Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
A touching video on compassion.
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Social Technology
Consensus: Balancing Action and Discernment, the Voice of the Many and the Few
Troy Cohousing community has been around for since 2007 (Reflections on living at Troy). We operate on a modified consensus model. The goal of our process is to balance timely action and discernment, honoring the voices of the community in 2 ways: (1) by hearing all pieces of the truth spoken by each person (minority opinions and dissenters included), and (2) by honoring the views of the majority. […]
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Connection Strategies for Thriving
Our culture teaches us 2 strategies. We need 4.
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The Unholy Trinity: Perceptive, Defensive, Not self-aware
Talking with Difficult People |
The Unholy Trinity: Sensitive, Defensive, and not Self-Aware
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My first summer at Troy Gardens Cohousing
Since moving to Troy Gardens Cohousing Community last November (2013), many people have asked me what is cohousing and what does it actually look like. I’ve spent some time trying to process my own experience of living here and to communicate why cohousing is an important option.
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Free Shaving Cream for Life & Why You Haven’t Heard of It
Free Shaving Cream for Life… With a starting investment of one shaving brush, a container, and a bar of soap, you can have free shaving cream for life. First, cut your bar of soap so it fits into the empty container. Then, when you want to shave, soak the shaving brush in water and whirl
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Community Emerges during the Second 9/11: Twin Towers
The first 9/11 occurred in Chile in 1973. Here is a heart-warming true story about community and generosity that emerged during the second 9/11, the attacks that occurred in NYC on 9/11/01.
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Social Architecture
One of the aspects of A Pattern Language that is so important is the relationality inherent in it. The house relates to the porch which relates to the street. Bob Theis is an architect who designs in this tradition. In this interview with First Earth, Bob suggests, for example, that if you want to encourage
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Non-profits & fundraising
Non-profits are faced with significant disadvantages compared to other organizations. Imagine the problems we could solve if these were changed.
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A Reply to Kahlil Gibran’s Observation about Optimism and the Rose
“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.” – Kahlil Gibran. We might add: The wise see the whole rose and thus appreciate all aspects of its beauty without injury.
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