April 20th Meeting Notes

Hello everyone!

We had a second meeting on April 20, 2009 with 15 people attending. After singing a round of Jubilate Deo, each of us shared our visions, hopes, fears about this Aspiring Community of ours.

Themes included sustainable, simple living; a balance of privacy, quiet and community; beauty, nourishing spaces; gardens, ponds, trails.

We talked about a higher purpose: what can this community serve that is bigger than us? We acknowledged the challenge of creating something for an unknown future; what will we want then?

Larry shared, "Our commonality nourishes us."

Kathy asked, "What is bringing us together? Is our contribution the next good thing? Can we remake how we live?

Nell reminded us that we are making two transitions: into an environmentally sound lifestyle and into 'ageing with support'.

The visions we have seem to fit well into South Village, already designed as an 'earth conscious community'. However, we reminded ourselves that while South Village is one very good option, there may be other options for us as well.

We formed a group of 3 to take us to our next steps: Nell Coogan, Lynette Raap and Jill Wolcott.

For more specifics about the meeting, check your emails!

With much gratitude for our time together,
Jill