Back to school!
It’s that time of year again. What seems like the endless possibilities of a months-long vacation has gone by in a flash. Summer is winding down. College kids have already gone off to orientation. Greenwich public schools start up next week. Private schools soon thereafter. Everyone is getting back into their routines. Hopefully the routines are a good thing.
For the rest of us, the pace of life picks up again to resume its frantic race to get done what needs be done before we become undone by it. There is no arguing that we live in a very busy community with many things vying for attention. We are working harder and longer than ever before. There are so many school and after-school commitments that church services on Sunday morning are competing with soccer practices.
Even the Greenwich Sentinel is picking up the pace. We took a step back in August to look anew at your community newspaper. We have listened to your comments and input and will be adding some additional features over the next few weeks, including a business page and a regular column from our religious leaders, which will appear along with the listing of worship services.
But we don’t want to get so busy we miss out on life. Socrates said it best: “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” One thing that has been reaffirmed over and over again since we started publishing is that there is much to celebrate in our community. There are so many wonderful things that occur on a daily basis that we actively look for them so that we can take a moment out of our busy lives and reflect on them.
Did you know CCI (Community Centers, Inc.) will be celebrating its 60th year this fall? That the Post Road Bridge over the Mianus River will be named in honor of former Selectman Dave Theis on Sunday? Or that your child really wants green eggs for breakfast? Well, if you go to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday, the On The Rocks Farm says they should be coming back into season shortly. How great is it that we have a farmer’s market every week? It’s fun just to walk around and bump into friends.
It’s easy to pack your days with so many activities and “to do’s” that we miss out on or take for granted what makes Greenwich unique. Hopefully the news stories on these pages will inform you about what’s happening in town and celebrate our community. Because it is sometimes hard to take an item off your to-do list, we’re going to ask you to add one more thing to it. Read the Greenwich Sentinel. Every week. Make it part of your fall routine and let it carry through to next year. And let us know what you think. If you send us a letter, and it’s appropriate, we’ll publish it. It’s your community newspaper after all.
