Community Building Tip: Love
Oct. 16th, 2021 12:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithFor my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.
93. Fall in love. "I think if we love the places we live, we'll make better decisions about them. Even in communities that are lacking, we can at least love the way the morning light hits the trees or any little thing. And with a little space for love to grow, we can transform our own expectations, inspire others to do the same, and over time, make real changes to improve the world around us." — Ryan Gravel, founder of Sixpitch and the originator of the Atlanta Beltline
If you have a healthy community and a safe location, "fall in love" is good advice. The more you give, the more you receive.
If like most places, your community okay rather than ideal or awful, then liking it and looking for the good parts is worthwhile. Especially, think about what it needs to become truly lovable, and what you can do to move it in that direction.
If it's unhealthy, dangerous, and/or abusive, then falling in love is a terrible idea because it could encourage you to stay there even if you had a chance to escape. So no. If your community is like bad boyfriend, don't fall in love with the asshole, watch for an opportunity to split.
93. Fall in love. "I think if we love the places we live, we'll make better decisions about them. Even in communities that are lacking, we can at least love the way the morning light hits the trees or any little thing. And with a little space for love to grow, we can transform our own expectations, inspire others to do the same, and over time, make real changes to improve the world around us." — Ryan Gravel, founder of Sixpitch and the originator of the Atlanta Beltline
If you have a healthy community and a safe location, "fall in love" is good advice. The more you give, the more you receive.
If like most places, your community okay rather than ideal or awful, then liking it and looking for the good parts is worthwhile. Especially, think about what it needs to become truly lovable, and what you can do to move it in that direction.
If it's unhealthy, dangerous, and/or abusive, then falling in love is a terrible idea because it could encourage you to stay there even if you had a chance to escape. So no. If your community is like bad boyfriend, don't fall in love with the asshole, watch for an opportunity to split.
