Building A Community

‘Surround yourself with those who see greatness within you even when you don’t see it yourself’

How can I have been so naive! Everything is so simple once you realise it. Why is life always like that. Suddenly you have what seems a lightbulb moment (but in reality has probably been bubbling away in your subconscious).

The thing is, it’s not all about me. What I mean is that I thrive when surrounded by a community. People to bounce off of. To test me, question me, push me and have a laugh with me. It’s when I’m happiest and when I get the best out of myself and hopefully vice-versa.

Up until now the vlogs have been usually just me. The reason being that people aren’t as comfortable on camera as I am. Note how I didn’t say good. Just comfortable. As in, I’ve made my peace with the fact I’m a cringey weirdo with passion. It’s just who I am. 

Mary wasn’t even keen because she likes to know what’s going on and I like to be unpredictable when with others. We’re reaching a compromise and she’s coming on board more. It’s going to be exciting.

Then there’s the Facebook page. Loads of lovely people in there but again, it’s centred around Mary and I and our challenges. I don’t want that. What I ultimately want is a place where people can go to talk about there own challenges, or even just go to celebrate others and encourage. 

And that has to start with more people getting to know each other. So although many posts will come from me, as This Messy Happy, my dream is to get to a place where I can post little videos with other members of the community and what they’re up to, for people to engage with. Or they write a post or blog or are even in the vlog. 

I don’t want this to be about us. We’re ok and doing our thing. I want it to be about us (the royal “us”). As a group of good people looking to find the happiness in the messiness. Let’s be brutally honest here, we all have our shit to deal with. Everyone. No-one can tell you yours is less significant than theirs. 

So, instead let’s not judge levels of shittery, let’s lift each other out of it. Offer suggestions, engage, encourage, just be there for each other. That’s what I envisage and I think it can really work. But it needs us all.

So, if you’re a part of this community because you know me and feel like you should be, I promise I won’t feel bad if you leave. We all have our own journey and if you’re here for the wrong reasons then I probably bug the hell out of you! Your friendship is enough support.

But if you’re here to see if you can add value to someone’s life, or if someone could add value to yours, then hells… let’s get this party started. Get engaged. If you have an opinion share it. Let’s all grow together and inspire even more people.

So I’m going to be contacting people that I know and think might be able to add some value or even someone that might need a boost or have an opinion to share that we could all benefit from. I want you to get to know other members of the group. And let’s grow this thing.

My dream is that this page, this group, us as people become the go to group of people to help inspire and challenge others to be better than they were the day before.

Because if your dreams don’t scare you, then they’re not big enough, right? Here’s to dreaming big and living passionately. I love you all!