So today’s challenge revolves around community – being a part of one’s own community.
I’ve been thinking about community lately, partly because of Google+. There you create communities and circles. But to me it feels so artificial. I have circles of people I actually know but am added to circles of complete strangers. What’s that about? And in the community I’m involved in #5minutesofmyday really only Marjorie and I make an effort to post a photo every day, another 6 or so people post occasionally while the group has 71 members. I’ve noticed that it only feels like community when people interact with each other. When someone 1+s my picture I know they’ve looked at it. When someone leaves a comment I know it has touched them in some way – that is where community happens.
I see my job as Administrative Assistant as facilitating community within the church. Helping people to connect with each other, to interact with each other.
Here in the condo I’ve attempted to do that by making a newsletter, by attending potlucks, by doing yard work (which often spurs conversation).
So where, today, can I plant seeds of community?