While watering the gardens and building a deer-proof (hopefully) cage for one of my wife’s flower beds this morning, I overheard a conversation between a father and his two young sons walking up the street in front of our home. His explanation of Independence Day — our escape from the tyranny and oppression of others — caused me to reflect not only on our country’s independence, but also on our personal codependence upon others, for food & housing, for love & affection, and for a sense of community. Wolf Creek Commons is our attempt to build that codependence in a healthy, nurturing manner, enabling our caring for each other and our collective environment to result in a safe, supportive, sustainable community.
It was gratifying to hear that participants from throughout the world caused the attendance at last week’s National Cohousing Conference in Seattle to be greater than the previous annual conferences, in spite of our somewhat gloomy economic times. Stories of other cohousing communities having struggled for up to 10 years before they reached fruition helps put in perspective the ongoing efforts to get Wolf Creek Commons built. This experience seems to be life’s way of providing me with an opportunity to work on my patience.
While staffing our booth at Thursday night’s street fair in Grass Valley, multiple passers-by asked how we were doing and wished us luck. It truly is nice to have their interest and support, but I look forward to the time when I can respond “construction has started” — hopefully in the not too distant future! Even better would be “we’ve moved in — won’t you come join us?”
Meanwhile, if you’re reading this blog and want to learn more about Wolf Creek Commons and the people who have joined together under its banner, keep in mind that we have monthly meetings and even more frequent social events, to which prospective members and interested persons are invited. If you can’t stop by our booth some Thursday night this summer, give us a holler on-line or via phone and we’ll be happy to tell you more…
