The People You Meet
I have recently been quite amazed at the people we get to meet in the coffee business. Baristas are not completely unlike a bartenders – the people behind the counter, hearing your stories.
There are many people I could write about – the man biking across America, the pastor planting a church, the businessman working two jobs to start his own business, the guy writing a book, the countless photographers, musicians, and artists who struggle to make their art work as a living. But instead, lets think about the people you meet.
When you meet people, connections grow. You realize you have things in common – perhaps you know some of the same people. Relationships are formed. That is our goal here at Roots Coffeehouse. To see relationships and authentic community grow. We get to watch as people make these connections. When someone recognizes a person they know and go to chat, when you see someone who you know you’ve met, but can place them, or even when one coffeehouse stranger strikes up conversation with another coffeehouse stranger – these are all part of building community.
We always want you to leave with more friends than you had when you came in.
Great thought. I love your coffee house. We meet there three or four Fridays a month for our social media hands-on lab. It is always a pleasure.
I love the community here, and I love your blog, Janice!!! I bring my friends, I bring my daughter, I set up coffee meetings….. It’s just a great place to meet friends, and to meet new friends! Thank you!!