Daniel Coyle

My friend should go first.

My friend should go first.

And so what emerged from that, at first when people saw that happen, they thought, well, that's great leadership.

They must have great leaders who told them what to do and who organized it.

And in fact, it wasn't that at all.

In fact, they had developed these simple rituals, these simple habits of pausing together, valuing each other, sharing vulnerabilities with each other, serving each other in a way.

And so those moments, those little rituals were what sustained them.

And that's what I found in all of the flourishing places that I visited.

They weren't just about doing things together.

They were about serving one another, about serving their neighbors, taking care of each other.

I think most people are craving for community and craving some attentional balance.

I think all of us know what it feels like when you ask someone, have you ever felt deeply connected in a community?

Where have you felt most alive?

Where have you felt most connected?

everyone's got a story.

Everyone's got a time in their life where they felt that.

And everyone craves that and longs for that.

You know, we sort of, I think are realizing that this modern way of going through the world is not nourishing our spirits, is not nourishing our souls.

And so these moments resonate with us.

These moments where, you know, I just, you know, that's why people are so hungry for it.