Connection or bonding, is a funny thing. There are a few groups of people and by extension, places, that I feel particularly connected to. In each case, the strength of the feeling is related to serving the community. The more I’m able to be of service; the more I’m able to give to, invest in and interact with a place or group of people, the more connected I feel. Burns is a town rich in service opportunities. There are many who live and work in this community who live and work to serve one another. This gets reinforced every day as we see each other in different contexts. If you’ve spent time in a small community like Burns, you’ve had experiences like these. And I love it! I love running into people I know. My friends have become my family, my sisters whom I feel I've known forever. We laugh together, we cry together and we got each other's backs ALWAYS. I love the serendipitous nature of the conversations that take place and the opportunities that arise simply because we bump into each other. It binds us together in a way that’s constantly being reinforced by these small interactions.
Our success is not measured by gear and progression but rather the strength of our social ties and the depths through which we will go through to enjoy our time together.
That is the heart of my community.
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