I see…….Open house……….open hearts…………Love………..Joining…… Healing……..Working
together…and playing together….yoga and meditation….dance….theatre, arts and
crafts, workshops….movement…..large open
rooms....flow...gardens……flowers…….vegetables…peaceful places…….a river or
creek or the ocean nearby….healthy and nutritious food prepared in our own
kitchen……..A place where the outdoors and the indoors are integral with each
other…..Where the doors are always open to those in need of personal
support…….A community of folks living together……With common interests and
goals……Of sharing, contributing and supporting each other…..Based on the
principles of ACIM……..
I also dream that this community would be an answer to my wishes for….
A safe place where….Creativity is recognized as an ideal to be birthed and
nurtured. Ideas are shared and developed to make our community even better.
Plans are hatched for reaching out to the larger community and the world. We
know each individual as the higher truths of who they really are
And…..
We develop multiple streams of income based on the community's interests and
expertise
We develop trusts or scholarships to support those who could not otherwise
afford to participate in the life or offerings of the community
The expertise and skills of individuals in the community are utilized to
enhance the programs offered
And…
The buildings and architecture are in keeping with the natural landscape.
Simplicity is a key feature, and we maintain clutter-free lifestyles
Nature and the environment are kept close to our hearts and not disturbed
more than necessary and enhanced where desired
Music and the arts, as well as spa facilities, massage, yoga, dance and
other health modalities are recognized as promoters of well-being and are
included in the community in ways decided upon by the community.
And…
That this community be First and foremost a place of spiritual healing for
those living in it and as extended to others throughout the world
That this community will first and foremost demonstrate and teach the
priniciples of ACIM.
What would it look like?
Property
Large enough to allow for possibility of many buildings. Extensive natural
areas: some open, some treed
Near/on the ocean, beach nearby OR on a river/stream. Convenient to both US
pacific northwest area and Vancouver, Canada area.
Buildings
Existing buildings that can be used for our purposes: large kitchen, dining
room, lounge with fireplace, workshop space, room for classes in yoga,
dance, etc., bedrooms. Preferably some larger and some smaller buildings for
various purposes, including income stream. Rooms are filled with natural
light from windows and skylights. Space to build new buildings. Zoning
allowing for development. Sewer system allowing for future development.
Lay-out
Buildings clustered. Gardens and quiet outdoor places nearby. Buildings
housing main functions have central location. Other buildings in clusters
radiating out from center, or in circular formation around the main
buildings.
Other aspects:
A website to promote our community and what it offers.
Promotional materials to advertise our community and its programs.
Other thoughts: A safe place that opens my heart to give and receive love;
to feel joyous, expansive, abundant, connected. A place that brings meaning,
purpose, joy, and fulfillment to community members and others. Where members
cultivate joy and gratitude and caring, creative, constructive relationships
are created and nurtured.
Aligned with the intentions of the soul: harmony, cooperation, sharing, and
reverence for Life
Harmony is the conscious creation of a loving world; it opens you and brings
peace and an open heart
Cooperation = cocreation
Sharing: open to what others think, feel and believe; acknowledge your own
fears; share your presence
Reverence for Life: see the soul; see personalities as interesting; you are
not threatened.
I presented an 'Open Question' to myself the answers to which I think play a
part in imagining this community.
Why am I here? [on this earth; in this community]
-to find the peace of God….to help others find the peace of God….to fulfill
my destiny….to give and receive love….to speak my truth….to know joy and
bring joy….to discover who I am and live as who I am
….to keep learning….to join….to practice compassion…. to open….to cry, to
laugh, to think, to die….to feel….to dance, to play….
-to smell the roses
-to smell the earth, to feel the wind, to play in the ocean waves
-to be present with myself and others
-to believe in myself
-to know and feel my own inner power
-to feel beautiful
-to feel the fear and do it anyway
-to go with the flow
-to build a spiritual community
-to contribute to peace
-to contribute to stopping the violence
-to see the good in everyone
-to see everyone as One
-to love and be loved
-to be the peace I want to see
-to be all I can be
-to hold the highest vision and go for it!
-to join with others who hold a similar vision
-can you imagine a community for all of this?!
'Holiness is seen through holy eyes that look upon the innocence within and
thus expect to see it everywhere.'
-Carolyn
