I’m pretty sure that most of us have our own Promised Land that we yearn for. A land flowing with our own version of milk & honey. I have actively started searching for what our life will be like once we finish up our time in Cambodia Cambodia
Thankfully my husband seems to be on the same page as me when it comes to our future existence. We both long to be part of a community. A place where families have the time to be part of each others lives. Spontaneous meals. Lots of time wrestling out the questions of life through lively chats. Kids having access to a whole bunch of ‘aunts & uncles’. Focusing on the simple things in life and not getting caught up in the ‘get fest’ of consumer society. On top of that being able to eat local food and growing a lot of it ourselves would be highly sought after bonuses. Too much to ask for??
As it turned out our search began on the 1/1/11. Not a bad date to begin. Our Holy Grail began in the hills of Queensland Brisbane
All this highlighted to me that no matter how much we yearn for community...we don’t want it to come at the cost of financial stress either.
So now our search has pretty much been narrowed down to this:
Communal Living (with a social justice twist if possible)
Affordable Living (with a comfortable twist if possible)
Too much to ask for???
It seems so.
But what I have to ask myself is this. Surely there are lots of individuals & families like us? People who have an intolerance to mainstream affluenza. People who crave the same ideals that we do. Thing is, I don’t know where to find them. I’m tempted to get two massive posters. Some paint. Then in big letters “HONK IF YOU CRAVE COMMUNITY.” Hang that around my neck and see who I can attract.
In the meantime my Inner Emo is alive and well. Surfacing throughout the day singing songs of loneliness and longing.
By the rivers of Adelaide
Come check out here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Affordable, community minded, lots of social justice concepts being thrown around, and we're all working on letting each other be and compassion and getting rid of the judgement factor.....definitely worth a look, and failing that, I know of a lot of other people looking for community too, so we could just start our own!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think starting your own is the best option. HOWEVER, I see community as all being a part of something but also having space. Fuck too much time with all of us together would be too hard. A community of support where we all contribute something because we want to but can retreat to the space of our own shelter with our own rules and not those set out by "the community" is of utmost importance. I think thats how a community should work.
ReplyDeleteV I think you are chasing something that you can only find within yourself. No matter where in the world you go you have to take yourself along.
love ya loads.
Dude. You should write more on your blog!!!
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