Tag: Community

Learning And Sharing About Caring Communities As A “Human Book”

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Last Saturday, I had the privilege of being invited to an event where I was to be a "human book" for a day. The inaugural community exchange event, organised by SGPO (Singapore Government Partnership Office) in partnership with culture change consultancy and venue provider Common Ground Singapore, brought together some 100 different ground-up community initiators, … Continue reading Learning And Sharing About Caring Communities As A “Human Book”

Building A Community #2 — Taking The Highs and The Hits

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Last week, I talked about my experience building a community. It ended with me on the verge of detailing the "hits", after talking about the "highs". So allow me now to pick up from where I left off. Forming A Core Community Of Six "Leaders" Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com I distinctly recalled that … Continue reading Building A Community #2 — Taking The Highs and The Hits

Building A Community #1 — Taking The Highs and The Hits

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After some three years, I think I've enough experience now to talk about life as a community builder. To be honest, I didn't start off right away knowing I was "building community" from the ground up. Back when it started in 2023, I was just an early recruit into a fledgling community of mostly stay-home … Continue reading Building A Community #1 — Taking The Highs and The Hits

An Evening With Other Men To Talk About Ourselves

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Three nights ago, someone invited me to attend a close door workshop among (mostly single) men to talk about ourselves. [See main picture with writer in yellow. Courtesy of @banimiyad on Instagram] Yes, you read that right. To talk about ourselves. Admittedly I remember asking why would I accept an invitation to give up one … Continue reading An Evening With Other Men To Talk About Ourselves

To Live In Wholeness, First Recognise Your Brokenness

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This has been quite a week! All thanks to three events that shared one message. That recognising our brokenness is the first step towards personal wellbeing and wholeness. What events you asked? And what about brokenness and wholeness? Let me tell you. Meetings of SAHDs Source: The Ordinary Dad The first event was a monthly … Continue reading To Live In Wholeness, First Recognise Your Brokenness

Sharing The Power Of Community Building & Beholding

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Famous author and Oxford University Professor CS Lewis once remarked: Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, โ€˜What! You too? I thought I was the only one.' I'm guessing, though I'm sure it's not a stretch, that he must also have had community in mind when he said that. I … Continue reading Sharing The Power Of Community Building & Beholding

Understanding Community: My Ongoing Journey

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I've been writing on and off for a while now about what I think community means. All because of my journey with fellow stay-at-home dads these past few years. Yet I never believed for even a second I was close to understanding it. So when an opportunity appeared last evening for me to attend a … Continue reading Understanding Community: My Ongoing Journey

Ingredients For A Thriving Community — A Preamble

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One man returns from burying his father in their homeland, yet is too busy now with caregiving his wife and three kids (including a five-month-old baby) to grief his recent loss. Another struggles with his decision to resign from work after less than a year, due to mental stress triggered by caregiving his special needs … Continue reading Ingredients For A Thriving Community — A Preamble

My Monday Metrical Musings #243

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Tender Tribes / A Star To Be Born Itโ€™s 3 amHave you a friendTo call? If you doGood for youA tender tribe is born! What's that?You ask. A chatGroup for the lost? No my dearNot midnight beerCertainly not your boss! It's a communityOf men in unityA tribe to belong Tender and gentleNot trophies on a … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #243

All fired up for more opportunities this new year!

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Let me state upfront in this new year I'm well aware titling this blog post entry the way I did might come across as insensitive. Cos, after two weeks, the ravages of the recent California fires are still being felt in America.ย  But the "fired up" analogy does capture to a large degree my thoughts … Continue reading All fired up for more opportunities this new year!