Dapper Cat Community
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Some of you may remember about a year ago when we released a podcast talking about a coffee shop idea in the SoCe neighborhood.
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Costumes, Candy, and Community
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It’s that time of year again! Costumes and candy and community! I am hopeful, that even with the 4th ‘c’ (coronavirus) still hanging around, I will see safely ‘masked’ children coming by my front yard for a treat on October 31.
Read MoreThe Growth of Funston
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If you live in the South Central Neighborhood, you have probably noticed that things are happening on the once vacant lot at the corner Broadway and Funston street. You saw the piles of cardboard stacked, then mounds of mulch deposited, you’ve seen middle school students raking the mulch, and now there are large structures of logs, branches, twigs, and more mulch. So what the heck is going on?
Read MoreUbuntu-Looking Through the Screen Door
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Ubuntu (Zulu pronunciation: [ùɓúntʼù]) is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity." It is often translated as "I am because we are,"
Read MoreA driveway into my house or into my neighborhood home?
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When I first encountered the idea of ‘neighboring’ from the neighboring movement, I was sitting firmly on a hard metal chair pulled up to a round table. While the floor beneath my feet was solid, my world began to shift and tip off-balance. In my suddenly disoriented state, I could have slipped right off that chair if it wasn’t for the coffee I was clutching and desperately wanting to finish.
Read MoreNeighboring is Hard: Free to Fail Edition
/We've committed to sharing the joys and the struggles of trying to systematically increase neighboring in a community. The research shows that more people want increased neighboring...and...sometimes...the experience, doesn't back up the research.
For instance take today.
I set out to knock on doors...
Read MoreWhat We Do: Our Identity Markers
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This is a continuation on the series What We Do. In these blog post we are taking some of our most important concepts and tracking them through all the way to day to day actions. Today I am taking on what I call the Identity Markers. These are three concepts that we have discerned...
Read MorePt. 3 The light that is shining within...
/The other morning, I went for a walk along the Arkansas River. It was an exhilarating walk. I saw one of the eagles...
Read MorePt. 2 The light that is shining within...
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As we approach Christmas, the nights grow longer and the darkness seems powerful. But the message given to Mary in the Christmas story, is a message that is also given to us...
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/This quote is a great guide for us as we seek to connect our neighbors based on their gifts and interests. It is powerful to look at a friend who has been trafficked and to convey to her the message “You are beautiful. You are important. You are gifted. There is a light shining in you.”
Read MoreJean Vanier Quote
/Last week, we discovered this quote from Jean Vanier. He is known for creating communities in which individuals with and without intellectual disabilities share life together. His observations seem to match our vision for life in SoCe.
Read MoreGreat Quote
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I just came across this quote, and given what we're working on at SoCe Life, I thought it was worth sharing:
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