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Virtues Platform Recap
Over the past few months I’ve posted virtues associated with humanity, community and kindness. There’s one more set of virtues to share, those associated with journeying. Here’s a recap of all the virtues. Recall that these virtues are things that … Continue reading
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Using Community Virtues to Address Serious Issues
Self-sufficiency, oneness, networks, expectations and kindness are all virtues in their own. They all are right, how we were meant to behave starting out as an altruistic species. They all are good, providing an immediate benefit to an individual’s quality … Continue reading
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Community Virtues – Kindness
You can find kindness anywhere, as we did when we hiked across the country. Having said that, kindness resides where there are intimate connections and our empathy kicks in. Kindness does not reside in the anonymity of governments, corporations or … Continue reading
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Community Virtues – Expectations
On the one hand people tend to conserve energy while on the other hand people want to belong. The first impulse allows someone else to expend the energy necessary to get something done, while the second impulse leads one to … Continue reading
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Community Virtues – Networks
Community networks are the same as social networks. People extend what they are capable of doing by the people with whom they connect. In theory, everyone in a vibrant community is connected; networking entails taking advantage of those connections to … Continue reading
Community Virtues – Oneness
I’ve already shared on here the most memorable quote from the ADT Journey. The Director of the community meals program in Leaville, CO stated that their goal was to “confuse who is giving and who is receiving.” Bringing people with … Continue reading
Community Virtues – Self-sufficient
Just as every individual is unique, so is every community. Within the context of community there are different ways to pursue the Happiness and Health we all seek, with no one right way being universally the best. One virtue of … Continue reading
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Community Virtues
I’ve covered the list of five humanity virtues; now to begin the list of five community virtues. Humanity virtues are those that apply to the whole, collective human species. One of those virtues was community, caring for each other in … Continue reading
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Humanity Virtues
Before the journey across the country I wrote a book, not yet published, called The Five Forgotten Truths. Those truths are really virtues, what is right and good for most humans under natural conditions. I will go into each virtue … Continue reading
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