#community feeling

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“It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring.” - Alfred Adler, What Life Could Mean to You

Alfred Adler is one of my personal favorite historical figures of all time, and his theories and quotes have seemed very applicable to recent events.  Adler may be best known for his theory of Gemeinschaftsgefühl, AKA social interest/community feeling.  Adlerian psychology teaches us that without prosocial behavior (things that we do to benefit others), we are unable to grow.  An important piece of social interest is that it is active, not passive.  It is not good enough to care about others or want to help - it is actually taking those actions to benefit others that will in turn benefit you!

If you’re interested, you can take a look at my post on Adlerian Theory in Counseling here.  I’m also always happy to answer questions or recommend articles/books that you can read to learn more!

[psychinfo]

[businessconsiderations]

You saw me standing alone

I was disappointed when Man City went out of the UCL quarter finals on penalties against Real Madrid. But then I remembered--with the exception of last year--we always go out of the UCL in disappointing fashion.

Watching this team, this Pep Guardiola team, you have to come to terms with sometimes having 67% possession, 33 shots (9 on target) to their 8 (3 on target), 88 touches in their box to their 12 in ours, 18 corners to their 1, xG of 2.73 to their 1.40, but still only scoring one goal.

It's watching a team that's nearly impossible to stop over 38 matches, but realizing anything can happen in a knockout competition. (Like beating Chelsea in the FA cup semis while losing xG 0.86 to 1.29.)

But the upside is we can now have a party to watch the final at our house. That's the first weekend after my 99 days without alcohol challenge, and I've been daydreaming about having people over, grilling out, having a few beers by the pool. Even better if there's a game to watch. I gotta get that outdoor TV working.

I don't like hosting people for a watch party when it's my team playing, unless of course we are all fans of the same team. But that's the thing about following a team out of market. You miss the community feeling of everyone watching the game together. I spent 15 adults years as a Steeler fan in Cincinnati, that was annoying for watching big games with a community feeling.

I recently became a Man City club member plus my a member of my local supporters club, the Orlando Cityzens. They watch their games down at a pub on I-Drive, it's sort of inconvenient to get to, but maybe I gotta give that a chance, get some of that community feeling. I think one of my kids has a soccer tournament on the final day of the Premier League, but maybe we'll try it another day.

[postorbital]

Disasters were the only thing that held them together as a community now that everyone had telemedicine, their own solar power, own recycled water, own vertical farms, own suppression and defense systems. Disasters were the only time you had to see someone you didn't particularly want to. Fortunately, there were plenty.

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Säilytetään Kivinokka!

Sateisena sunnuntai-iltapäivänä Noora ja Mridu lähtivät seikkailulle Kivinokan virkistysalueelle oppainaan Joni, Ritva, Henrik, Katariina ja Jaakko. Luonnonkaunis Kivinokka viihtyisine pikku mökkeineen hurmasi matkalaiset. Alueen tapahtumien kirjo on runsas. Keskikesän juhla, kesäteatteri, jalkapallo-ottelut ja ympäristötaidenäyttelyt ovat kaikki hyviä esimerkkejä alueen vireästä toiminnasta. Ainoastaan Helsingin kaupungin suunnitelma rakentaa kerrostaloja alueelle langettaa Kivinokan idyllin päälle synkän varjon. Toteutuessaan suunnitelma tietäisi loppua sympaattisille mökeille, kesäisille kohtaamisille ja alueen vuosikymmenten saatossa rakentuneelle yhteishengelle. Mielestämme Kivinokka tulisi säilyttää, sillä siellä kiteytyvät kaikki tärkeimmät arvot, joita yritämme projektissamme korostaa. Kivinokalla tapaa hyvinvovia ihmisiä, alueen kesäasukkailla on voimakas yhteenkuuluvuuden tunne ja elämänmeno on sopusoinnussa luonnon kanssa.

Preserve Kivinokka!

On a rainy sunday afternoon, Noora and Mridu set out on a mini adventure with Kivinokka recreational area activists Joni, Ritva and Henrik and their neighbours, Katariina and Jaakko. We enjoyed the great natural beauty of the area and looked around at the quaint and cosy summer cottages - or cabins, since they are so tiny and do not use electricity. We heard about the many activities and events the local community organizes and enjoys, for example mid-summer party, summer theater, football and environmental art exhibition. The biggest concern of these people is that the city plans to demolish the summer cottages :( and build department houses on the area. We all agreed this place should be preserved. Kivinokka is a good example of a place that holds all the important values that we try to promote with our project: well-being, feeling of community and living in harmony with nature.

"Where should all these 600 cabin owners and their friends move from here, if this area would be rebuild? From the ecological point of view, I think this is a great and unique way to spend your time on a summer cottage."

- Jaakko Selin, TV journalist and Kivinokka cabin owner