What Kind of Community Do You Belong To?

By Coach Kristen Kelly

The word “com­mu­nity” can mean a lot of dif­fer­ent things. Some­times it’s the neigh­bor­hood you live in. Some­times it’s the indus­try you work in. Some­times it’s just the places that you nor­mally shop.

This week at church, Pas­tor Susie reminded us that com­mu­nity is where you give and receive sup­port. I like her def­i­n­i­tion, because I believe we all need to be part of a com­mu­nity in this world in order to truly feel connected.

We all, at one time or another, need sup­port. For all the other times, we should be giv­ing of our­selves and our resources freely.

For a beau­ti­ful exam­ple of com­mu­nity in action, check out this video.

Eliz­a­beth Hughes Sings National Anthem

Here was this brave 8 year old girl, get­ting up in front of a crowd of thou­sands and singing our national anthem when the micro­phone cut off. Instead of the crowd laugh­ing or star­ing, they stepped up and saw her through a glo­ri­ous fin­ish. It took the whole crowd at the Nor­folk Admi­rals sta­dium band­ing together to fin­ish our national anthem.

Now that is a com­mu­nity I want to belong to.

What can you do to be an active mem­ber of your community?