The Claim
A prepared household is good. A prepared neighborhood is peace. Your neighbors' desperation will touch your life whether you open the door or not.
This Week's Action
Make three connections.
Exchange phone numbers with two neighbors you don't yet have contact info for. A simple knock: "I realized we don't have each other's numbers in case of an emergency."
Identify five vulnerable households in your immediate area — elderly, single parents, chronically ill, socially isolated. Write their names down.
Learn one capability a neighbor has that you don't. You are mapping resilience, not inventories.
Reflection
How well do I actually know the people who live near me? What would change if I did?