed which is very interesting by the individuality of each person whom uses it. Even according to Websters dictionary ,there are many forms of this word and ways it can be interpreted in our language and society today.  The definition that I would like to focus on specifically today is, "a group of people with a common characteristic or interest ,living together in a larger society." No matter who we are or where we live, we have a small or larger group of people surrounding us, this is our community. In our group of people, we have some that share common interests as us, this can be religion, hobbies, work, school etc. Life is like a story it begins when were born and from the day we are born, we are surrounded with people in some shape or form who care about us, maybe its our parents or family members, it may even be the doctor or nurse who assisted in your birth. But no matter who we are, we are blessed with someone or who cares about us. No matter where we are in life or how far lost we think we are, we always have someone to turn to even if we cant see it at the moment in time. As we grow up we are given new opportunities to meet people and form relationships, it becomes our decision who we socialize and spend our time with. We can spend the our time in this story with people that truly have our best interest in mind, people who lift us up and are always their through the sunny days and the storms. Or we can choose to spend it with people who drag us down and take us down the wrong path. No matter which road we choose, our story still has a limited time frame as all do. Will we choose to share this story with those around who care and those who have similar goals and vales, those who we can grow with and strive together to be the best version of ourselves possible? Or will we take the feeling of the need for attention and community in the wrong direction which could lead to pain, abandonment, mental unhealth. We have a choice and how we choose this simple thing can make or break our story. We all need community, family, friends and people to whom we feel we belong, people who we can be ourselves around, where we don't have to sugar coat who we are or feel scared to be reprimanded or disliked because of our beliefs etc. As humans we are a herd species, were like horses in a way. We feel a need to bond with one another on more than a physical level but a mental level. When we don't get this we may go in the wrong direction but here's a few questions to ask yourself tonight. What do you value? What are your beliefs? What do you wish to accomplish in your story? What kind of a legacy do you want to leave when your final page in the book says "the end?" How do you want to be remembered and who do you want to remember you? These are all questions that can help you write YOUR personal story. In this book you are the author and i hope and pray with all my heart that you make very precious moment in your story count, I pray that you find your community and that you have that opportunity to let the real you shine, because when you are able to just be you, not just your life story but so many more stories have the chance to be blessed. I'll leave you tonight with a quote that I found and positively love!

"We were born to be real, not to be perfect"