Caring for Ourselves

We don’t claim to be a collection of perfect people.  We have our quirks, our challenges, our burdens – just like you.  What our community provides is a safe place to gather, without fear of judgment, and with the assurance that those around us will simply embrace us.

While we share a commitment to the conviction that life has meaning, and that part of what makes it meaningful lies in the impulse to make the world a better place, we acknowledge that we cannot breathe life into that impulse unless we first attend to our own needs.  It’s the same logic we use when we hope the doctor with the head cold will stay home rather than infect all her patients.  There are times when caring for ourselves is the best thing we could possibly do for others.

And so we make times to share meals together, read books together, watch movies, laugh, play, sing, go dancing, bowl, garden, go for coffee, chat on facebook.  We call it recreation … re-creation.  We make ourselves anew so we can better meet the challenges of the wider world.

For social opportunities, check the Fellowship tag in our blog.