Expanding on a post on The Other Site: The power of taking a random class or attending a little community event hosted by a neighbor is so humbling and beautiful and overwhelming. It's so sweet and heartening to meet the people who share your roads and air and experience something new with them.

On my way home, this lady waiting to cross the street asked if I was coming from the pottery studio (I was covered in clay!) and said she lived nearby and had noticed it, so I told her all about it and petted her dog, and she was excited to stop by the studio herself!