Post Move-In Reactions | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Michael Mariner (mykanofone.net) | |
Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 23:12:27 -0500 |
It takes so long to get a project built, that once people get moved in they can and do have a wide range of reactions. Some of these feelings are transitory and other phases evolve certainly. Here's some I've heard of: - Ecstacy - a dream realized at last! - Burn out - hide out for a few months until energy returns for community participation. - "Is that all there is?" You hoped for more community than you're getting. - "Ick, I need more privacy! Please stay out of my face! I wanna put up a privacy fence." - After move in I didn't drop any of my outside activities, so I never get to do anything in my community. Anybody want to mention other reactions, tell your story? Those of you somewhere in the building process, don't get discouraged. Some of the post-move in stuff is like post partum. I guess, not being an authority on either.... Mike Mariner - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - San Juan Cohousing, near Durango, CO, where we're looking for a few more folks to join us on 240 acres of beautiful land. Check us out at: http://shell.rmi.net/~ganesh/ or email Mac Thomson at ganesh [at] rmi.net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The future is sustainable, cooperative communities - find/build one. ++++++ KEY ONLINE COMMUNITY RESOURCES +++++ Cohousing: www.cohousing.org/ Ecovillages: www.gaia.org/ Intentional Communities: www.ic.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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