Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: HOAs in Cohousing

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On Sep 8, 2005, at 10:44 AM, Sharon Villines wrote:

>  But after watching how things grow at Takoma Village, I see that for 
> many things contributions just work best. The people who really care 
> contribute either or time or money to the things they really care 
> about and they don't have to convince others who could care less to 
> support their project.

I add, people are really busy with their own likes and loves and don't 
have time or energy for those of others -- particularly unhappy people. 
If I'm miserable because I don't have time to paint dollhouses, I'm not 
going to want to even hear about your garden project that is going to 
cost me money, for example.

But if I see that your garden is making me happy and making me feel 
that if you can garden, I can paint, I'll be happier to include your 
mulch and plantings in the next budget.

Our garden projects have that effect on people. They are now essential 
to people who had no time or tolerance for them when we moved in. They 
thought that what a developer would put in was too much. "All we need 
is grass."

Sharon
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