Vision

We have created a sustainable neighbourhood of beauty and peace where we can grow as individuals while supporting each other, the land on which we live and the wider community. We foster a sense of belonging, meaning and purpose, sharing the fullness of ourselves and celebrating the gifts of life with integrity.

Our community intention and values

• Encouraging positive connections while honoring personal privacy
• Taking responsibility individually and communally for our actions
• Using the consensus process to enhance community decision-making
• Using resources wisely to care for the earth
• Serving others, the community and the world around us
• Supporting personal growth and community evolution.
• Celebrating life together

Our actions related to our intention and values will include:

Encouraging positive connections while honoring personal privacy by:

• Designing community activities that cross age, gender, and ability
• Supporting all family structures within the community
• Providing for and respecting personal boundaries
• Respecting individual and community property
• Addressing interpersonal issues in a timely and respectful way
• Following our conflict resolution guidelines

Taking responsibility individually and communally for our actions by:

• Challenging ourselves and the community to live our values
• Using clear, open and honest communication
• Talking to people rather than about them
• Recognizing that what we perceive outside ourselves often mirrors what is inside ourselves
• Committing to look at these elements within before expressing them as criticisms or irritations of others
• Maintaining high standards of personal integrity, congruence of thought, word and action
• Being willing to listen to constructive criticism and to offer constructive feed-back to others in a caring and appropriate fashion
• Keeping agreements we have made
• Speaking out about inappropriate behaviors
• Giving appreciations and encouragement to each other

Using the consensus process to enhance community decision-making by:

• ​Listening
• Participating
• Practicing flexibility and openness
• Trusting the wisdom of the group
• Stopping to use a centering practice when the process is stalling
• Making every effort to resolve disputes
• Respecting the care, integrity and wisdom that has been put into the decision making process

Using resources wisely to care for the earth by:

• Recycling
• Conserving energy
• Using alternative modes of transportation when possible
• Simplifying our lifestyles
• Sharing tools and equipment
• Growing plants and trees that are appropriate to the climate and local conditions

Serving others, the community and the world around us by:

• Being generous with our time, skills and resources
• Serving as a model of community for others
• Providing and seeking educational opportunities

Supporting personal growth and evolution of our community by:

• Opening and closing meetings and gatherings with a centering practice
• Being willing to teach and lead personal practices
• Making the common space available for education and practice
• Regularly renewing/updating our commitment to our values
• Focusing on positive thinking and action
• Taking responsibility for the human, environmental and social effects of our thoughts and actions

Celebrating life together by:

• Having fun, laughing
• Eating and playing together
• Creating rituals
• Expressing gratitude
• Nurturing our children and elders
• Working together to build community projects