Start with Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors)

A simple path to a more deeply connected life You want more. You want to belong to a community that looks out for each other. You believe in your bones we don’t have to live detached, distracted, and divided. The question is, How ? Shannan Martin invites you into deeper connection through simple resets, such as · Open Door > Perfect Décor. We invite others in, seeking to connect, not impress. · Familiar > Fussy. We serve tacos and pizza like the feasts they are, because fancy is overrated. · Tender > Tough. We greet the world with our hearts exposed and our guards down. Packed with street-level practices and real-talk storytelling, Start with Hello is your field guide for a life of security, camaraderie, and joy. There is no step too small. “As it turns out, there is no them but only us , and this is the book we both want and need to help us find our way back to each other.”– Emily P. Freeman , Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Next Right Thing ” Start with Hello is a love letter to community and a call to action toward radical, realistic hospitality.”– Osheta Moore , pastor, speaker, and author of Dear White Peacemakers “This book will change you in a way you’ve been craving to change. It makes being a neighbor, not to mention a person, just so beautifully . . . doable .”– Kendra Adachi , New York Times bestselling author of The Lazy Genius Way “This book is lovely, warm, honest. It brims with possibility.”– Jen Hatmaker , New York Times bestselling author of Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire