Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Anecdotes for Diana Christians new book

[Dave and Diane (daveanddee]

Hi all,
Yes, I have to agree with Joani's post. We had one person who dropped 
out after we did a group hug at the end of a meeting. She was never 
seen or heard from again. So I'd be careful about painting communities 
with a broad brush. Even though it might make the book more 
interesting, it could end up doing more harm than good.
--Diane(:^[

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On Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at 06:16 AM, 
cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org wrote:

> Bringing these people along--and most of them end up being fine
> cohousing neighbors--requires a lot of firm but gentle reassurance,
> and I personally know of several who never would have joined the two
> communities I've lived in if there was so much as a circle before
> common dinner to thank the cooks and introduce guests--which, to my
> way of thinking, is about the lightest of the light in 
> touchy-feely-dom.
>
> Joani
>
> This post is a response to Diana Christan's posting as follows (in 
> part):