The Pink Box taught me....

  Yesterday I was sitting at the desk in The Pink Box alone ( The Middleburg visitors center were I help once a month)  looking at the hundreds of pamphlets on the wall for attractions, events and businesses. They were screaming at me! We want to survive! We want PEOPLE TO COME!!!
This made me realize we all are so interconnected and have far more in common than we differ. We would be so much stronger if we focused on getting together behind these things. I will give three quick examples:
   A horse show fills with riders, those riders bring there families and grooms- the restaurants fill, the hotels fill, the gas station is busy, the stores get business, and people see the area who may not have in the past.
  The community has an event or a parade maybe a theatrical performance or a tour( historical, shopping or other) -the restaurants fill, the hotels fill, the gas station is busy, the stores get business, and people see the area who may not have in the past.
   If the hotels or full or the restaurants, or the shops, or the museums and historical sites people are exposed to all the other things.
  That is one way to look at it another would be we all want a safe, clean, affordable, sustainable and beautiful place to live and it would be easy to make similar connections.
 If we can focus more on the common good while still encouraging creativity, individuality and innovations  that make life improve in so many interesting ways. The future will be bright indeed! All of the area business can work together, to build each up. And not tear each other down.
This is just my view, please feel free to share any positive views you may have to offer. I hope this has helped you in some small way.
                                             Sincerely, John