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Our Circles: Day One of 40acts

person Alexandra Khan
2 min

Today is the first day of 40acts - our generosity challenge for Lent. As ever, there's a strong outward-focus this year, encouraging every 40activist to embrace the communities they're in. The first act is Circles, the Stewardship team decided to do today's act in advance and explore some of the 'circles' we're in. We'll be aiming to bless the people in our circles during the 40acts challenge this year.



Take a look:

John said: "This made me realise how busy I could be, for better or for worse… #priorities"

Sian said: "Drawing my circles was actually really interesting. I realised that many of my circles interlock in some way, maybe only by one or two individuals but I found it quite interesting to see how threads of people run through various groups.It also made me realise that actually there are whole communities of people that I’ve met at various stages of my life that I never encounter in person any more, but that I see pop up everyday on social media. This circle is made up of individuals that were in my year at school, a random person that I met one time on a boat crossing somewhere on my travels, the people that lived in the flat opposite at uni - but I still encounter them daily, many moons later. So I drew them too, just on the outskirts of it all, because they count."

Debbie said: "Drawing different circles has made me think much wider than the obvious ones. For instance when I go back to my parent’s church there is a whole community there that I was a part of (albeit) 30 years ago! I also have circles of friends where I have a shared interest – such as Salsa dancing, dog walking, cooking and caring for the environment."

Daniel said: "Wow – this was more challenging than I thought it would be. The more circles I wrote down, the more I realised I was a part of, or have been a part of, at different points in my life. It was encouraging and reassuring to know that I had so many people around me but also left me a little down at how infrequently I still see and connect with some people in these circles. So as a next step I’ve started to draw my circles in more detail, marking up how regularly I’ve been in touch with those closest or farthest from me, as a challenge to move around (and beyond) my circles more during 40acts."



So there you have it - we hope our circles have encouraged you to think about all the people in yours! Why not leave a comment below and let us know how you found the act today?

 

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