What Community Provides Us

You matter, and you belong! That sense is, in part, what community provides us.

What is a community?

It’s a group of people bound together by a shared interest or purpose, or in the case of family, shared experience, kinship, and ideally love.

The guiding factor in a community is some kind of social exchange that involves trust and respect for the other person (or people) bound together by something in common.

Humans are social creatures. Even the most introverted of us humans are social by nature and need a sense of belonging and validation to a certain degree to feel more complete and whole.

However, a community can exist with as little as two people…or as much as 200,000+ people, or more…or anything in between.

The emotional support and connection that exists as a result of those in the community coming together around their common interest or experience is what has the greatest impact on the individuals involved.

That effect is more important than the size of the community itself.

Community’s impact can be as strong as family bonds even when those involved are not actually related in any biological or familial way beyond the community.

When you think about it, community is everywhere you find two or more people sharing a bond over something that brings them together with a certain level of respect, vulnerability, and trust.

We’re always pursuing a community, engaged with a community, or trying to leave one, likely in pursuit of another, but we’re always socially involved in a community of some shape or form.

As the saying goes, there is power in numbers. It’s normal to want to be a part of something bigger than yourself. It’s healthy to find positive companionship around shared interests. It’s necessary to know you don’t have to operate in this world alone.

I’m glad we’re connected here. You matter, and you belong.

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