[DIDI] Communities we belong to
At this week’s DIDI workshop, we talked about what communities we belong to including those we work, live, volunteer or participate in volunteer activities at. Chilly shared some great insights into the community he currently lives with. We talked about the possibilities of considering a venture in the various communities we are a part of. Here’s an excerpt of the conversation:
[6:26] Monica Maddaloni: Any ideas about how to make it a better place to live?
[6:28] Chilly GKteen: If we can make it a better place we have to get all the bad things out first before you can bring the good things in. cause good and bad don’t mix
[6:28] Meghan GKid: I wonder if bringing in the good can help push out the bad - like --- if you fill it up with good there won't be room for the bad
[6:29] Chilly GKteen: well you cant just kick the bad people out. That’s something that’s going to take time and something you have to think about
[6:29] Chilly GKteen: that’s something you can try
[6:30] Monica Maddaloni: That shows excellent judgment. Bringing in good and knowing that you just can't dump the bad.
[6:30] Yesenia YouthVenture: sometimes bringing the good to the bad can make the bad be good
[6:30] Monica Maddaloni: Maybe we can use the next week and your journal to think about bringing in the good
[6:31] Chilly GKteen: and you cant change a bad person to a good person. Cause they always going to have that bad potential in them. cause that’s all they going to know how to do
[6:32] Monica Maddaloni: Can a person change themselves?
[6:32] Chilly GKteen: but its real easy to change an good person to a bad person
[6:33] Chilly GKteen: yea i know i cant change them they going to have to do that theyself. but yea i can give them feed backs on how to make a change in they life
[6:33] You: =]
[6:34] Meghan GKid: nice
[6:34] Yesenia YouthVenture: thats a good start
[6:34] Meghan GKid: I agree Chilly
[6:34] Monica Maddaloni: Change is a very complex idea and I think we realize there are no easy solutions but trying to make a difference is part of the venture.
[6:34] Chilly GKteen: thats true. but if they always get away with the bad things they going to think its cool and keep going whats bad
[6:34] Meghan GKid: you may not be able to change every one - but I think that making an improvement for just one would be worth it
[6:35] Monica Maddaloni: So congratulations Chilly for taking on the challenge of creating a venture to benefit others.
[6:35] Chilly GKteen: indeed
[6:35] Yesenia YouthVenture: and it shouldn't be ur responsibility if they don't change...as long as you did what you had to do to show them another way, you did your job
[6:36] Sally YouthVenture: good point, Yesenia. What we can do with a venture is offer people an opportunity
[6:36] Yesenia YouthVenture: :)
