Please and Thank you are things we learn to say when we're growing up. Parents remind their kids to thank others and we're expected to thank people who work on events and projects. Oprah's pushed us to start gratitude journals and to recognize all the things we have to be appreciative for. It's a part of our culture.
We sometimes forget. We forget that we are lucky to live in a country where we are safe from war, we forget that we have clean water and support services, we forget all the wonderful things that our community has and offers us on a daily basis.
For the ACE Communities initiative one of the first things we do when gathering in rural communities is to start by asking community members to share the successes that community has had, the places, spaces and activities that residents are happy to have and be a part of. It's a way of saying thank you to community, that big notion of the whole rather than the parts, and to recognize that we have lots to be thankful for. Community offers us great experiences, feelings, relationships and connections. Community is the sum, it's a pervasive atmosphere that surrounds us, embraces us, excites us and nourishes us.
I'd like to thank a community that I was a part of this morning, the Alberta FCSS Directors Network.
Thank you for smiling and laughing, plugging your noses and for creating a strong sense of community that spans geographic boundaries, and especially for taking part in our Spelling B! Your connections are far reaching and your Self-care Evolution Revolution has just begun, HA!
Thank-you!
We sometimes forget. We forget that we are lucky to live in a country where we are safe from war, we forget that we have clean water and support services, we forget all the wonderful things that our community has and offers us on a daily basis.
For the ACE Communities initiative one of the first things we do when gathering in rural communities is to start by asking community members to share the successes that community has had, the places, spaces and activities that residents are happy to have and be a part of. It's a way of saying thank you to community, that big notion of the whole rather than the parts, and to recognize that we have lots to be thankful for. Community offers us great experiences, feelings, relationships and connections. Community is the sum, it's a pervasive atmosphere that surrounds us, embraces us, excites us and nourishes us.
I'd like to thank a community that I was a part of this morning, the Alberta FCSS Directors Network.
Thank you for smiling and laughing, plugging your noses and for creating a strong sense of community that spans geographic boundaries, and especially for taking part in our Spelling B! Your connections are far reaching and your Self-care Evolution Revolution has just begun, HA!
Thank-you!
1 comment:
Thank YOU, Karen for reminding me about the power of being thankful for what we have. Lets embrace this asset-based approach in all aspects of our lives and not worry about what we don't have....
Janet
ACE Communities
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