A reflection from a conversation with a group of UoG students
I think community can be a number of things but what 'your' community is a place you can call home because it includes the people (animals, and plants) that you frequently interact with. Community includes the various interactions between all living things, but to further describe it is challenging.
What I have heard so far Part 1
Over the last two months I have been fortunate to take part in over fifty conversations about community. Each conversation has had its own unique feel and flavour. At the same time there are some common threads that run through. What follows is part one of a quick summary of what I have heard so far.
My experiences in a Malagasy community
As the cup was being passed around, and I eventually took my turn, burning my lips and everything else it touched on the way down, I had another realization. This, right now, is my community.
On my own in a culture of connection
Being single in a society that rewards romance and family brings challenges and blessings.
My perspective on what community is
I think community can be a number of things but what 'your' community is a place you can call home because it includes the people (animals, and plants) that you frequently interact with. Community includes the various interactions between all living things, but to further describe it is challenging.
What I have heard so far Part 1
Over the last two months I have been fortunate to take part in over fifty conversations about community. Each conversation has had its own unique feel and flavour. At the same time there are some common threads that run through. What follows is part one of a quick summary of what I have heard so far.
My experiences in a Malagasy community
As the cup was being passed around, and I eventually took my turn, burning my lips and everything else it touched on the way down, I had another realization. This, right now, is my community.
A look at the belonging and community values fostered at summer camp
A look at the belonging and community values fostered at summer camp.
Building a New Story with People and Communities
Five Approaches to Building Relationships
Part 1
After reading Derek Alton's blog - I would like to propose that the experience of community is a continuum, in other words a continuous series of experiences, which may or may not blend into each other.
"Connection is why we're here. It gives meaning and purpose to our lives."
Brene Brown, a researcher-storyteller, gave this TED talk and, to me, it is a beautiful portrait of humanity and the struggle for connection and with vulnerability.
Work, life, friends, family and taxes - how can we fit it all in? Is community time about quality or quantity?
We all know that sound, the sound of hot, the sound you make when you've just been surprised by a gulp of steaming hot coffee and you're trying not to spit it on your companions. And yet, the sound of hot has no name...
an emerging narrative about family - the ones we choose and the ones that find us
