What Does Community Feel Like?
As I was coming back from Au Bon Pain today, I ran into a friend of mine that lives in the Lofts @ Merchants Row. While we were talking, a friend of mine that works at Compuware saw us and joined the conversation. Then as I was walking away from my friends I saw another friend who works as a chef in Greektown.
I walked back into UWSEM with a huge smile on my face. Partly because I had gotten three unexpected hugs in the middle of the day, but also because it's a perfect example of what community is all about.
These people all work different hours in different kinds of jobs and live in different places, yet we all met on a corner in Detroit and took a minute to say something that put a smile on each other's faces.
Sometimes we look long and hard for a perfect sounding definition for something when all you have to do is walk out the door to find it.
This is what community feels like.
Jeanette Pierce
Detroiter By Birth...and By Choice
I walked back into UWSEM with a huge smile on my face. Partly because I had gotten three unexpected hugs in the middle of the day, but also because it's a perfect example of what community is all about.
These people all work different hours in different kinds of jobs and live in different places, yet we all met on a corner in Detroit and took a minute to say something that put a smile on each other's faces.
Sometimes we look long and hard for a perfect sounding definition for something when all you have to do is walk out the door to find it.
This is what community feels like.
Jeanette Pierce
Detroiter By Birth...and By Choice
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posted by JPierce at
2:21 PM
1 Comments:
Interesting.
My initial thought was that this is just another of those "small world" moments.
But then I considered the fact that 10 years ago you could've gone a year without bumping into that many people you knew downtown at once. And, five years before that, you could fire a cannon down Woodward Ave. without any risk of hitting anyone.
In fact, if the blast happened to help take down one of the collection of empty buildings lining the corridor, you might have earned a pat on the back from critics of the city.
However, Jeanette's story is a great example of what happens when you give people a solid reason to come together. You soon assemble an eager group.
The growing vibrancy downtown is helping generate more of these positive observations. I look forward to seeing the trend continue.
-RM
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