Welcome to your ✨Monday Moment✨

Take a deep breath in. Hold it. Exhale.

Pick a colour 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 🔵 🟣

Find the moment below with that same colour, then go to the closing moment at the end.

🔴 Take a moment to think about the best ways to bring a community together. When was the last time you were part of a community event? If you organised one, what would it entail and what effect would you hope it would have on your community?

🟠 Take a moment to discover the strength of community in action. In Kamikatsu, Japan, residents have come together to create a near-zero-waste community. This impressive achievement is driven by initiatives like an incentive program, where residents earn points for eco-friendly actions that can then be redeemed for goods. The town also features exchange shops where people can drop off items they no longer need, allowing others to take them for free. The community also brings their waste to a central site where they sort it into around 43 different categories to then be upcycled or reused as much as possible which has resulted in contributing to an impressive 80% recycling rate. Through these communal efforts, Kamikatsu is securing a cleaner, more sustainable future for generations to come.

🟡 Take a moment to think of a song about coming together and about community. Need some help? Try 👉 this playlist on Spotify.

🟢 Take a moment to think about this quote from famed author, activist, civil rights leader and wife to Martin Luther King Jr, Coretta Scott King, “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”

🔵 Take a moment to reflect on the community where you grew up. Do you still live there, or have you had a chance to visit recently? How has it changed since your childhood? What events or moments do you remember that brought everyone together?

🟣 Take a moment to take a few deep breaths as you contemplate the idea of community. As you inhale think of three things that you could do today to help your community, as you exhale imagine the people your actions would impact most. Breathe in again and recall a time when a neighbor or friend from your community extended kindness or assistance to you. As you exhale, reflect on the most recent time you did something to help someone in your community.

A closing moment to take another deep breath and pause together. Hold it. Exhale. Smile. We are all part of communities – where we live, work and play. We may not know everyone there, feel a connection with them or feel we have many things in common. Yet when times get tough it’s always amazing to see how a community can rally together to overcome and grow stronger. As you head into another week, set a positive example to those around you to help your communities thrive. Got a story of community to tell? Please let me know in the comments, I would love to hear it! 🤝

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This site is created for entertainment, happy vibes and informative purposes. It is not to be perceived as professional advice in regards to health or finances, or any other field. I am also human and may have to the odd misspelling, grammatical error and/or repeats. I will always try my best, but will never promise perfection.