that emerges when a group of people:
participate in common practices;
depend on each other;
make decisions together;
identify themselves of part of something larger than the sum of their relationships;
commit themselves for the long-term to their own wellbeing, the wellbeing of one another, and the group’s wellbeing.
—Creating Community Anywhere: Finding Support and Connection in a Fragmented World, by Carolyn R. Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen