Why is community so important?
I’m just going to admit it. I never placed a strong emphasis on community.
Maybe it was my sun in Capricorn, maybe it is the fact I was teased as a kid, maybe it is my other childhood trauma. For whatever reason, I decided very early in life that it was much more enjoyable to do things on my own. Apart from my very small group of core friends (I have three people in my phone “favorites” list, and two of them are family members), I don’t seek many social interactions. For the most part, this serves my personality type, because I am often energized by solitude, but 2020 made everyone look at solitude a little differently.
Finding a group of people who had the same goals and values that I did, a desire to live in accordance with our highest destiny, was a nourishing experience I didn’t know I needed. Even though I never saw most of these people, we interacted in zoom rooms and chat rooms over virtual broadcasts, I knew they were out there somewhere, doing the same thing I was doing, and projecting their own hopes and dreams into a positive vision of the future. Their commitment to themselves allowed me to deepen mine. I knew that I wasn’t crazy, that I could have a life I was proud of while maintaining my personal sovereignty. I had people I could ask for help, or to just laugh and enjoy the hilarity of humanity with.
This is partially why I am a huge advocate for telling people your dreams and goals. I think the old childhood adage of keeping your wishes a secret is actually a huge conspiracy theory. The more people of like-mind, with your highest good at heart, who know what you are working towards, the more people out there who can help you find it. It goes both ways of course, but just think about how good you feel when you can help someone. When you offer the exact thing they need to put something together in a new way. That’s why we are always giving advice. We want to be the ones to make a difference for someone. It feels good.
When you feel good, you are more likely to make your own dreams manifest. The feeling of connectivity through community is an advantage in the manifestation game. The more people you help to get their goals, the more likely you are to manifest your own. This potential would not be possible without community.
If you are like me and tend to muscle it on your own, ask yourself these questions:
How does keeping to myself keep me safe?
How does keeping to myself keep me small?
What do I dislike most about others, and how does that quality show up in me?
Who is someone I can help today?
Who is someone I am grateful for, and why?