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November 2009 
What role does community play in your life?
Posted on Nov 7th, 2009
by 
Jamilah
Jamilah
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 07, 2009:
In the physical sense I am not a member of any community. This isn't by choice. I'm very sensitive (you could say allergic) to perfumes, colognes, and fragrances in general (actually, the chemicals in the fragrances) and the mounting prevalence of these has forced me into isolation.
This is why the internet is so important to me. It is my connection to the outside world, along with my family. In the virtual world I am a member of many different communities. Communities for writers, communities for Muslims, communities for mothers. . .and, of course, communities like Gaia.
Community is an important aspect of the human experience. I'm very thankful that the internet helps me maintain my connections in spite of my limitations.
This is why the internet is so important to me. It is my connection to the outside world, along with my family. In the virtual world I am a member of many different communities. Communities for writers, communities for Muslims, communities for mothers. . .and, of course, communities like Gaia.
Community is an important aspect of the human experience. I'm very thankful that the internet helps me maintain my connections in spite of my limitations.
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This morning I remembered this post as my 14-year old son and I struggled to get the internet to work. It did, finally. I don't know what was wrong or what my son did to make it right again. I'll leave the technology up to him. I do know that I missed my “community” and it frightened me a little to know that the only real community I have could be taken away from me so easily.