Yesterday evening I ventured down to the Hyatt hotel where Morristown was holding their Green Drinks event. I have been tied in as of late with all the happenings sustainability wise in town, so I was naturally excited for the event. My expectations were surpassingly surpassed. I talked, chatted, and mingled with multiple different individuals for over 2 hours, not once having a spare moment to myself. It was great to see so many familiar faces that I have started to become acquainted with over the past several months. You can definitely see that there is some sort of (open) circle within the community that relates to sustainability, and it’s awesome to start feeling like I’m apart of it. What was even better, was meeting with those whom I hadn’t known previous. Hearing their stories, their plans, and what motivates them proved to be inspiring. I left the event with a feeling of excitement, one that I can’t exactly put my finger on as to what directly I was excited about. I believe it was a culmination of things.. the fact that their are so many like minded people right here in Morristown is motivating, and makes me want to continue to pursue my vision for films in this town. It’s equally as satisfying knowing that their is a “market” for such products.. Yet this market is truly only a group of good-hearted individuals all looking to make a contribution. I believe that with the culmination of minds and talents in the room last night, there definitely could be and will be progress to a future of sustainability. But the main point I think I got from last night was something I heard from Marty of Marty’s Reliable Cycle. It related to the overall sense of a community that Morristown has. What makes a true community, be it transportation, retail, neighborhoods, events; all these things in combination all add up to create our ideal vision of a place we want to live. Being able to work, play, and enjoy life all in the same location says something about the community. Events like last night bring that sense our community straight to the surface.
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