Walking and the Big Society

I walked to work today for my 9:30 start for the first time in eons. The planets were aligned to allow me the gift of a small burden which fit into my college backpack and pretty clear skies. On way way, I ran into half a dozen people I knew: the husband of a babygroup friend, another member of said babygroup, my cousin on his way to work at the university and the owners of several local shops I used to frequent regularly. We stopped and chatted and caught up ans commiserated and celebrated. It was better than trollong through updates on facebook! It was great to see a live person face to face. Needless to say, I was almost late for work, but these real social interactions put a smile on my face for the rest of the day, not to mention how good it feels to get some exercise. On my way home from work, I dropped into every local business and asked if I could put up a flyer in their shop window for my choir's imminent local christmas performance. Every single one said yes. It made me realise what a great community we are and how our social connections can so easily be reinforced but also taken for granted.

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