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[novapsyche]

F and I are seriously considering moving to an intentional community. I'm looking in Oregon and Michigan, primarily. It will be hard, finding a place that fits both of us. We're in different places in personal development.

Reading all those descriptions of different communities made me anxious to put to paper my own ideas for my proposal for a network of communities.

And wondering... why we laugh at so many unfunny jokes in our lifetimes? What wasted time. If there is ever a concept such as "wasted time," laughing at something unfunny must qualify. A joke, or a statement, or a slightly tense situation, where a laugh will paper over small misunderstandings. What is it about laughter that disarms people? Why do we use laughter as a defense mechanism, a disguise, a falseness in itself?

Ack. At least I'm writing poetry again, haphazard though it goes. The idea of getting into community has resparked my hope, I think. It's nice, at this point in my life, to simply have a desired direction in life. The real trick, of course, will be in actually following through with a course of action to get moving in said direction.

Of course, getting into community implies moving. Can there be a move that is looked forward to?

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[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

Has J. talked to you about our interest in and experiences with intentional community? Might be a good subject for a threeway chat some time. :)