What the Public School System is teaching me: Part 2 - Little things matter
There is a little rectangular framed poster in the front foyer of my kids' public school. I wonder sometimes who has noticed it and how many people actually take the time to read it. I did. The poster is about how to build community. Whether it is in my church or in the school, amongst my stay at home moms or in the news, I hear the same cry: we need to build community, people are disconnected, we need to make sure people are heard. But...how? where does one start even if one wanted to? Sometimes life seems to work against this. I might see the benefits of building community but while I take care of the kids, get groceries, deal with work, resolve conflicts with the in laws, pay my bills and the million other things we deal with on a daily basis...let's be honest. Most of us just hopes that someone else would have the time to build this community many of us agree in principle is needed! What I like about this poster is its simplicity. Here are some of m