The “C” Word That Changed Everything For Mefeatured
I have always been a fiercely independent girl. Since I grew up an only child, I learned what it was like to be alone with my thoughts at an early age. As an adult, I love being alone a lot of the time. Actually, I like being alone most of the time.
I have recently noticed that no matter how independent you are, there is something even more powerful than you. Of course, you can believe what you want. Whether you believe in a black hole, the Universe, God, or anything else out there, these things exist on a different plane. But I’m not here to preach.
While on this physical planet, there is something that exists on an emotional and mental level that can make all the difference. It causes change, moves people, inspires people, lifts people up, and at times it can even do quite the opposite.
While I would like to believe I am who I am because of the sum of all of my accomplishments, I would be lying if I said I was. I am who I am because of community, because of what I stand for, and what I go through with the people I choose to be by my side.
Community is at work, at home, and even at the gym. I can’t explain what it is about community that moves me so much but I can say what it makes me feel. I feel powerful in my communities. I feel fierce and unstoppable in my communities. I feel I have a purpose in my communities. Those that are in my communities push me to do more and simply be more every second that I spend on this earth.
Before joining Crossfit 5 years ago, I thought the athletes were on some sort of drug when they said they loved their gym because of “the people.” Even when I interviewed people as a journalist, I thought business people were full of shit when they would say that the best part of their job was “the people they worked with.”
Well guess what? I can’t push myself to workout alone on some days. I can’t have a successful career without a success team around me at all times. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my family unit.
These are the communities that matter to me. These are the people who make me better. I spend time alongside these powerful individuals that make up my communities and feel I am part of something greater than myself while I do it.
I used to think this C word was a cliché. I used to think it was a dumb generalization. But if you think of this word as a feeling, not a thing, it makes all the difference.
Community is the reason I wake up in the morning. Community is the reason I sleep so well at night. Community is what propels me to greatness. Community really is everything, isn’t it?
Love Deeply and Forever,
Karen
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