Our strongest asset as a community is our ability to come together during (or after) times of adversity. Take for instance, when the Mississippi is jumping its banks, hundreds of Iowans come together to fill sand bags. If you have ever experienced a barn raising as I have, you have felt the productive unity of a community coming together for a common goal. Everyone has something to share, something to offer. We all offer different attributes when we come together, but each one of us is needed.
We are drawn together at such times of adversity because each of us desires wholeness. In our bodies if we experience a diminishment of one sense, the others make up for it. If one of our limbs is not functioning properly, the others will often work harder to keep us in balance. Let's see how we can explore unity through adversity on the yoga mat during one of our next classes. Meeting Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am and Monday evenings at 5:30 at the Bettendorf Community Center.
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