Habib introduced me to Lottie Cross and the Black Dollar Day Task Force. This lead to many of us organizing the Buy Local Campaign focused on the Central District in Seattle.

So many... more importantly, he helped me connect more authentically with people that I already had some vague, indistinct connection with and helped grease some wheels that needed to roll.

For example, at a recent Sustainable Seattle workshop, he took Cheryl Honey (Community Weavers) and I by hand (or possibly via a hug) and helped us understand that should talk more about community building and use of technology. Cheryl had been to Songaia Cohousing a few times, had two daughters that went through the Rites of Passage Journeys (ROP) program that Songaia hosts, and had in depth communications about Community Weaving with Stan Crow - Director of the ROP program, when visiting Songaia. I had a poor recollection of having met her in passing. We chatted, but didn't really connect.

Next another Community Networker, Raines Cohen, took Cheryl's Community Weaving training and shared with me his vision about how it fits into community building more broadly. Next, Cheryl called me with a specific need and then she came over to talk this past Friday and Songaia will be hosting another community builder from Russia, with special expertise in Open Space, for the next few days. Without Habib, this would not have happened.

He also shared his insights about why some of the people I already worked with were so valuable... including some of the people contributing to this forum.

I regret that I wasn't more open to the gifts that Habib when he was available to share them directly.