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In Episode 46 Lynn Morstead interviews long-standing member, Margie Ortega, about the unique team that she has spearheaded during our community development phase of our project. It's called the "Neighborhood Engagement" team. In this interview Margie talks about how this group was started, how she has launched the team and what her aspirations are for our cohousing project's involvement in the local neighborhood.
Margie recently wrote a piece about how the Gulf storms have affirmed her decision that cohousing is the right answer for her: How the Derecho and Beryl affirmed by faith in cohousing.
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In Episode 46 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead interview Amiss Baucum, currently doing a Master's program in Urbanism and Societal Change at the Royal Danish Academy of Architecture. Amiss grew up in Louisiana in a tight community, which informs his interest in the value of connection and the importance of designing for interaction with the people living around us.
They cover a wide range of topics and perspectives from his program and experiences living in Europe, from how to accommodate population growth with repurposing of buildings to the challenges of making a new and different way of living together attractive so we can get serious about sustainable growth.
Listen in to learn more.
If you'd like to get in touch with Amiss, he can be contacted at [email protected] or @stilljustaman on Instagram.
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In Episode 45 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead conduct a review of the Recommended Top 10 Agreements to have in place before moving in, and take a stab at assessing how their community is doing on this list.
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In Episode 44 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead talk to a member of their community, Cate Springer, about her experience at the national cohousing conference. She's an architect who is interested in how to live differently... and she's in the middle of a journey visiting cohousing communities. Come hear about the conference and her experiences!
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In Episode 43 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead discuss how cohousing communities address individuals' desire to change their homes within the context of shared walls and shared interests. Hint: it's pretty different from how a standard HOA handles it.
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In Episode 42 Kelli Soika and Lynn Morstead catch up and talk about the 2024 Olympics. How does it relate to cohousing? Tune in and find out!
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In Episode 41 Kelli Soika visits with Suzy Sharp a founding member of Heartwood Commons a new 55+ cohousing community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Suzy talks about her community which is getting ready for move in soon. If you're curious about communities around the US, listen in and learn about Heartwood Commons.
Suzy mentions that Heartwood Commons will hold an information session on Tuesday, August 20 at 6:30 pm on Zoom.For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 40 Lynn Morstead interviews Kim Meyer, one of our newest cohousing community members about her path to community.
An author, university English professor and most recently the founder of a community farm, Lynn invites Kim to describe her journey from writer to farmer, to cohousing and explore how they all overlap.
In her most recent book, Accidental Sisters: Refugee Women Struggling Together for a New American Dream, Kim describes her journey with five refugee women in Houston, Texas, as they navigate a program for single mothers overseen by Alia Altikrity, a former refugee from Iraq. Alia's guiding philosophy is that small, direct, meaningful acts of mutual care are the foundation for a flourishing community.
Kim says in her introduction, “I don’t know how to fix the systemic problem. But I believe that an answer has something to do with each of us making our small spheres more like the sisterhoods of the women with whom I spent the year documented here” .This resonates strongly with cohousing communities everywhere. Listen in to hear more.
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In Episode 39 Kelli Soika interviews Caleb Parker, a young adult who has lived in both a co-op in Texas and an intentional community in New York City. They talk about the structure of the two communities and his insights into how the environment creates a sense of community.
Caleb is CoHousing Houston member, Liz Parker's, son. Check out our conversation with her about the Power of Invitation.For more information about CoHousing Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 38 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika talk about what happened in Houston this past week when hurricane Beryl came roaring into town. How they prepared for it, how they rode out the storm and what the response was in their respective neighborhoods. They wrap it up with thoughts on how they will respond to the next one and what their take-aways are for moving into cohousing later this year.
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In Episode 37 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika discuss one of the ways community is built: through the regular (and sometimes tedious!) practice of just showing up. The value of returning to a group of people and committing to building a relationship is the foundation for the sense of community that often comes later.
For more information about community dinners coming soon to cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 36 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Claudia Stephens about her experience cooking for a crowd as a volunteer chef at one of the many waystations on the Camino de Santiago. She has an amazing tale of hospitality and organization that is inspiring and relates well to the experience of community dinners.
