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Flying Monkeys around cohousing communities
A friend sent me this link. She saw it first hand. How a community just lets bad behavior continue. Too scary to stand up and maybe be the next victim. I’d just say before moving somewhere, ask how many people … Continue reading
if one person has something to say and no one wants to hear
Excellent article by an excellent writer and facilitator below. She is giving an example just from a plenary perspective or something that has been said or dealt with before, but I’d say it’d go along with a topic no one … Continue reading
Most cohousing projects fail
That’s why you should buy in one that exists and by default, that means affordable. I have no words about this article but I”ll look for some comments to add – from those who added comments. I shamelessly promoted my … Continue reading
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Does intent really matter anymore?
This article is fascinating. Yes, we should consider that no one intends to hurt others. But they do. I did. I didn’t mean to. I wanted to make the community better and get some help. There are still consequences. People … Continue reading
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Real Science
This paragraph from the article above makes me think how we avoid communities and people since our world is designed that way: “Since the 1950s, efforts to do away with traffic congestion have inevitably been linked with urban decline. Decades … Continue reading
Communities Magazine is the Best
I did it. I read all of them. Okay, I looked through all the free ones that come with a membership of Foundation of Intentional communities and then bought some interesting ones after that. It is an actual trip down … Continue reading
Podcast competition – finally!
I looked up podcasts on cohousing and intentional communities and only found some one off episodes. They are fine and I listened to all the ones that I found. But, there isn’t a cohousing/IC podcast focus, until now. Of course, … Continue reading
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A breath of fresh air podcast on cohousing
https://www.dw.com/en/co-housing-a-green-alternative-to-the-family-home/av-60173034 This show dives into many aspects of sharing home spaces. The host, Neil King, interviews Dr. Sally Augustin, an environmental psychologist,on how our brains work. She says you need a space that is your territory and you can control. … Continue reading
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another day another cohousing article
I found another article on cohousing. https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/should-live-commune-communal-living-benefits-b1976507.html I like what the researcher says: “One thing I would say,” notes Stevens-Wood, “is that it can be very intense.” The researcher has spent a great deal of time studying intentional communities, spending … Continue reading
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Blame it on the Stars – astrology mapping out cohousing
My friend has learned a lot about astrology this year and led an online workshop on astrology charts. I have so much respect for her and all she has learned since it was a foregin language to me. Makes me … Continue reading