I’m sitting at Panera, working remotely and sipping my extra hot soy latte, and I’m very aware of how connected the Panera breakfast customers are to each other. The conversations are buzzing about who’s making what for Thanksgiving, when to unbutton restricting garments at holiday dinners, what the kids are doing, what the grandkids aren’t doing, and all the chores that the holiday season brings.
Normally I would be dismayed and a little perturbed by how loud the conversations are, but I’ve become a regular and everyday these conversations are becoming more and more an expected part of my morning. I’ve yet to really engage with any of the other regulars, but I seem to be assimilating with their group none the less.
A very cute older gentleman is actually serenading the entire restaurant with his harmonica to the tune of Oh Come All Ye Faithful, and for once I’ve slowed down enough that I can appreciate the beauty in this moment. This gentleman, like the rest of the group, is so welcoming, so well-intentioned that I’m beginning to truly live and breathe what it means to experience community.
Food for thought, but would/could this Panera Breakfast Club (as I call it) be served by social media? Is there value in this space for them? I’m curious about this and I definitely don’t have the answers, so I welcome any and all thoughts.
(Panera sign reads, “Two Seeds Are Company, Three-Seed Sourdough is a Party.”)
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