Re: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.... | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Karen Sheldon (karen.sheldongmail.com) | |
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:23:32 -0800 (PST) |
Hi Neil,I'm a lurker on the L-list, at Bellingham Cohousing in WA. I truly appreciate the note you sent. No matter the sometimes irritation (well....), I try to find something of value in each person who lives here. We have the same type of supportive community and (many) people feel comfortable walking around, keeping their doors unlocked, like we are a big family. Of course, like any cohousing, many don't do their share of work or even make their presence known, but mostly stuff gets done and we have a grand old time.
I'm glad you said what you are grateful for but I don't like the term "Happy Thanksgiving," because, well, you know what we did to the Native Americans.....
Karen, here 10 years and loving it www.bellcoho.com On 11/27/2014 01:38 PM, Neil Planchon wrote:
To residents, soon to be residents and the caring community around usRecent nurturing conversations with my neighbors and others living in Cohousing communities have compelled me to express my gratitude widely.I am grateful for the vision we hold, the values we honor and the actions we take. I am grateful for the support we extend to one another each day, the smiles we give unconditionally and the lessons we share. I am grateful to those who bring newspapers up to our doors, offer to share rides and who bear witness and offer a listening during challenging moments. Those and so much more feel like love made visible. Getting a bit more personal — I am grateful to Fred (for holding the space for and making this listserv a safe place for us to be in community), to the board and staff of the Cohousing Association of the US (http://www.cohousing.org) for keeping us informed, inspired and so much more, and to the outstanding professionals who educate and serve us, and hold our collective hands as we do the work to build, nurture and maintain our communities. Thank you to my neighbors. My inner critic wants me to delete this and move on to something more comfortable! I am clicking send anyway. :) May you be well… Neil Swan's Market Cohousing - http://www.swansway.com Cohousing Association of the US - http://www.cohousing.org If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart _________________________________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.... Neil Planchon, November 27 2014
- Re: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.... Karen Sheldon, November 27 2014
- Re: Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.... Jerry McIntire, November 28 2014
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