Wow! It has been about 6 months since I last blogged. What a strange time we are all living in right now. My heart is heavy; and I know that many of you are also feeling and reeling from the current daily events……

We are becoming more and more divided as a nation and society. As a retired Social Worker, I have been so concerned for the last several years about the mental health of our folks. The pandemic led to isolation that is/was unprecedented in my life time! Loneliness itself, is s contributor to depression and isolation.

The current political climate has created consistent stress levels for many folks; which will take a toll on people’s health at some point. Too many folks are under too much stress and pressure on a daily basis……

I have had a consistent thought going on in my head for several weeks now. If we could only dine together; BREAK BREAD as they say….. maybe our differences can be less so…..

So I started thinking about COMMUNAL DINING. I read about an event in NYC last year where over 500 folks WHO DID NOT KNOW EACH OTHER!; ate together at tables that were set up outside in the street!!!! This blew my mind….. the number of folks participating in this event is staggering! If I had only known about this; how I would have loved to have participated in this…..

This event happened in 2024, and was sponsored by an organization THE LONGEST TABLE.. (https://www.longesttablenyc.com)

So, how do we begin to take better care of ourselves and our mental health? We need to start having heart to heart CONNECTIONS WITH EACH OTHER. TO SHARE AS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS.. One way to do this is to BREAK BREAD TOGETHER! MAYBE COMMUNAL DINING COULD HELP!!!!