Community

 Daily Gratitude Year 13 - Day 251:  Today, I am grateful for community. 

Turn off your TV * Leave your house * Put down your phone

Know your neighbors * Look up when you are walking * Greet people

Sit on your stoop * Plant Flowers * Use your library * Play together

Buy from local merchants * Share what you have * Help a lost dog

Take children to the park * Garden Together * Support Neighborhood Schools

Fix it even if you didn't break it * Have Pot Lucks * Honor Elders

Pick Up Litter * Read Stories Aloud * Dance in the Street

Talk to the Mail Carrier * Listen to the Birds * Put up a Swing

Help Carry Something Heavy * Barter For Your Goods * Start A Tradition

Ask A Question * Hire Young People for Odd Jobs * Organize a Block Party

Bake Extra and Share * Ask For Help When You Need It * Open Your Shades

Sing Together * Share Your Skills * Take Back the Night

Turn Up The Music * Turn Down The Music * Listen Before You react To Anger

Mediate A Conflict * Seek To Understand * Learn From New And Uncomfortable Angles

Know That No One is Silent Though Many Are Not Heard-

Work To Change This  -Karen Kerney watercolor, text from Syracuse Cultural Workers

As anticipation builds for our little Pumpkin Festival, the sense of community explodes. So many are hands on in helping make it a great community event. The pumpkin stink is full (if you know,  you know) but so are our hearts. 

This week we will see Morton/Groveland at its best. Hands on helping, meeting new neighbors, and enjoying family/work family time together serving, celebrating, and of course... indulging in pumpkin treats, sweet treats, fair foods,  and my personal favorite... apple cider slushies. 

Building community is intentional. My friend Stephanie Brown says "Be where your feet are." Love where you are, too. 

"Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.’” -Matthew 19:19

Today, I am grateful for community.