Psychology Today | 01.11.2026 23:17
I’ve been reading The Middle of Somewhere: Rural Education Partnerships and Innovation,edited by Hartman and Klein, a book about rural school communities and partnerships. As I read, I keep thinking about the energy it takes to build a community. It involves learning what matters to people, finding ways to contribute, and being willing to receive what others offer. Those ideas stayed with me while watching Hallmark’s Who’s Coming for Christmas? The main character's wish to fill her Christmas table raises a question that extends well beyond the holidays: How do we create a community when we are still trying to find our place in it?
