Find a Community You LOVE!

After 26 years of searching I finally found what I DIDN't know I was looking for!

So as always you can watch the video first, and then read, or do both :)

The Story

Okay so here's the deal, I thought I was doing fine in life. I'm happily married, have some friends, relatives are all alive and well and I love my job. Yet if I was really honest, something was missing, and I didn't know what. By pure coincidence I joined a Skills & Smiles session in a park on a summer Sunday afternoon and guess what, it was exactly what I was looking for. People from various nationalities coming together, bringing food and joining in acrobatic style events. I have since then been relatively active in this community learning, and then teaching Acroyoga, which is a combination of yoga and acrobatics, in my hometown and across the country.

Why be part of a Community

Look, your parents may be nice people, you may love you friends, yet a community is something in a different category. As most of you have found out right here on Steemit, a community is the magic sauce. It's people from different walks of life finding common grounds because there is something that we all have in common. Apart from meeting people with a joint interest, you also have the opportunity to contribute to this group of people. Building together to reach shared goals, spend time in great enjoyment and help each other to forget lows and reach new highs, it's all part of the community life.

How to find a Community that fits You

You may ask, yeah dude that's really nice but I'm not an acrobat, how do I find a group that I like, or even better will love. To be honest, it is very simple: try things. Try new things, things that you may think you will like, things of which you aren't sure, things within and well without your comfort zone. Going to this first event was right on the edge of my comfort zone for me. I was afraid I would spend my day with a bunch of weed smoking hippies, I couldn't have been more wrong, and this may as well be the case for you.

Look at local events happening in your town, or even a bit further away. It could be bbq contests, supercar gatherings or knitting clubs, it doesn't matter what it is. As long as there is a little voice inside you that says, hmmmm maybe this is something I might enjoy go check it out! If it turns out to be horrible, ey at least you got a new experience. Yet you may just stumble upon the most amazing group of people you've ever seen giving you joy beyond your imagination!

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