Customers queuing at a supermarket checkout may start to interact when things don't go the way they planned, for example the person at the head of the queue can't find their money or credit card; or an item needs a price check; and everyone is kept waiting, the comments start and the individuals are united in frustration.
We unite in common interest it seems, most of us anyway.
On Saturday afternoon, my daughter and I hosted a craft afternoon tea. We were blessed by the attendance of fourteen guests. Several of them knew no one bar the hostess and some only knew one or two other guests. We united with a common purpose to learn how to make fabric flowers and to enjoy a my daughters baking with a cup of tea.
Initially there was the usual discomfort of being amongst a group of strangers, but a tricky icebreaker soon had us all chatting, laughing and encouraging each other in our endeavour of getting to learn and remember one another's names. The camaraderie continued as each person put their personal interpretation into their flowers,and indulged in afternoon tea.
It was a great success, a beautiful afternoon, I was interested to see how many of our guests arrived arrived as a stranger and left having identified with and enjoyed being a part of a new common interest group, with a posy of flowers to remember it by.
Who will you interact with today?
TTFN
Simply Susan
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