Comments on: The Almighty We – Expectations

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:31:08 +0000

Thank you for this Camille. As you know I’m struggling with some of the same issues although it’s in a different place and with different folks. It really helps to read that even your community (which I KNEW was perfect 🙂 has some of the same challenges. I’ve lately decided that it’s my expectations that are the problem – I thought our Intentional Community’s expectations were clear, but I’ve learned that we all still “see” a different part of that elephant. Instead of nursing my frustration I’m going to try to focus on those three expectations: acceptance, respect, and support. Thank you for your wisdom.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 04:48:10 +0000

Less expectations = fewer disappointments. I love your little community and what you have all created. I’m now finding it difficult to NOT be part of a community. In our new little town, not many people seem to want to welcome us here and I’m not sure why. I find that odd and unsettling. It’s almost as if the smaller the town, the more reclusive they become (which doesn’t make much sense). I’m still trying to figure it out.

By: Alisa

Alisa — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 02:07:33 +0000

Love this Camille. I would add that I would want in a community, a succession plan for those who come after us. I see no point in all this but self-service if I cannot incorporate even those who aren’t born to the world yet but who will be entrusted with what we have begun. That we leave a legacy of possibility and promise so the choice to leave these hills will be a decision and not a necessity. This is how I view the farm and any hyperlocal village minded economy we midwife together. It’s not for anything but for each other. I love u sister.