Thanks, Safar, for this. Thanks, too, for the link and for linking Antonia's excellent piece.
It seems to be a good day for this topic. @jill just linked to a piece from @hadden turner (I know these tags don't work in comments, but you can look them up!) https://overthefield.substack.com/p/where-you-are-is-where-you-are on the importance of acting locally, just in time to remind me that that's what I'm mostly doing.
When I moved to the island twelve years ago, our realtor took us to a meeting of Transition Whidbey, where she thought I might find my people. She was right. Within a few months, I was president of TW. We wound up winding up TW, not because it failed, but because it was redundant. We were already that kind of community. TW was kicking an open door.
I did find my tribe though. Wendell Berry said, "be famous within 15 miles". It seems to be happening.
That's quite the endorsement: "We wound up winding up TW, not because it failed, but because it was redundant. We were already that kind of community. TW was kicking an open door."
I suspect you're being famous beyond the 15 miles, John, but it is an excellent maxim! Thank you for the link to Hadden's post, I enjoyed the read - how place gave rise to the thoughts and thoughts were given place.
Thanks, Safar, for this. Thanks, too, for the link and for linking Antonia's excellent piece.
It seems to be a good day for this topic. @jill just linked to a piece from @hadden turner (I know these tags don't work in comments, but you can look them up!) https://overthefield.substack.com/p/where-you-are-is-where-you-are on the importance of acting locally, just in time to remind me that that's what I'm mostly doing.
When I moved to the island twelve years ago, our realtor took us to a meeting of Transition Whidbey, where she thought I might find my people. She was right. Within a few months, I was president of TW. We wound up winding up TW, not because it failed, but because it was redundant. We were already that kind of community. TW was kicking an open door.
I did find my tribe though. Wendell Berry said, "be famous within 15 miles". It seems to be happening.
That's quite the endorsement: "We wound up winding up TW, not because it failed, but because it was redundant. We were already that kind of community. TW was kicking an open door."
I suspect you're being famous beyond the 15 miles, John, but it is an excellent maxim! Thank you for the link to Hadden's post, I enjoyed the read - how place gave rise to the thoughts and thoughts were given place.