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The word community
Since moving into an intentional community, my ears zero in on the word. I notice I hear it a lot. So I looked it up and I was correct in my suspicion – it is over used! Yet, in my … Continue reading
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Just listen
a great video on listening. For grieving or whenever someone is in pain. (I wish I could say I never said any of these, but I have. Now I can do better.)
Questions for potential members
Questions for a potential member You can’t really screen or stop people from buying or renting a house in cohousing due to fair housing laws (which are necessary) but if you could ask a few things and get to know … Continue reading
Does anyone like the Trump kids?
For four years people acted strange around a known narcissist. Now his “friends” are writing tell all books. I understand these books more now that I feel like I saw people throw what they know is right into the trash … Continue reading
problem solved ever in cohousing?
I found this on another blog but I love the image! I felt like i was the only one looking for solutions and everyone else in that cohousing were searching for a hole to stick their head in. They wanted … Continue reading
Dream Homes Dissolve
I was talking to a woman last night and I felt her pain. She had the dream life, the dream house, the dream marriage. In months it all dissolved. Unfortunately, right as the quarantine began so she moved to a … Continue reading
cohousing/intentional communities may not be a perfect place to raise children
I love reading old Communities magazines. It comes with a membership of Foundations of Intentional Communities. It seems like the old adage – the more things change, the more stay the same. Same issues then as now with communities. In … Continue reading
Wild Child Book Review
Wild child: Girlhoods in the Counterculture is an anthology of memoirs by women who grew up in the 60s and 70s with hippie parents. Some lived in communes, others traveled the country, but they all have a story to tell. … Continue reading
Divorce Divides
Divorce is never fun. Many neighborhoods have seen half or the whole household move away due to divorce. I’m in shock and sad to find out the couple I have come to know very well this year is splitting up. … Continue reading
cohousing ted talk and building community anywhere
She talks about cohousing but other ways to build community where you are. She “outgrew” her community. I hope to interview her for the podcast soon. Enjoy!
