Its about having people to share those things with. Its about having people that you can lean on. Its about occasionally being the crutch. Life is about laughing, crying, throwing things, doing things you sometimes regret, apologizing when you're wrong, showing grace when you're right, and above all, having people in your life to take on this journey with you. If your job gets in the way of forming these types of relationships, change jobs. If like me, church gets in the way of this type of community, then step back and readjust your priorities.
If you have no shoulder to cry on, no ear to listen, no one to jump with when you experience joy, then your journey is just beginning. Look for those who need you, find those who will let you need them, and hang on, fight for the privilege of community. Community is messy and it is hard and it is sometimes painful, but when you find it, when you really have "it" with someone in your life, you will never be the same. Only then can you and I understand what Jesus meant by having life to the fullest ability. I want my life to be about community. My journey has just begun. How about yours?
