Did you ever wonder why some communities thrive while others don’t? Did you ever stop and think what truly makes a vibrant community?
It’s not the developers who spend millions and billions of dollars. It’s not the landlords who either are great or the not so great. It’s not the merchants who own the big box stores or even the little mom & pops.
It’s the people that live there – the people that make their neighborhood, their city, their town a community.
A vibrant community needs people who care living there. People that will watch out for their neighbors, pick up the garbage on their street corner even though they didn’t put it there, people who will become activists.
Success for a community is some what like success for a company. It takes passion, dedication and effort. Yes, money does help – but it surely isn’t the answer. Well in my book – money never is the “end-all”, and it surely doesn’t measure happiness or success.
Do me a favor – get involved. Join a committee, plant some flowers, say hello to a neighbor. Grass roots efforts exist because they DO make a difference. If someone tells you that one person can’t make a difference…simply smile and say “Watch me”. Works for me all the time.
Enough of my soap box….
