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Community Update

And the People Stayed Home

By Caroline Carrara

And the people stayed home. And they read books, and listened, and
rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new
ways of being, and were still. And they listened more deeply. Some

meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And
the people began to think differently.

And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant,
dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal.

And when the danger passed, and the people joined together again, they
grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images,
and created new ways to live, and they healed the earth fully, as they
had been healed. – Kitty O'Meara on her blog called 'The Daily Round'. 3/16/2020

s if a dream and almost through this challenging time. It will not be easy and it will test
overnight, our lives as we knew even the strongest of strong, but it will also bring out the heart
Athem changed. At the time this we have deep inside.
publication went to press, Las Olas and We will come together and support our neighbors, community
Fort Lauderdale had just gone on and businesses. If anything, I am hoping for a silver lining to
shutdown. Beaches and restaurants and emerge…one that it makes us all stop and think for a moment
other places large groups of us gather about what really is and isn’t important, and how we can give
have been closed for the sake of safety. instead of take.
Surreal I am sure for all, but absolutely With that said, we can all do our part to support our friends,
necessary. So, what now in the wake of neighbors, local businesses and local restaurants. Many of our
our new reality? What now for our daily haunts have quickly adjusted to the mandated closures
community and neighborhoods, and our local businesses? and are offering delivery and take out. As a community we
I have always tried to look on the bright side. Those who know need to support them. It is vital for their survival and we gotta
me, might jest that I am Pollyannaish. I don’t take offense to it; eat…right? So, order take out or delivery and remember to tip.
I embrace it. We will keep you updated on our official Las Olas website at
So now what? Our world as we know it is changing at an www.lasolasboulevard.com and social media with the most
increasing rate. There are many unknowns ahead, many current information on hours of operations and specials.
uncontrollable. But there are a few knowns. We know that our I have a feeling that this experience will ultimately bring out the
city cares for us and the steps they have had to take are for best in our community and ourselves.
greater good and wellbeing. We know that Las Olas and Fort
Lauderdale is a tight-knit community with leaders and selfless Caroline Carrara is Chair of the Las Olas Boulevard & Isles
volunteers that go above and beyond daily to improve our Magazine Editorial Committee and Managing Broker of
quality of life. We know that as a community, we will make it Berkshire Hathaway Home Services EWM Realty-Las Olas.

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