How an Intentional CommUNITY Heals

I believe the right communities are just what this world needs to heal and grow. 

The right community heals individuals, as well as reaching outward to connect communities, eventually growing to heal the world. 

Can you see that? Did I make that clear enough? It's so clear in my head, and once I start thinking about it, it just takes off like a spiraling rocket. I might get ahead of myself. 

Let me start a little more simply. 

Let me start with what I mean by "right" community. 

Whenever I use the word "right", what it means is aligned, balanced, on a path that feels right, that feels YES!

I believe the right community is like a formula. Like community alchemy. By gathering the right balance of energies, a community becomes capable of healing, of nourishment, of sustainability (not just on the land), of abundance, of greatness. 

When a community cultivates a system where checks are automatically embedded in the way people interact, to honor love and connection and nonviolence and individuality and freedom, the result is healing and abundance. 

That was probably vague, right? I tend toward being abstract, so what I am saying can be applied broadly. 

Let me share some examples of how I feel this will play out. 

A system of checks, based on love and connection and freedom might mean having it preplanned to invite beloveds in with the expectation that they might be feeling resentful about the amount of work or the kind of work that other people do, in relation to their own work. 

When we honor a child's freedom and individuality, from a place of love and connection and nonviolence, we allow them to unfold in the way that feels right to them, and what we will observe over time is a person who knows themself well, who is crystal clear on their interests, skills, abilities. What we will find is a person who knows what they have to offer and what they need to sustain and nourish themselves, a person who is attuned to their own greatness and personal design. 

I just realized that I am being called to explore these values (love, connection, nourishment, abundance, nonviolence, and so many more) in more depth, so I now plan to create posts for each of these. These puzzle pieces will help with the ah-has :))

So, lets pretend we have explored what each of these values mean in depth, and that we understand how each piece creates the formula for a whole and right community. 

Lets imagine this community has agreed that these are the values they INTEND (intentional) to live by. 

But it's unrealistic to expect everyone to come in at the same level in practicing and living these values. And it's unrealistic to expect that anyone will practice any (and especially ALL) of these values perfectly. 

That's where community healing comes into play. 

The values are to be practiced, never possible to perfect. And we honor people on their own paths. And we aim toward far-off goals, but accept where we are now and invite imperfection. 

If we keep the energy vibration up high (if we are genuinely happy), it is easier for us to live in our intentions. 

Lightness of being, ease, flow, a sense of humor - these are like soul food. We want to grow and harvest these in large bounty. 

We need our soul food to do our soul work. 

Each of us has a unique trade, a unique gift, a unique set of interests and abilities and skills to offer the physical community - be it gardening, animal care, structure building, art, playing with children, emotional upliftment. 

None of us were made to do all of these things, and even if we were capable, how would we find the time to give each one it's proper honor?

We were made for tribes. We were made to be able to live our own design and to compliment each other. 

As soon as we are living where someone picks up the pieces that we don't love to do, we see very clearly what we were made to do, what makes us come alive. And when we have a whole community of people who are living what makes them come alive, THAT is greatness. Can you imagine what a community like that is capable of?

They are like a superhero squad - except they number much higher, so their trajectory is much further. 

Can you imagine a community with even just one person whose superpower was manifestation, or helping people actualize their dreams? In a community full of people with big dreams!!

I feel greatness. 

Big epic greatness. 

Can you imagine how healing it would be for any person to step into that space and be enveloped in that love and trust and joy and honor? 

With a big enough community, the healing could reach far and envelop a great many <3

The world? Of course. Let me explain how. 

Let's say this particular community is located outside of a big city in Oregon ;)) The community, in its greatness, reaches out into the city to heal the needs in the city, providing food, shelter, love, creative ideas, and other resources to people who live in the city and are reaching out for help. 

Lets say this community offers workshops and retreats, giving people the opportunity to come in and be enveloped, and maybe those people (who have now felt true love and hope and trust and sustainability) start creating more of that in their life. 

Lets say this community helps people who live in the city to create little pockets of community to meet their needs and heal their hearts and lives. 

Lets say this community offers their model to other budding intentional communities. Lets say they even drive a veggie-powered bus around on tour to offer physical assistance to these budding communities, and to cities farther than the ones right next to their home. 

Lets say the masterminds in their community come up with all kinds of creative solutions to heal the needs of and sustain communities around the world. 

The possibilities are limitless. 

Permaculture has a similar model to the one I am speaking of. It looks a little something like this...

The outside are the pieces, the values and the physical parts of sustainability. The inside of the spiral shows how healing, sustainability, love - all the values - grow from a personal level outward. 

I think my own model would be a bit more complex and 3D :) Ooh, now it has me thinking :))

Anyway, it is nice to see such similarity, and to know that large groups of people are on the same wavelength as I am. 

I would love to hear you <3 Please feel free to comment or contact me for more depth and privacy at wildsacredsoul(at)live(dot)com

You are beloved,

V