I've talked before about the importance of community in my own life. I'm a relational person, I love being around others, I love building relationships and sharing my life with others. I love doing life together!
I've tried to create and at times force community in some areas of my life, I've tried to force relationships that just weren't meant to be. That can be frustrating and hurtful. I didn't understand why it wasn't working. But when you try to force something - my experience has been - it doesn't normally work out. Of course we all would like to have that person, or few people, we could call up any time and meet with, or celebrate with. I think its normal and healthy to have people in your life like that. The thing is in order to get to that spot, there needs to be some time invested into that relationship. Being vulnerable is hard, we don't want to put ourselves out there to be rejected, or invested in something to be hurt later on. . How do we/you move past that fear? How do you invest and build relationships that you want? I'd love to hear how a close relationship has encouraged you, or been just what you needed at that time.
Life was meant to be done together - how are you creating and building healthy community?!
Rebecca -
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| {a great group of ladies from all over the country that I get to be part of once a month} |
I've tried to create and at times force community in some areas of my life, I've tried to force relationships that just weren't meant to be. That can be frustrating and hurtful. I didn't understand why it wasn't working. But when you try to force something - my experience has been - it doesn't normally work out. Of course we all would like to have that person, or few people, we could call up any time and meet with, or celebrate with. I think its normal and healthy to have people in your life like that. The thing is in order to get to that spot, there needs to be some time invested into that relationship. Being vulnerable is hard, we don't want to put ourselves out there to be rejected, or invested in something to be hurt later on. . How do we/you move past that fear? How do you invest and build relationships that you want? I'd love to hear how a close relationship has encouraged you, or been just what you needed at that time.
Life was meant to be done together - how are you creating and building healthy community?!
Rebecca -
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