Community

Seriously I am so happy that I found Amanda. No she doesn't know me and no I don't know her but her writing came along at a time that I have needed it.
Tonight I read "When we are open to sharing, helping & encouraging one another – we are helping the whole community thus helping the world." 
and it got me to thinking...
I decided towards the end of last year that I wanted to be love.  I want to stop wishing for who I could be and start being that person.  I want to be the person that you hang out with and leave feeling better than when you arrived.  I want to open my home to those that need it.  I want be open about who I am.  I want to help others be open about who they are. I want to encourage people to meet their potential.  I want to beat fear. I want to stop allowing it to be so seductive.  
I want to find women that support me and lift me up.  It's been hard learning to trust others, especially women.  I always felt like women had an ulterior motive for befriending me.  I'm over that now.  I have learned that if we love and support one another then we can do amazing things.  I try to text or email my girls every once in a while just to remind them that I love them.  
I am so proud of the community I am currently building.