Remember to Live.
- I wrote a poem using this sentence a while ago. I dont remember it all, but I wrote another version.
My dear friend, you must remember to live.
But, too, it is very important that you remember to give.
Remember to live, Remember to give.
Giving, my friend, is living you know.
But in truth,
You're not really living,
If all you're doing is giving.
So in the end, what we really need,
Is an apple on either side of the Teeter-totter.
An apple to give.
An apple to live.
To give is to live, yes. But to live is to give too.
And when one can balance those,
They'll see harmony.
Experience love and a life worth living.
Showing posts with label group living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label group living. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Reflection of Group living
I got an email from a good friend today, which was really the cherry on my cake today :) This week was an odd one, since I was house manager and I was at home all week, so I started to get a little anxious I guess.
I was surprised to find what I really missed. Before it was peace and quiet. Now? Conversation.
Can you believe it? Of all things, living in a house with 10 others, I miss conversation?
It's true. There are a lot of valuable things to learn from group living, but I can't help but to feel somewhat less significant in a house of so many. As much as I love Katimavik, sometimes group living just doesn't seem quite like my cup of tea. Often, I just don't feel comfortable. Probably just because I'm a little bit soft sometimes.
I'm just a little more on edge this week, though, since we're all getting into the swing of things in Steinbach and the only people I saw, for the most part this week were the people I live with.
As for house managing, I must say that I felt my spirits come down a few times. I let myself become weary of the tasks, of my partner and of the group, which is unfortunate. Sometimes I just let my own opinions fall into the cracks because it was so much easier to let my partner have their way instead of just doing things my own way. "You have to make sacrifices for the group sometimes," Mike said. Not to me. It's a very valid statement though. Group living is not always easy.
I was surprised to find what I really missed. Before it was peace and quiet. Now? Conversation.
Can you believe it? Of all things, living in a house with 10 others, I miss conversation?
It's true. There are a lot of valuable things to learn from group living, but I can't help but to feel somewhat less significant in a house of so many. As much as I love Katimavik, sometimes group living just doesn't seem quite like my cup of tea. Often, I just don't feel comfortable. Probably just because I'm a little bit soft sometimes.
I'm just a little more on edge this week, though, since we're all getting into the swing of things in Steinbach and the only people I saw, for the most part this week were the people I live with.
As for house managing, I must say that I felt my spirits come down a few times. I let myself become weary of the tasks, of my partner and of the group, which is unfortunate. Sometimes I just let my own opinions fall into the cracks because it was so much easier to let my partner have their way instead of just doing things my own way. "You have to make sacrifices for the group sometimes," Mike said. Not to me. It's a very valid statement though. Group living is not always easy.
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