When you think of your neighbors, you might have a great feeling or a feeling of dread. But regardless of how you feel about your neighbors, they are a part of our everyday lives. We live on the same street, we see them coming and going, we know if something big happens in their lives, some gather around holidays. You see them every morning out walking the dog or watering their plants or getting their mail. You might stand outside with your coffee and talk to them in the mornings, or mow your lawns at the same time, or work on outdoor projects together. Maybe you’ve had lemonade stands with your kids (like us) where neighbors graciously come by and pay way more than they should for a glass of lemonade. Think about how much you “do life” alongside of your neighbors, even if you don’t get together with them a lot. Neighborhoods are pockets of communities that make up our towns and cities. They are the fabric of our everyday lives. When hard things happen, we tend to lean in a bit more. Our human instinct is to pull in, and if we pull in geographically, our neighborhood is on the radar.

If we widen the lens, your neighbor can be your local barista, the paper carrier, your local gym, the mail person, the Amazon delivery crew, or all of the people you see everyday and don’t really notice that you see them everyday. They are a part of your life, and you are a part of theirs. They may be an acquaintance, but they may know things about you that even your close friends or family don’t - like your coffee order, or your normal delivery habits, or maybe even something you’ve shared on a good or a bad day. Many mornings I’ll walk around our neighborhood early in the morning, and I see the same few crossing guards every day. Even though we don’t say more than a “good morning”, I feel their steady presence in our community, and look forward to seeing them each morning. We may not realize it, but there are probably people we count on seeing daily or weekly that we may not even have much conversation with, but just their presence gives us comfort. Life is like that.

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