Community means “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals”.    Having community has always been important but it seems so crucial right now!  We were not created to be alone.  Genesis 2:18 says “It is not good for man to be alone.”

I know a lot of people struggled with loneliness during the pandemic.  I, on the other hand, thrived in 2020.  I loved being at home and not having to leave the house.  FINALLY, I was able to work from home and not sit in Atlanta traffic.   I caught up with tv shows and reading and enjoyed zoom calls with family and friends.  It was all great…… until it wasn’t.

2021 came and the effects of Covid hit my life.  I found myself spiraling between anxiety and depression.  I couldn’t visit my family for fear of getting and/or spreading Covid during air travel.  Losses came at a rapid pace.  The news reports were continuously grim.  I started feeling alone and suffering from insomnia.

Enter my yoga community.  This group of 15 women, ages 32-72, kept me going.    The connections I had with these women blossomed and they became my support.  We’re all so diverse in backgrounds, upbringings, and experiences, yet we all come together and back each other up.  It’s a small and beautiful glimmer of how Heaven will be.  It’s true that when you help someone else, you don’t focus on your own issues.  I got my hope back!!!

Find your community and keep them close.