PROFILE - Mac Thomson
From: Mac Thomson (machappyvalley.com)
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 95 13:47 CDT
I wrote most of my profile before this cut and paste form was created so I've
tried to shoehorn the answers into place without doing a complete rewrite.

Name:  Mac Thomson
Birthdate:  August 3, 1959
E-Mail:  Mac [at] HappyValley.com
WWW:  I'm not yet hooked into The Web.
Community:  San Juan Cohousing
Location:  Durango, Colorado

Stage of Development:  My wife Sandy & I are currently working as project
managers doing the intial research and organization work to make cohousing
happen here.  We have a group of interested friends who will hopefully evolve
into a committed core group.  The eventual size of the community will be 15
to 30 homes composed of whatever kinds of folks feel drawn to live in
community near Durango, Colorado.  We would like to own 80 to 100 acres with
the vast majority set aside as a nature preserve.

What I do for money:  My professional background is as a CPA and business
manager.  After Sandy and I spent 4 years backpacking the world and visiting
numerous traditional agrarian villages en route, we decided we wanted to live
our lives in community.  And we want our children, who should begin arriving
in November of '95, to grow up in community.

Where I've lived:  My geography includes Minnesota (my home state), Kansas
(KSU), San Francisco, and Durango.

What I do for fun:  I love Nature and playing with Her (that's why
Durango),travel (obviously), playing sports of all kinds (particlarly
ultimate and snowboarding these days), photography, woodworking,  animals of
all kinds, eating and drinking to excess (in moderation, of course), and
doing any and all of the above with loved ones.

Favorite thing about community:  That there's no instant gratification about
it.  I can't just buy it at Wal-Mart or download it.  In order to be in it, I
must be willing to challenge myself emotionally, continually transform
myself, and continually emerge as a better person.

Worst thing about community:  That it's not an ingrained part of our culture.
 So most people live with very little of it and those of us who crave it must
swim hard against the mainstream simply to create the opportunity for it.

If I was in charge, I would:  Give everyone's consciousness a little nudge up
in the direction of the 4th chakra (i.e., more love) and then step down, get
out of the way, and watch beautiful things happen.

    Mac Thomson                         San Juan Cohousing
    Mac [at] HappyValley.com           Durango, Colorado

  "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."
                      - Soren Kierkegaard

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