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I am a connector. So one of my most favourite things to do is bring people together (seriously — if I could have massive dinner parties every night I would!).

Part of why I love bringing people together so much is for the obvious reason — it’s a heap of fun! But there’s another, deeper reason too: our relationships with others are what makes us human, and yet way too often in this non-stop/go-go-go world, we don’t stop and make the time to really, truly and deeply connect with ourselves or others.

I think one reason for that is because there’s this common misconception that we have to do this thing we call life alone. Yet that’s not the way we’re wired, and it’s not the way that traditional cultures and tribes have lived for thousands of years. (Heck, it’s not even how our immediate ancestors lived just one or two generations ago!).

When you look back at how humans have lived throughout history, it’s always been about connection. Whole tribes would live and bring up children together. They would cook and work together. And when mothers would have their babies for months after they gave birth their primary role was to connect with their child. They weren’t cooking, cleaning and working. The other women looked after that for them and their focus was on healing and creating a bond with their new born baby. And when they weren’t doing that the women gathered nuts and berries together whilst the men went out hunting. Then after the day’s work was done, they would all join in unity around the fire for ceremonies and celebrations. They would eat, dance, sing, perform sacred rituals and celebrate life. Births, marriages, deaths and birthdays would be a full extravaganza where the whole tribe would get involved and contribute some form of offering. They would dress up, paint their bodies, and the celebration would last days — if not weeks.

Togetherness Was Life

But we have seriously lost touch with the importance of connection, community and celebration. Instead, work and hustle have become our default setting, and the relentless push to do more, have more, and achieve more has become a huge part of our daily life… often at great cost.

That’s why I started #30daysofcelebration

When people unite and come together, something magical erupts.

To coincide with my 30th birthday, I made a commitment to full-on celebrate something every single day for 30 days. From sunsets to morning strolls to delicious raw chocolate treats, it’s been a blast to deliberately create memorable moments each day, and boy has it made a difference to how I feel. Not only has it held me accountable (I was posting about the experience on Instagram, so I had to make sure I did it every single day), but it’s brought so much joy to my life, and it’s also helped me carve out more time for that thing that feeds my soul more than anything else… connection.

So when my husband asked how I wanted to celebrate my 30th birthday, there was no doubt about it — I knew I wanted to bring people together in unity, just like the traditional cultures of old did. I wanted to spend time with them connecting — through food, adventure, nature, ceremony and ritual. And I wanted everyone to feel as bursting with love as humanly possible… So that’s what we did! I hired the AMAZING Ocean House in Lorne, Victoria, and took 16 of my besties away for three days to stop, reconnect and celebrate life. It was truly magical! (You can see all my pic’s on Instagram using the tag #melslornelovefest). And one of the biggest things I got out of the celebration was just how powerful (and important) connection with others is.

This is the beautiful house designed by Rob Mills (one of my fav architects) that we stayed in.

Like traditional cultures, everyone brought an ‘offering’. Some people brought something physical (like Nat from Greene Street Juice, or Sarah from Matcha Maiden), others their skills (like Lee and Soulla with their masterchef qualities, or Emmily who did my make up and Bayleigh who took all these amazing images), and for others, their love and presence was truly enough.

There were also some divine souls who couldn’t physically be there but wanted to still contribute some form of offering like Charlie and her delicious bliss balls. We also had offerings of beautiful flowers from Hi Petal, yummy kombucha from Remedy Kombucha and the most delicious cake from The Original Totes Amaze Balls. My good friend and MasterChef Ryan also gave his amazing skills and cooked for us on the first night. It was truly beautiful how everyone came together.

Over the three days, we all came together to share delicious food. We all cooked together, cleaned up together, did yoga together, performed rituals and ceremonies together, looked in awe at the view together, played games like charades around the fire together, and hiked together. It reminded me of how traditional cultures used to live. And how I truly yearned for more of that in my everyday life.

I left the experience feeling completely inspired — and geared up to make some changes to my life. I spend a lot of time at home, either alone or with my boys, but it made me realize that I am responsible for creating my own tribe and community, no one else. That’s one of the main reasons why I started The Goddess Group — I was craving feminine energy and interaction. ‘Cos let’s face it: there’s only so much love you feel sitting behind your computer… And I wanted more! I wanted to bring like-minded sistas together, because I now understand the power of connection, supporting and inspiring one another. We don’t have to do life alone and sometimes it’s much more fun when you can share it with others.

So, my darling, now I would love to hear from you, how can you create more community in your life? How can you bring more people together?mShare with me in the comments below.

And although in-person connection is irreplaceable, online is pretty darn good too. So another one of my favorite ways to connect with beautiful souls (like you) is right here in the comments, so share with me below how you’re going to create more community in your life. And just a little side note, I read every single comment you post, and do my very best to respond to any questions you ask, so open your heart and share away, sista!

P.S. All these beautiful images are by my soul sister Bayleigh Vedelago.