Taking Time for Community

To be honest, I was really struggling with writing this blog this week. I’m usually very good with gathering my thoughts and ideas about my time and putting them onto a page. However, this week I didn’t end up making it to sailing practice. Then, I had the biggest writer’s block about what to write in my sailing blog when I didn’t even sail.

At first, I wanted to justify why I didn’t go sailing in a way that sounded genuine and, honestly, not lazy. Then, I thought about how I should be authentic in this blog and real. I was feeling pretty burnt out last Sunday, and the weather was cold and wet, and my skipper wasn’t attending, and I overall wasn’t feeling like sailing. I wanted to tell myself to suck it up and go, but then I thought about how important my feelings were. I needed to read my body and take a day off, which I did.

However, during this day off I realized even though most of those excuses were true, it wasn’t the real main reason I didn’t go. The main reason was my roommates. They were all going to watch a movie and be together before starting off our busy week again, and I needed that. I needed them. I then and there realized how important taking time for my community is. Whether this means pushing some other priorities away, then be it. My roommates, friends, and family are my recharge. They give me energy and life. Even as simple as a movie night is, it is what recharges my battery and allows me to continue on for the rest of the week.

So that’s what I did. I watched a stupid movie with them, and ate popcorn. We just sat, watched, and laughed together. Something so meaningless, yet the main thing keeping me going. The little moments I get to share with my community and those I love. I thought I would share a few pictures of my roommates and I, which brings me so much comfort! They are seriously the most caring people I’ve ever met in my life, I could go on and on. For example, as I was writing this, one of my roommates made me hot chocolate “just ’cause”.

This blog may not be normal, or have anything to do with sailing, but it’s what I wanted to write about and that’s what this blog is truly for. It’s for growth, and learning. I learned how important my community is to my growth and I. So, that’s my thoughts of this week, and I encourage everyone to take a moment and thank those around you who have helped you recharge.