As a person of lived experience in caring for those close to me. I have always tried to advocate that a caring attitude leads to caring communities. We all want a place where we can thrive. We all want somewhere that we are connected and supported. This takes work, it takes energy and yes, it takes a lot of experience.

Its not just about caring for someone, we want a place that cares for us, but we must all chip in. We must all do our bit, but the goal is that we will all benefit.

Caring for one another is something that is a wonderful thing, it is not easy and I know many walk away from the role because the challenge is too much. This is understanding, we should have that choice.

However, the choice gets more expensive if we all decide to walk away from connecting with each other. Such a choice leads to isolation, misunderstandings, fragmentation and certainly poor mental health. We should try to care for our community. It is something that will benefit us in the long run. Its a wonderful thing to learn from each other, but we must chose wisely. We must look at the long term picture and not focus on short easy gains that never last.

Building a caring community is the way forward. For far too long we have become isolated and no one benefits. We need to connect and look for what brings us together. There is no quick solutions, it takes hard work, but together we will all rise.

Community is important, especially a community that cares.

Lets connect.