Beyond the basics of food/clothing/shelter and adequate income to provide same...this is difficult. I keep thinking of things then wondering if they're really quality of life issues or if I'm trying to create my ideal world (and what does it say about me that for decent quality of life I apparently want everything my way?).
Anyway, to try and boil it down a bit: I need a place to garden. I need enough personal time to 1) destress and 2) do some of my own thing (be it paid work, volunteering, or hobbies). I need to trust the people around me, not just friends and family but neighbors and community. This last is the kicker, since it's something that's well nigh impossible to have any control over. Cohousing and living in the middle of nowhere are the only ways I can think of to achieve it, neither of which is likely to work for us for practical reasons.
That my surrounding ecosystem is not too degraded is important to me, and that the people who inhabit that ecosystem strive to be part of it rather than apart from it. That my community treat children as genuine human beings rather than their parents' inconvenient baggage. That there are places to take long walks safely. I think most of these hang off community.
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Date: 2013-07-24 03:32 pm (UTC)Anyway, to try and boil it down a bit: I need a place to garden. I need enough personal time to 1) destress and 2) do some of my own thing (be it paid work, volunteering, or hobbies). I need to trust the people around me, not just friends and family but neighbors and community. This last is the kicker, since it's something that's well nigh impossible to have any control over. Cohousing and living in the middle of nowhere are the only ways I can think of to achieve it, neither of which is likely to work for us for practical reasons.
That my surrounding ecosystem is not too degraded is important to me, and that the people who inhabit that ecosystem strive to be part of it rather than apart from it. That my community treat children as genuine human beings rather than their parents' inconvenient baggage. That there are places to take long walks safely. I think most of these hang off community.