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A functioning community moves beyond listing and reciting core values. It shares and lives those values. And, it provides a safe place for its members to explore, stretch, learn, fail, and grow.
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Tag Archives: community
Community Bright Spots! Beaches Watch
For more on the mission of this page click here. ~~~~~ Past issues of “Community Bright Spots!” have focused on architecture, parks, nature, art, and recreation. Each post encouraged (hopefully) readers to pause and reflect on the beauty and positivity … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, change, Civility, Education
Tagged awareness, collaboration, community, leadership, resilience
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(Issue #595) Just Call My Name
We are fortunate when we have some we can call on.Others are fortunate when they can call on us. ~~~~~ Been noodling around with cover tunes over the past few weeks. One I had played years ago with a band … Continue reading
(Issue #592) Me or Us?
A functioning community provides a safe place for its members to explore, learn, fail, and grow. That requires the community members to make room for aspirations beyond their own (self-centered?) biases. ~~~~~ Energy practitioners believe the fifth energy chakra—the Throat … Continue reading
Posted in resilience
Tagged assumptions, collaboration, community, dreams, leadership, motivation
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(Issue #591) Offering a Question or a Judgment?
We do not start the dialogue discounting the other person…. I’ve written before about the importance of authentic questions and the power of epistemic curiosity. They inextricably connect to one another and lead to sustained cognitive effort to learn and … Continue reading
Posted in authenticity, Communication, listening
Tagged collaboration, community, resilience
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Community Bright Spots! Skate Parks
NOTE: You can find more information about the mission of this page here. Atlantic Beach (FL) and Jacksonville Beach (FL) each offer a space for the skate enthusiasts. First, Atlantic Beach and its Oceanside Rotary Skate Park located in Jack Russell … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged community, community assets, leadership, skate parks, skateboarding
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(Issue #590) 115 Years Ago
Little did they know in 1924 that, in about the time it took them to finish high school,they would enter sixteen years of sacrifice. Among the memorabilia at thee Fernandina Beach Schoolhouse Inn is a photo of the a 1924 … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged community, community good, dreams, goals, motivation, resilience, sacrifice
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Issue #589) Fill the Gap
When we reach out to fill a gap in our community (large or small) what we do issee a need, acknowledge that need, and act to address that need. Scrolling through my Instagram feed, I saw a re-post of the … Continue reading
Issue #588) A Different Kind of Principal’s Office
Got me thinking of the good-natured fun you could havenaming drinks in your workspace or community group. Maybe even for a family get-together. Last week, we visited the Schoolhouse Inn in Fernandina Beach, FL. Built in 1886, it housed the … Continue reading
Community Bright Spots! Beaches Habitat Housing
NOTE: You can find more information about the mission of this page here. In 2019, Beaches Habitat for Humanity (Atlantic Beach, FL) and its dedicated volunteers and community leaders celebrated the completion of OceanGate, a 70-home community of multifamily homes. A … Continue reading
Posted in Life lessons
Tagged beaches habitat for humanity, collaboration, community, dreams, housing, resilience
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(Issue #583) The 7Rs and Public Health
Public health is a community good that connects each of The 7 Rs. |How can we remain good stewards for our community? Over the eleven-year history of this blog, seven values have repeated themselves. The same seven interrelated concepts provided … Continue reading
Posted in COVID vaccination, public health
Tagged assumptions, awareness, collaboration, community, leadership, resilience
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