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[thoreau]

I've struggled to find community for the last few years of my life. I had a theater community I hung out with in Boise - but it would end at the end of a production - and I'd have to wait for the next show to have that "community" feeling in my life. Since i moved to SF - I've not really found a community. I joined Leathermen's Discussion Group - and discovered - not really my community. I joined the little gay chorus - and I discovered - not really my community. I went to a Billy Club potluck this past weekend - and I discovered - not really my community.

It has been years since I was in a group that really felt instantaneously comfortable. Where I could just let go and be myself.

In this time in my life that seems to be about self realization and actualization - I realize that community is another part of that. We are social animals after all, right? Community in all of its manifestations is an important part of who we are. Yet - I haven't felt part of a community in a long while.

So, Gentle Reader - what does Community mean to you - and what role does it play in your life?