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Unearthing Community Happiness creates the link
between strong communities and the prevention of violence on our streets and
suggests ways in which we can all contribute to creating harmony in a world
that sometimes feels overwhelmingly troubled. Jan explains how, through her
life experiences and witnessing other cultures, she has come to realise that
society's obsession with material things is a damaging force, and she
demonstrates how that can alter our perceptions of what really matters. The
ideas she promotes in this book are for changes in direction towards lives
which are more people and community focussed. If we are open to her thoughts,
we can all make these changes - whether small or large. The changes can be as
simple as joining a gardening group, walking with friends, reading to an older
neighbour or cooking together. It is all about community, that often overused
word, but one which sums up what can lead to happiness, for ourselves and for
others.Unearthing Community Happiness talks of ways in
which we can, if we are lucky, create something out of nothing. Jan describes
projects with which she has been involved over many years, and also projects
that have taken off in Wiveliscombe, Wellington, and beyond. What makes most of
these initiatives special is that they are entirely community-based, with
volunteers from all strands of society coming together to help, innovate,
inspire, and involve. Newcomers to the area speak about the great community
they have moved into, without perhaps taking on board that it is the people who
live here who are making the ideas happen.
