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I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?
Community means a lot of things to a lot of people. Whether it’s your local running group, a book club, your gym squad, family, or membership in an exclusive club, belonging to something is meaningful. Our identities, while obviously unique to us, are so shaped by the influence and power of community that it remains a biologically human need to... See more
Emilie Kormienko • Build it and they will come - or will they?
The convo under this video is popping on Tik Tok so I figured I would share here to create some conversation.
This conversation is one that has been coming up so much recently in my friend groups. We’re all wanting the same thing, but what’s stopping us from building community?... See more
caseymolinaaainstagram.comEveryone wants to attend parties, but no one wants to throw them. We just expect them to appear when we need them, like fire trucks. My point is that we are obligated to create the social world we want. Intimacy, togetherness-the opposite of the crushing loneliness so many people seem to feel-are what parties alchemize.
As I get older, I am more and more concerned about nurturing a community around me, and happy to invest my time and energy into it – whether that’s my friends, family, neighbourhood or further afield. Even that is a selfish unselfish act in a sense. Doesn’t everyone yearn deep down for a sense of belonging?
Lisa Messenger • Life & Love: Creating the Dream
