Health & Spirituality in the New Age
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how to make community structures work. I’ve been reflecting and meditating on the many possibilities we could create, trying pull together the common limitations and complaints people generally have about our world and how it currently functions, and then find a common thread.
Soren Dreier & Chautauqua,
We humans are a pretty resilient bunch. We can absorb a tremendous amount of setback or grief without giving in to the negativity. On a personal level and even within the collective consciousness, we can take a punch. We don’t give up easily, because it just leaves a bad aftertaste in our throat.
We humans also have a pronounced capacity to disregard things which violate our sense of dignity and justice. Whether it is pedophile priests, genocide in Darfur or environmental crisis;
For the past year, I’ve lived in community either with the gang at Valhalla or at the various Eco-villages I’ve visited on my travels. Living in community can mean sharing a house, a neighbourhood or an entire village. No matter what kind of community you live in, you’re guaranteed to have a crazy experience and here’s why!
1) You’re Surrounded By People Who Share Similar Values
When you build or join the community that’s right for you, you surround yourself with people who care about the same things, share the same ideas and are co-creating similar projects as you.