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title: "Gratitude Focus: I’m grateful for new places and the kindness of strangers."
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# [Gratitude Focus: I’m grateful for new places and the kindness of strangers.](https://orvinkimbrough.com/blog/im-grateful-for-new-places-and-the-kindness-of-strangers)

 Written by [Orvin Kimbrough](https://orvinkimbrough.com/blog/author/orvin-kimbrough) | May 30, 2026

### ****Reflection/Why I’m Grateful:****

 I visited Inkwell Beach in Martha’s Vineyard, a place with a powerful history of reclamation by Black people. A simple walk turned into connection when I ran into someone from St. Louis. Later, after dinner, a stranger offered us a ride when we couldn’t get an Uber. That kind of hospitality reminded me what community feels like, real, generous, unexpected. 

#  *****“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.”*****

# *****— Hebrews 13:2***** 

 

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