Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: cohousing v. other uses of your energy

[Judy (BAXTER]

RE:
> My question, which is both a matter of personal concern and related 
> to a paper that I'm in the middle of writing, is to what degree do 
> you feel that the energy required by developing cohousing has taken 
> away from other things that you would like to do.  If so, what has 
> suffered?  I know that people involved in cohousing probably give 
> more to their communities than average, but would they give more or 
> less if they weren't doing cohousing as well?

One thing to consider is - what stage are you at.  For me, the development
process  has taken over from many things I'd like to do - but I dearly believe
that will not be so once we are up an running.  I see friends outside cohousing
much less, but do have very supportive and energizing relationships within the
group.  And I plan to get back to my old friends, SOON.

Judy Baxter, Monterey Cohousing Community, (MoCoCo)
-- Twin Cities Area, Minneapolis/St.Paul Minnesota
-- e-mail:      baxter [at] epivax.epi.umn.edu
-- Resident of the "mansion"- the 1st 8 homes in a rehab Georgian building built
as a retirment home in 1924 - developing 15 new legal condos - look like
townhomes, on the property
---The 1st 7 new townhouses are due to finish in Decemeber - 6 are spoken for.
We'll post more details on the 7th here, soon.  Or call our voicemail:
 Voice Mail for Monterey Cohousing - 612-930-7554