Being great neighbours means not just knowing names and making small talk, but the relationship actually goes a step further when we start working together.
One of my best neighbours ever was a partner in building a deck. I planned to build a deck, bought a book from Home Depot, and got in way over my head. The book seemed to assume perfect conditions, a new house with perfect corners, and not my century home with wonky ones.
My neighbour would wander over, find me scratching my head, and give advice, tools, and a helping hand. He wasn’t just helping me, he became my partner, working alongside me.
There was something in it for him – he was a shift worker bored during the daytime, and loved building things. There was something in it for me – a new deck, and new skills.
It wasn’t planned, it just happened because we knew each other’s names, spent time outside and he was available.
Question: When have you unexpectedly partnered with someone for a project?
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I'm sure you've seen the posters: Keep Calm and Carry On
Have you seen the story of the poster & slogan? Check it out here if you haven't: https://vimeo.com/48907330
It's so popular, they say here, because it's a simple, warm-hearted line to inspire confidence in others in hard times.
It's a memorable one-liner, meant to help people get through a war – a time where nothing is familiar, everything changing and dangerous.
Life can still be like that – maybe why people love this poster so much.
I did a Google search and found all sorts of people offering up their one liner for life. My favourite online life motto: Don't reduce your life to a sentence
We'll see tomorrow how Jesus summed up his teaching in the Sermon on the Mount with a one-liner.
Question: What is your guiding principle in life?
