It’s an odd word that embraces the idea of a group becoming a community; a space where interaction is intimate and productive. It’s also an odd concept that suggests it’s possible for people to make it happen; make a mere group into a community that is warm and effective.
It can happen when someone embraces the mission to facilitate it. It can happen when a facilitator encourages and equips its members to nurture it.
More About Communitizing
Communitizing (#107: 9/3/22 RUN REPORT)
• Beyond mere socializing • [1½ MIN READ] I’ve been experimenting with running and socializing pretty much…
Blogposts on Communitizing
Thankful for a Reason (#332: 2025’11’26’W)
• A certain marathon was a factor • [1½ MIN READ] Probably because it’s the thanksgiving season I’m reflecting on encouraging experiences with an attitude of thankfulness. I start with the observation that the presence…
You’re My Neighbor (#317: 2025’08’13’W)
• Now just a little older and more familiar • [2 MIN READ] Hanging out again post-run at The Pizza Wheel, I looked at the name of our young server on the bill. Sometimes restaurant…
Good Times with BMR for Wednesdays and Juneteenth (#316: 2025’08’06’W)
• Communities in community • [2½ MIN READ] At Black Men Run Wednesdays Five years ago (virtually to the day), Train Dave and I joined Black Men Run Philadelphia as the inaugural Growlers travel team.…
The World Is Full of Nice People
• Being with and being • [2 MIN READ] Throughout life, I’d managed to stay close to a few important people. People whom I knew and trusted and ones that knew and trusted me. But…
It’s Not Really Creeping (#298: 2025’03’05’W)
• Unless someone else is doing it to you • [2 MIN READ] As the anchor of Growlers Group Run at Jenkintown Running Company, there are certain things I do to connect with people and…
Moving Beyond Acquaintanceships (#166: ZY Weekly Newsletter 8/24/24)
• I needed more friends • [1½ MIN READ] During a conversation with my 3 brothers, one asked a sincere question about what friendships looked like in our lives these days. He and the other…
Thoughts [#63]: Moving Toward Black Men Run (7/22/2020, Weds)
• Getting to know about folks unlike yourself • [½ MIN READ] Sometimes plans have a way of just falling together. It helps if you involve the right people. Last week I already said I’d…
New Communities
• Finding new comfort zones • [2½ MIN READ] Running is not only great physically, but also socially. It’s given me opportunities to interact with people of all stripes in spaces where I wouldn’t otherwise.…
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Vkw.studiogood. Icon Community. Wikimedia Commons, 2018. Accessed 21 Feb. 2023. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted by cropping image and tinting.
Most recent updated: 2023’06’23’R (Image reformatting and modification)
Created: 2023’02’21’T
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