GRATITUDE POST - MY COMMUNITIES

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This is my second gratitude post is inspired by the one Kat Palmiotti .  Kat wrote about her community.  I have not left a community for another but I have added one and I am loving it;

We have participated in many community groups over years.  We have volunteer for groups such as Armonk Friends and Neighbors, helping children with their painting of Halloween windows, town clean up day and others I can no longer remember.

When I think of community I think of a group of people who have each other's backs.  People are friendly and seek relationships.  I find the same in  my second community.

First of all, my next door neighbor in Florida always has my back.  I also have his.  We text back and forth.  One recent one was after Ian.  "Your fan blade came off in the storm but I saved the blade and found screws for you." 

This reminds me of a story...

A young man approached a farmer and his helper.  The young man asked, "What kind of people live here?"  The farmer responds with a question.  "What type of people were in your old community?"  "They were unkind and selfish and I was glad to leave there," replied the young man.   "You'll find the same here," replied the farmer.

The next day another young man approached the farmer and his helper.   The young man asked, "What kind of people live here?"  The farmer asked,  "What type of people were in your old community?"  "Oh, they were so kind and compassionate that I really hated to leave,"  responded the young man.  "You'll find the same here," replied the farmer.

"Wait," said the farmers  helper, "How could you give a different answer to the same question?"  "Simple son," said the farmer, "it is carried in the heart of the beholder."

Neighbor and communities provide support and I have happy for the support of my communities in Armonk and Port Saint Lucie.

This is my second entry to the Thanksgiving challenge hosted by Debe Maxwell, CRS .

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Comments (36)

Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Leanne - I love sharing that story too.

Nov 16, 2022 09:41 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Larry and Sheila - yes it is a wonderful feeling.

Joan - I certainly am grateful and fortunate.

Ed - yes, that is exactly what happens.

Jerry - if you expect goodness you will not be disappointed.

Andrea - to have great neighbors you need to be a great neighbor, yes.

Michael - absolutely.  Active Rain is a community that gives.

Nov 16, 2022 09:46 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Grant Schneider and what a great blog, communities are more then houses but so much more.  They are lucky to have your family there.

Nov 16, 2022 12:42 PM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Grant,

Those images look like they could have come from a movie set.  They show off your community.  It is all about the neighbors.  If you get along well with each other, it makes for a much better environment.

Nov 16, 2022 01:49 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Grant you are very blessed to not only be part of one excellent community, but now a second on as well.

Nov 16, 2022 02:17 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Grant- I love how happy you are in your communities and yes..you carry it in your heart. 

Nov 16, 2022 08:06 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Will - and likewise we are lucky to be there.

Sheri - everything falls in place with great area and great communities.  I love where we live.

George - I really do feel blessed.,

Kathy - that is exactly how I feel.

 

Nov 17, 2022 03:21 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I like your farmer story.

Dolores and I are lucky to live in an excellent community. 

Nov 17, 2022 08:20 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Love the story, thank you for that and it makes perfect sense, Grant. Some people look to others or new places for their happiness when it should reside inside!

Nov 17, 2022 06:06 PM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Roy - I am glad you like the story.  I makes a point.

Wanda - that is exactly right

Nov 18, 2022 03:18 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Friday morning, Grant.

Have a great day and an outstanding weekend.

Nov 18, 2022 03:41 AM
Hannah Williams
HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA
Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Grant Schneider  what a beautiful post about people and places and your love and gratitude for them 

Nov 18, 2022 01:13 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Nov 19, 2022 05:51 PM
Khash Saghafi NMLS
Liberty Home Mortgage Corporation - Cleveland, OH
Mortgage Loan Officer, Cleveland OH NMLS 1114762

This is definitely a great post Grant Schneider and something which I am constantly working on. We receive what we go looking for.

Nov 20, 2022 03:37 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Grant, great post, and the community is so important, and glad Kathy featured yours.

Nov 20, 2022 07:24 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Roy - I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Hannah- thank you.  I love both both places where I live.

Kathy - I appreciate your feature.

Khash - that is so true.  We get what we expect.

Kathy - the community makes the person if the person supports the community.

Nov 21, 2022 04:06 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Community is so important even the smallest ways, so nothing surprises me that all this stuff is happening this time of year. :) Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2022 08:52 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Laura - yes that's right.  Communities uphold relationships.

Nov 23, 2022 03:36 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Hi Grant,

Happy Thanksgiving, I hope that you are enjoying a wonderful weekend celebrating gratitude.

Bob

Nov 25, 2022 09:35 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Hi Grant! I love this post and the story too! It's so true and you are so fortunate to live in communities where your neighbors have your back - and you, theirs. 

Thank you for sharing another wonderful post of gratitude in this month's challenge, Grant.

Nov 29, 2022 08:37 PM