Tuesday, February 19, 2013
We Live Here Together
I live in a low-income housing apartment. I have heard comments made about expectations of what people assume my neighbors to be, but I have never had a bad experience. Everyone says hello to me. One time I held the door for a woman taking her dogs out. We exchanged a pleasant greeting and when I got up to my apartment I realized I had left my keys in the entrance door when I opened it for her. I ran back downstairs and the woman was waiting in the lobby for me with my keys. The other day I had my hands full of groceries and a woman walking by pushed the elevator button for me to help me out. Small simple things that say "we live here together."
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Hi Jill! I just found your blog and I love your point of view. I hope you're not done writing in it because I would love to read more. I keep a gratitude journal that is similar to this. I have found that even on my very toughest days, I have some reason to smile.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoy it Dawn! I'll definitely be adding more. I should probably write more hear more often, I guess I need challenge myself to keep my eye out more often for more of those "little big" moments.
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