Five Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day in Your Neighborhood

by Jonathan Carone | Feb 12, 2024 | Getting to Know Your Neighbors, Pursue the Common Good

Several February’s ago while on a walk in my neighborhood, I noticed that one of my neighbors had decorated her windows with red and pink paper hearts. It was a seemingly simple act, yet it carried a message of love and connection amidst the dark and gloomy days...

Why (and How) to Start a Helpful Neighborhood Social Media Group

by Jonathan Carone | Feb 1, 2024 | Imagine the Possibilities, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good

Whether your neighborhood is made up of ten homes or three hundred and fifty, it can be hard to stay in good communication with each other, especially during the shorter days of winter when people are less likely to be outdoors. Social media can be a great way to keep...

What I Learned about Neighboring from Fred Rogers: 5 Takeaways

by Jonathan Carone | Jan 24, 2024 | Pursue the Common Good

This blog post is the third in a three-part series by Dr. Mary Manz Simon. Mary met Fred Rogers while writing an article about the famous television personality, and they developed a long-distance friendship in the following years. She wrote these posts to share his...

What I Learned about Neighboring from Fred Rogers: Listening

by Jonathan Carone | Jan 24, 2024 | Pursue the Common Good

This blog post is the second in a three-part series by Dr. Mary Manz Simon. Mary met Fred Rogers while writing an article about the famous television personality, and they developed a long-distance friendship in the following years. She wrote these posts to share his...

What I Learned about Neighboring from Fred Rogers: Respect

by Jonathan Carone | Jan 24, 2024 | Pursue the Common Good, Uncategorized

This blog post is the first in a three-part series by Dr. Mary Manz Simon. Mary met Fred Rogers while writing an article about the famous television personality, and they developed a long-distance friendship in the following years. She wrote these posts to share his...

Stay in Your Comfort Zone

by Jonathan Carone | Nov 30, 2023 | Discover the Gifts, Neighborhood Well-being, Pursue the Common Good

“Get out of your comfort zone.” We hear all the time how we need to get out of our comfort zone in order to learn and grow—and sometimes that’s true. But not always. Sometimes it’s good to think about your comfort zone in a new way, and stay in it, right where you...