Community

For this week’s awakening activity, I channeled something that often energizes me, taking me out of my head and into the present.

Being around community. Whether that was with the people I love or complete strangers in a dark room cycling our problems away.

When people ask if I am an introvert or extrovert, I can’t really answer. Because while I can recharge alone and do indeed need those moments, there is something about a conversation with another human being that boost me in a different way. It can even just be the silent presence of others that does it, no talking necessary. I remember one instance when I was in such a funk, so I went outside and stopped at a random bakery. I realized that just the slightest interaction with the person who worked there, exchanging smiles before she handed me my dessert of the day, brought me into such a different space.

This week, I got to experience the community around me in several ways. I tried a new cycling studio solo. It was just what I needed. I could tell everyone in that class needed the experience just as much as I did. We found ourselves high fiving one another, smiling without even trying. Then I got to spend time with someone I truly love, one of my closest friends Symone! When I chose to move to Phoenix I was most excited about the built-in community of friends/sisters I had here. Symone is a longtime friend from college, and now we are neighbors, which is the best decision I could have ever made.

Whether it is someone you love or strangers with common interests, community can be healing. Awakening even. You get a sneak peek into my community below. How can you get outside and connect to those around you this week?