Do You Have a Safe Harbor?

I have been involved in a number of groups over the years and I have found them to be extremely helpful in my life. Groups are one of the foundational pieces of having a balanced life. Whether it is a support group, a recovery group, a mastermind group, a planning group, a creativity group, or whatever type of group, you will always get more from a group then you can by yourself. Groups have “synergy” that cannot be re-created by one’s self….it takes the combined energy of the group, in which the sum is greater than the total of the individual members, to go beyond what any one person can do by their selves.

So….do you have a group that you go to that is “safe”; where you can talk openly about your life; get feedback and input (not criticism); and collectively create some extraordinary results? Yes?….great, spread the good news!! No?...then I encourage you to shop around, ask around, or perhaps even start your own. You will not be sorry.

I recently became involved in a mastermind group that has turned out to be much more than that (groups always do this….that’s part of the synergy). Here is my version of our “theme song” (yes, it does have a sorta rap-like rhythm to it!!). I hope you enjoy it…

My Safe Harbor

What is this place where we all comer
And share our lives, yes, one-by-oner
We talk about our wins and our loses, toor
But in this place, we feel not the foolr
The challenges do come, and they do gor
And with a firm foundation we each stay in flowr
Tears are shed and smiles and sharedr
And all emotion can be openly aired
Yes, this is the place where synergy occursr
And in this place we get clear from blursr
We share the love and gracious, yes we arer
And at the same time, we do raise the barr
We want the best for our sisters and our brothersr
And our goal at the core is to help all the others
Yes, this is the place where we do comer
To speak our truth and never have to runr
And in the midst of revealing our true selfr
We create an esteem of only top shelfr
And so I sing and dance in gleer
So amazing is this place where we can be freer
Grateful am I to have such a placer
And grateful am I to be blessed with such grace
Yes, this is the place where we all comer
To share our lives, yes, one-by-oner
And as you do grow, your growth grows mer
So thank you, I say, for helping me to be…