Enjoy the Now

       Today, we started off by enjoying a delicious breakfast from the Sun Rise bakery, a bakery which is ran through Earthworks. 

     After that, we started our second day at Earthworks. Today was a pretty easy and laid back day... we got to know a little bit more about the workers and some of the attendees of the soup kitchen. People tend to believe that people who attend places like this do not have lives and are just miserable. Which was not the case at the soup kitchen. The individuals we got the chance to talk to had families, stories, and were cheerful, especially Connie who seemed to bring a smile to even the most grumpiest persons face. Hearing all of their back stories and seeing how they come together as a community was something that inspired all of us and showed that you can always create light out of dim situations. 

     While there, we also learned about food security and how food brings people together. Food is not something that only nourishes our bodies, but bring us together as one;  whether it’s a special meal your family has every holiday or just a family dinner of pizza. It’s something about the feeling of togetherness one gets while they’re eating with those they love and care about.

     On the way home, we drove around the Heidelberg project. We noticed how a majority of the project consisted of clocks. To satisfy our curiosity, we looked up the reasoning for this. The abundance of clocks are there as a way to remind us to live in the present and to question what time actually is. This was quite interesting because no one us could actually come up with an answer. Is something humans made up or does it actually have meaning?

         
     To end the day, we toured the Motown Museum, which was personally my favorite part of the day. Reason being is that my Nana is a huge fan of all of their artists and just being there made me feel closer to her. It was amazing to get to experience a piece of not only Detroit history, but major part of musical history. Being able to walk through the halls that staple musicians, such as the Temptations, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and so many more had was something the one would not forget. Showing that dreams can always be accomplished, especially with the help of others. 

-Zy’Anne Grady