Exactly the overview of insights, skills etc. of living in a community I needed at this moment. I’m living in a tiny house community for three years now. And I love the tiny living and love my community. But I’m feeling lately that we need a moment of reflection, maybe of recalibrating the community because people left the community and new people moved in. This article helps me with communicating this feeling. And I just started as a “knowledge broker” between the educational institutions of my city and my neighborhood. My main task is translating the challenges of my neighborhood to educational and research projects to support the changes which are needed. I feel the most important challenge is creating more connections, more community. So also in this perspective, your article is very insightful. 🙏🤩
Awesome! Glad it helps Gilbert. I would love to hear more about your experiences in your community and brokering knowledge for your city. Community building is certainly a skillset that can translate to many cases, not just regenerative villages. I will make a note to talk about urban community engagement strategies too
lol. i might be 'a recovering communitarian'. omg. it's a weird non-conundrum, the more i just 'look' at it & my experiences from a felt sense... maybe i never found the correct one - but the nice/vibrant/functional ones are usually carefully curated with clearly defined roles/operations & power structures...
at https://woodfordia.org/ a psychotherapist from Tasmania who was 'crew leader' had a meltdown & got swapped out... apparently i said "Hah, today i'm a Minion!" & she flinched (which i found very awkward & got a transfer to another department before she descended into drama from other stressors O_O*)
the lady whose team i transferred to is a feisty 'older' woman (maybe 50+ 60 years old), was a professional educator who participated in Roller Derby at her age lol, she said "oh that woman's just another (type of) creature, it's not you..."
X-D
It's been like that a lot with me over the last decade... as a metaphorical illustration:
I'm like an injured wolf that was nursed & fed by ducks. but just because the wolf learned certain behaviors & to live on fish, nuts, etc. near the water... doesn't mean it can fly nor quack. in fact, when it wanders off & other ducks encounter it - the ducks often go into a frenzy & collectively attack it on sight... when all it's doing is trying to be accommodating/caring to the ducks... not knowing that those ducks actually qualify as PREY lol!!!!
and the other wolves are wondering why this 'lone' wolf is behaving like a duck/underperforming but they see the potential but the wolf has been wired like a duck for years!!! even though it knows it's not a duck!!!
Exactly the overview of insights, skills etc. of living in a community I needed at this moment. I’m living in a tiny house community for three years now. And I love the tiny living and love my community. But I’m feeling lately that we need a moment of reflection, maybe of recalibrating the community because people left the community and new people moved in. This article helps me with communicating this feeling. And I just started as a “knowledge broker” between the educational institutions of my city and my neighborhood. My main task is translating the challenges of my neighborhood to educational and research projects to support the changes which are needed. I feel the most important challenge is creating more connections, more community. So also in this perspective, your article is very insightful. 🙏🤩
Awesome! Glad it helps Gilbert. I would love to hear more about your experiences in your community and brokering knowledge for your city. Community building is certainly a skillset that can translate to many cases, not just regenerative villages. I will make a note to talk about urban community engagement strategies too
Wonderful article. Thank you. 🙏🏻💖
Thank you so much! I hope it helps your journey
lol. i might be 'a recovering communitarian'. omg. it's a weird non-conundrum, the more i just 'look' at it & my experiences from a felt sense... maybe i never found the correct one - but the nice/vibrant/functional ones are usually carefully curated with clearly defined roles/operations & power structures...
at https://woodfordia.org/ a psychotherapist from Tasmania who was 'crew leader' had a meltdown & got swapped out... apparently i said "Hah, today i'm a Minion!" & she flinched (which i found very awkward & got a transfer to another department before she descended into drama from other stressors O_O*)
the lady whose team i transferred to is a feisty 'older' woman (maybe 50+ 60 years old), was a professional educator who participated in Roller Derby at her age lol, she said "oh that woman's just another (type of) creature, it's not you..."
X-D
It's been like that a lot with me over the last decade... as a metaphorical illustration:
I'm like an injured wolf that was nursed & fed by ducks. but just because the wolf learned certain behaviors & to live on fish, nuts, etc. near the water... doesn't mean it can fly nor quack. in fact, when it wanders off & other ducks encounter it - the ducks often go into a frenzy & collectively attack it on sight... when all it's doing is trying to be accommodating/caring to the ducks... not knowing that those ducks actually qualify as PREY lol!!!!
and the other wolves are wondering why this 'lone' wolf is behaving like a duck/underperforming but they see the potential but the wolf has been wired like a duck for years!!! even though it knows it's not a duck!!!
bwahahaha