For more information about community dinners coming soon to cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 35 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika review A Consensus Handbook published by Seeds for Change.
A Consensus Handbook explains the spirit and philosophy of co-operative decision making as well as providing practical guidance on how to facilitate a consensus process. This comprehensive guide looks at common situations and explain the skills and tools your group can use to ease the path to a decision. This book covers techniques for decision-making in small and large groups as well as virtual meetings.If you would like to get your own copy of this book, go meet some cohousers and see if they'll pass one along... or follow this link.
For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 34 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika give their personal expansions on the "Ten Lessons in Neighborliness From a Cohousing Community" by Courtney Martin, published in the Berkley Greater Good magazine.
We've been featuring posts on these 10 the past couple of weeks on our Facebook page. Check these out here to get a visual and more details from the article. Start with #1 "Sharing unlocks abundance" here from May 29, 2024 and work your way up to #10 "Intergenerational neighborliness is a win-win-win-win-win-win-win-win-win" here.
For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 33 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika delve further into the stack of cohousing books they've accumulated over the years and review what's useful and why you might want to check out a cohousing book. In this episode, they review The Cooperative Handbook, a book written by Yana Ludwig and Karen Gimnig.
If you would like to get your own copy of this book, go meet some cohousers and see if they'll pass one along... or follow this link.
For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 32 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika delve into the stack of cohousing books they've accumulated over the years and review what's useful and why you might want to check out a cohousing book. In this episode, they review Head, Heart & Hands Lessons in Community Building, a book written by Shari Leach (Jim Leach's daughter.... Jim from Episode 73: Building A Custom Neighborhood).
If you would like to get your own copy of this book, go meet some cohousers and see if they'll pass one along... or follow this link.
For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 31 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika share some poetry!
On Work by Kahlil GibranGate A-4 by Naomi Shihab NyePied Beauty by Gerard Manley HopkinsThe Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The poems have something to do with cohousing, but really, it's an excuse to stop and share some poems.
Poems mentioned:
Planting Your Spring Garden, author unknown
For the Garden of Your Daily LivingPlant Three Rows of peas
1. Peace of Mind
2. Peace of Heart
3. Peace of SoulPlant Four Rows of Squash
1. Squash Gossip
2. Squash Indifference
3. Squash Grumbling
4. Squash SelfishnessPlant Four Rows of Lettuce
1. Lettuce be Faithful
2. Lettuce Be Kind
3. Lettuce Be patient
4. Lettuce Really Love One AnotherNo Garden is Complete Without Turnips
1. Turnip for Meetings
2. Turnip for Service
3. Turnip to Help One AnotherTo Conclude our Garden we Must Have Thyme
1. Thyme for Each Other
2. Thyme for family
3. Thyme for FriendsWater Freely with patience and Cultivate with Love. There is Much Fruit In Your Garden Because You Reap What You Sow.
For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 29 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Tom King, the originator of the Houston cohousing group. Tom's path to cohousing has a dimension that we haven’t explored much, the spiritual aspect of the path to cohousing. He's part of a cross-cultural mediation community that brought him in contact with the idea of cohousing and that living in community is a spiritual gift.
Listen in to learn more about his journey.For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 29 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika replay the 2022 story of the mystery old safe that was left behind in the tear-down building on the property. Before the bulldozers knocked it down a spirit of curiosity blew through the community that lead to collective initiative to get it cracked and opened. Join the fun ride through their efforts to raise the money to open it and all the plans they had for spending the treasure that surely must be locked inside.
After you've listened, you can come back here and watch the moment of the Big Reveal. Spoiler alert in case you're tempted to click before listening!For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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In Episode 28 Lynn Morstead and Kelli Soika interview Anna Barr, a writer and graduate student at the University of Houston. They talk about Anna's experience living in a co-op during her undergraduate years and how community informs her outlook on the creative life. Anna brings her community building and narrative skills to teaching as well: she leads creative writing workshops at Inprint.
If you'd like to learn more about Anna's classes, check out the Inprint schedule of workshops and events.For more information about cohousing in Houston, please check out our website at www.cohousinghouston.com. Let us know if you have any comments or ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
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