When we work with passion, we feed ourselves joy. We also feed the city joy.
It is up to all of us, whether we work as citizens, civic managers, civil society or city builders and developers, to make the city full of what we want: joy. Each of us, in our own ways, when we chase what we are passionate about make remarkable contributions to our places where we live together. When we are full of freedom, growth and joy, so too are our cities.
When we align ourselves with our work, great cities that serve us well will emerge, because our work is aligned with our true selves. What we give our cities is what we receive in return. We create our cities, which create us. Indifference for indifference. Disdain for disdain. Compassion for compassion.
Freedom, growth and joy for freedom, growth and joy.
Beauty, truth and goodness for beauty truth and goodness.
Full of unknown possibility
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This post forms part of Chapter 4 – An Uneasy Journey, of Nest City: The Human Drive to Thrive in Cities.
Nest City is organized into three parts, each with a collection of chapters. Click here for an overview of the three parts of Nest City. Click here for an overview of Part 2 – Organizing for Emergence, chapters 4-7.