I love this post. I try to have my house/family be in relationship with our neighbors in similar ways and it has enhanced my life exponentially. My neighbors growing up provided respite from a difficult family situation and I take my responsibility as a "neighbor" extremely seriously. All neighborhood children know my front yard is their…
I love this post. I try to have my house/family be in relationship with our neighbors in similar ways and it has enhanced my life exponentially. My neighbors growing up provided respite from a difficult family situation and I take my responsibility as a "neighbor" extremely seriously. All neighborhood children know my front yard is their playground any time. I have weekly bbqs with neighbors that are better characterized as "communal dinners", bring what you have in your fridge and we'll figure it out. At times, I feel like my friends and neighbors are literally hosting bbqs at my house and inviting me. And everyone comes as they are. It is not rare to hear, "I am in a shit mood. I just need to sit here and not say anything." And then the rest of us just leave space for them and continue hang and talk and see what comes up in our lives from the past week that we want to share. Beautiful feeling of community.
I love this post. I try to have my house/family be in relationship with our neighbors in similar ways and it has enhanced my life exponentially. My neighbors growing up provided respite from a difficult family situation and I take my responsibility as a "neighbor" extremely seriously. All neighborhood children know my front yard is their playground any time. I have weekly bbqs with neighbors that are better characterized as "communal dinners", bring what you have in your fridge and we'll figure it out. At times, I feel like my friends and neighbors are literally hosting bbqs at my house and inviting me. And everyone comes as they are. It is not rare to hear, "I am in a shit mood. I just need to sit here and not say anything." And then the rest of us just leave space for them and continue hang and talk and see what comes up in our lives from the past week that we want to share. Beautiful feeling of community.