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“Mostly, it is has been a blessing to be in community at this time because we are not so isolated.
We have each other. We have game and movie nights on weekends. We used to all be so busy
with work and running here and there, but now we are mostly all home.”
— Lisa J Rademacher, Sophia Community, IL, USA

“Most importantly, we investigate and appreciate to the fullest extent the hidden meaning of the
situation, the ‘gift’ or learning that it offers us: to increase relational work within the community,
to increase efforts for personal and community autonomy and empowerment, to foster the
deepest and most effective relationship with the place where we live, to prepare the way to
radiate more towards society in general the importance and usefulness of experiences like ours so
that other groups and individuals can use it as a stimulus and inspiration, and to detect
opportunities for change within the community in tune with the ‘winds of change’ that are shaking
the planet profoundly.”
— Kevin Lluch, Ecovillage Los Portales, Sevilla, Spain

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Credit: We thank Cynthia Tina and the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) partnered
with the Intentional Communities Desk, for their permission to reprint this article which first
appeared at https://www.ic.org/intentional-communities-fared-pandemic/