Joining a Group is HEALTHY
I just heard a statistic that solitude is as dangerous to your health as smoking.
That being said, as a society we have stopped joining. Fewer of us are members of ... anything.
I am a member of St John Lutheran Church, the Thursday Noon Optimists, Forward Janesville, my neighborhood, the "Boy Scout Parents" and "the Sisterhood", the United Arts Alliance and SpotLight On Kids, and the Scrapbook Cult.
O.K. So a few of those are my friendship circles that I've found a name for, but I'm a part of them. A member. One of the group.
Some of my groups require more involvement than others, and in some I'm a "fringe" member.
All of them are ways I define myself and all include different friends, although they do sometimes "mix".
I'd like to encourage you to join in, and join something.
Even more important if you have more solitude at home.
Do you have ideas of groups to join?
Becky Weber-Johnson lives in Janesville with her husband, Tim, and without their children who are away at college. She is an account executive at WCLO/WJVL and is the Saturday morning host on WCLO. She volunteers at her church, with the Optimist club and SpotLight On Kids. Becky is a community blogger and her opinion is not necessarily that of the The Gazette staff or management.
Apr 27, 2010 at 9:19 a.m.
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Okay, a perfect opening to a shameless plug. If you're looking for a short-term activity to get involved in, the time is ripe for signing up for this year's American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Janesville. The event is August 6th/7th at the Rock County Fairgrounds. Our first team captain's meeting is May 12th. See our website for more details: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=ent....
Apr 27, 2010 at 8:03 a.m.
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Yay to the Sisterhood! Some days worshipping a little chocolate and maybe a glass of Sake with the sisterhood is better than going to church! We do need to convene a meeting real soon.
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I think it's important to love what you do and do what you love. There are so many non-profits right here in Rock County looking for people with the passion and the time to join them in their cause that it seems hard for me to believe that there are people still 'seeking' to 'belong'.
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I love being a 'fringe' member of some groups to balance the commitment level.
Nice blog Becky!
Apr 26, 2010 at 10:13 p.m.
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This is great advice. Do you believe that internet joining is not the same thing? I would suspect that you do, even though a lot of people claim to feel very close to their internet buddies.
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