Re: Free-Riders & Cohousing
From: Rob Sandelin (floriferousmsn.com)
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:21:38 -0700 (PDT)
This is sort of a thread about community participation. From my experiences
25% of a typical group show up consistently, 50% vary in how much they show
up, and 25% show up very little.  This seems to be pretty much a normal
curve in most all of the cohousing groups I have visited. For example it
seems pretty typical that in some households one spouse shows up
consistently, while another shows up rarely. They moved her because SHE
wanted to live in community and HE wanted to live with her.   What I used to
tell people, and what I personally live by, is that I only judge myself for
my own participation and I don't worry about what other people do.  I hold
this philosophy because I discovered that my life and circumstances are the
only ones I can completely know.  This means I am never disappointed either
except with myself when I fail to uphold what I want to do. I have also come
to learn that there are MANY things people do around my community which are
important and valuable and that I do not notice or know about. 

Rob Sandelin
17 year resident of Sharingwood
Snohomish County, WA  



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