http://storylineblog.com/2013/01/30/a-community-out-of-a-neighborhood/ –>
“She told me that every year she chooses a theme word, and that her word for 2012 was COMMUNITY. She decided that instead of talking about community in some vague but well-intentioned way, her specific goal would be to gather 500 people around her table in 2012, one meal at a time.”
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“Yet the problem with defaulting to doppleganger friendships is that shared interests can only take a friendship so far. They can even stop short at companionships of convenience that mask a lack of true intimacy. For intimacy, in fact, has less to do with shared interests and more to do with shared vulnerability, and above all, a commitment to growth. This is where the best friendships thrive—in a mutual commitment.”
