{"id":3060,"date":"2022-08-18T00:22:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T00:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/?p=3060"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T21:21:47","slug":"connie-long-memory-of-unexpected-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questastories.org\/index.php\/2022\/08\/18\/connie-long-memory-of-unexpected-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Connie Long &#8211; Memory of Unexpected Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3060\" class=\"elementor elementor-3060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd8e2f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bd8e2f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e1012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"767e1012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this segment of in the <a href=\"https:\/\/questastories.org\/2022\/07\/04\/voices-de-aqui-underway\/\"><em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed <\/em>series<\/a>, El Rito resident Connie Long shares a poignant memory of unexpected generosity that she experienced shortly after moving to Questa in the mid 1970&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Thank you Connie Long, for sharing this memor<\/em>y <em>of kindness shared with a newcomer; it is a gift to those listening now and in the future. Your memories add to our appreciation of this place, and remind us of the power of kindness and trust.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This story was recorded in November 2019 during a Women&#8217;s Tea Story Sharing event at Yoga Sala in Questa; recorded and edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clairecote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claire Cot\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, we\u2019re listening together to the voices of our neighbors; every week we share a different short story from our community with <em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em>. Join us for the short broadcasts at Questa Farmers Market on Sundays or here, on our website.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Huge thanks to our collaborators at Questa Farmers Market, Gaea McGahee and all the musicians at the market for allowing us to plug into their sound system to broadcast the <em>Voices de Aqu\u00ed<\/em> weekly segments.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are also grateful to our funders! 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