Building Community

Episode summary: After years of isolation people are starting to crave community like never before, call it our human instinct, call it our humanity, we need each other. In this episode we explore the need for coming together in our lives and examining how we have lost the connection between each other. We go back to the basic with learning how to be a neighbor with the help of Happy Community Project and Happy Community Builders.

 

Topics discussed in this episode:

- Happy Community Project [29:02]

- Keys to Community [39:16]

- Communities 30 Years Ago [10:29]

- Creating Community [6:29]

- Biggest Lessons [45:18]

- Best Story [36:08]

- Future Generations [27:15]

- Families These Days [18:38]

- Purposes of Community [24:13]

 

Quote:

“I learned that it doesn't matter where the community is in the world; we're all dealing with the same issues. We're all dealing with the same problems and trying to make our communities the same kind of communities; connected, caring, and providing a sense of belonging.”

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Vanishing Neighbor

Happy Community Project

Happy Community Builders

Nextdoor

 

 

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