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This is so true and such a timely reminder. I recently switched churches and it's hard to find your way among all the cliques nd not feel overwhelmed and lost. This Sunday I'll try be proactive about meeting people instead of letting my introvert side take over. I'm sure there are other people feeling the same way I am. Thanks, Kristin!
Beautifully said, especially about being someone's "Soft place to fall." I think that if you look at people, the saddest ones are those who have isoloated themselves over the years-the happiest are those who reach out to others with an open heart. You win all the way aroung...you get to be joyful and they do too.
And I'm so in agreement with you on the point of living near community. We bought beautiful farm acreage and put in the well, phone, electricity...read expensive. But we've decided it's way too far from us to want to live there now. So there it sits with no house on it while we live in an apt. in Seattle-happily surrounded by community!
Our profession isolates us as well. That's why community IS so important. I hope the fixer-upper comes along quickly. Glad you're back in your element.
Amen, Kristin. I can be pretty introverted, though, so I think one key is to not keep trying for "forced community" but just to be out there doing whatever it is you do and being kind while doing it. Like drinking coffee in the same place and thanking the cashier by name or doing laundry with the same people and sharing your space, or whatever. It's the let's-put-together-a-group-of-opposites-and-automatically-be-best-friends idea that I have issues with :) Building community takes time, and that's okay. Thanks much for the reminder.
You know, my husband had someone "forced" on him. They had nothing in common. My DH is about as goody-two-shoes as they come. This person is a former gang member who has seen some of the worst things possible. And my DH forced that relationship. It was not comfortable. And now, they're the best friends we have. And my DH got more from him because he lived this raucous lifestyle before and has this amazing ability to reach people and "FEEL" things that my engineer hubby can't. So I'm not averse to forced community I guess. LOL
Great post, Kristin. I love the idea of being a soft place for people to land. How much people need a soft place!
Rachel
Kristin--I bet that took a little time, though, didn't it? My point was the time issue, I think. Then again, I'm a slow learner on most things, lol.
Kristin...you ROCK!!
No wonder you can write such great chick-lit!!
Yep! Well said! Good post.
And being "community" with and for others requires both truth and authenticity. Yikes, that's hard sometimes!
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