Vision Boulder Mountains

Vision Boulder Mountains

Location: Boulder County - Mountains
Number of Visioners: 12

Participants: Bill Hahn
Wilma Hahn
Michael Gordon
Pam Sherman
Daniel Sherman
Joe Bassman
Shelley Bassman
Steve Sherman
Patrice Spitz
Bob Mason
April Story
Carol
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First Question: VALUES. What 'values' do we cherish that contribute to our positive experiences? Answers:
  • Acceptance, appreciation of surroundings and relationships.
  • Surrender.
  • Presence, being 'in the moment', a deep loving connection with the Earth. (3)
  • Lining within our means in terms of resources and money. (3)
  • Self Sufficiency. (2)
  • Honoring others for their beauty and potential.
  • Nurturing.
  • Generosity.
  • Honoring what is occurring.
  • Vulnerability.
  • Spontaneity.
  • Making do with what we've got (bricolage).
  • Gratitude.
  • Inter-dependency.
  • Listening with compassion.
  • "Hollow Bone".
  • Recognition of beauty.
Second Question: COMMUNITY. What are the attributes of a 'community' environment that encourages these values? Answers:

Page 1

  • Slower-paced.
  • Great majority (not just 50%) like it when the community is going.
  • A lot of people had moved out of community - so there were not as many people.  A lot of people were sad - didn't like slowing down.
  • Earth-honoring.  Legal: Earth, as a being, has rights that supersede human rights. Recognition: if to honor mothers, you must also honor children, then honor all that grows and lives. Recognize the spirituality of all life forms.
  • Relaxed, sharing meals together.

Page 2

  • Underlying oneness - connection to spirit. (this was fundamental)
  • No motor vehicles - foot and bike traffic.  People stay in smaller areas.
  • Elders and kids highly honored and respected.
  • Kids always integrated into what families do.
  • People being constructive.
  • Nothing around validating oneself in relation to someone else.
  • About creating what's important to oneself.
  • No Exploitation
  • Power means Service.
  • Things that aren't needed drop away.

Page 3

  • Friendly interactions on the street.
  • A walk-to community center.
  • People coming out of houses available to each other.
  • Power means Responsibility.
  • Check in on elders. (Anyone need food?)
  • Free box. Take you what you need.
  • Car pooling. Free bussing.
  • Community center held meals. The food comes from gardening. Individuals contribute food to the community center.
  • Delineated responsibility. Delegation of Tasks.

Page 4

  • Everyone could use their natural abilities. E.g., Sewing
  • Health. A lot of walking yields healthier patients.
  • Villagers each have their own roles.
  • Strange vehicles in driveway. Adapted to carry 1 or 2 people. They look old and well used, and do not require much gas. Made to do with what we have.
  • Community Garden. We all made gardens wherever we can and we all shared taking turns working in it. And we take what we need.

Page 5

  • Supply Store. Stuff was expensive. Like soap and candles. Not tons of stuff on shelves, but bright and shining.
  • Community care of children. I took a neighbor’s child’s hand and walked her home.
  • People make decisions together in community meetings.
  • Small, battery-operated vehicles. Horse Buggies.
  • People of different faiths could talk with each other. They had differing expressions, but it is not sectarianism.

Page 6

  • Power means Sunlight.
  • Close-knit community.
  • Sharing.
  • Privacy.
  • Small.
  • Healthcare for all.
  • Education for all.
  • Zero Waste.
  • Cooperative.
  • Thoughtful.
  • There is no money. Nothing is ‘for sale’.
  • Economic trade is accomplished with gifting and barter. It is not based on exponential growth.

Page 7

  • Beautiful recreational facilities for physical activity. Also access to lakes, rivers, trees, mountains, oceans, etc.
  • Children honored – listened to – what they say matters.
  • Materials and tools to build things – not just sticks and stones.
  • Public schools abolished. Education prepares people for life. Respects kids. Education is not just for kids to obey adults.
  • No video games. No violent, ‘blow-em-up’ films.

Page 8

  • Culture is ‘Life-based’. Make our own toys. Home schooling. Apprenticeships. Mentoring. We play together and tell stories. We honor the mother in all life. These means honoring others and nature as beings.
  • We’d be so grateful to live this way. Joy. Celebration. Ease. Well-being.
  • We are grateful to be alive at his time.

Page 9

  • We’re hungrier more (not stuffed) and appreciate what we have.
  • Keep books, old knowledge, or kids have access to this. We don’t throw out our history or heritage.
  • Education develops inner being at all levels. Ceremony connects one’s personal being to others. It reads with balance and understanding; not as dogma.

Page 10

  • Curiosity is encouraged.
  • Rituals and Spirituality. Coming of age, getting old, dying.
  • Honoring elders. Honoring the Earth.
  • Pure air, water, land. Immediate access to all of this without mediation. I drink from the streams as I did as a child.
  • I harvest plants to make my soap without worrying that the plants have been herbicided.

Page 11

  • Honoring. Honoring.
  • Curiosity. Self-reflection. We don’t project onto others. We understand this is dishonoring ourselves.
  • We’re all connected. Everything I do to you, I do to me.
  • We’re aligned with love; easily tap into this.
  • Young people are inspired to go out and do something useful.