Cohousing-L Mailing List: cohousing = creativity

[Grace Kim (gracekimarch]

I have visited several cohousing communities in the past few weeks and have 
heard from several people the following sentiment - cohousing encourages 
creativity.

Some of the example cited were generic - i.e., provides encouragement to 
follow a dream, community members taught me a new craft/musical instrument

Some of them were specific - "if I say it aloud, people appear to help me 
realize my goal, whether it be writing a play for a members 50th birthday or 
startng an exercise program".  "a child expressed an interest in knitting 
and one of the adults is teaching her how".

I also saw a situation where a teen was raising money for a major class trip 
and a couple of adults helped her brainstorm an idea for a champagne brunch 
fundraiser and helped her execute it.

Is creativity being encouraged/fostered in your community?  I would love to 
hear some of your stories.

Grace

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