Author Archives: Hope

Judicious January 2026 Almanac Dear friends, It’s said that the month of January is named after Janus,* the ancient Roman god of beginnings and endings, doorways and transitions, who symbolizes the closing of one year and the opening of the … Continue reading →

Daring December Almanac More basic to the Great Turning than any ideas we have about it is the act of courage and love we make when we dare to see our world as it is.  —Joanna Macy, Coming Back to … Continue reading →

Notable November 2025 Almanac  An Autumn Night—don’t think your lifedidn’t matter—Bashō Dear Friends,  We’re at the mid-point between Fall and Winter.  Temperatures are falling and sunlight is becoming sparser by the minute.  At a time when it would feel nourishing … Continue reading →

Optimistic October Almanac Dear friends,  We are a community of mere mortals attempting to craft a way to co-create an agrarian ecovillage while honoring the needs of each other and the rights of the land that supports and sustains us–all … Continue reading →

The Autumnal Equinox, the tipping point between Summer and Winter, is nearly upon us.  It’s fitting that Common Ground, too, is at a tipping point in our long history of growing Intentional Community.  We’re headed towards breaking ground in the … Continue reading →

Abundant August Almanac Dear friends, Throughout Summer’s heat, humidity, and record rainfall, Common Ground is going strong.  In these page you will see visionary yet practical initiatives to bring about a community culture that respects and honors each other and … Continue reading →

Jumbo June & July Almanac Courage is the measure of our heartfelt participation with life, with another, with a community, a work; a future. To be courageous is not necessarily to go anywhere or do anything except to make conscious … Continue reading →

Marvelous May 2025 Almanac Dear friends,  By the time the calendar page turns to May in North Carolina, the natural world has gone through the eye of Spring’s needle.  The specter of withering night-time freezes has faded.  The trees have … Continue reading →

Ardent April 2025 Almanac Dear Friends, Spring is in full swing with new life emerging at every moment; so tiny and tender, yet containing the power and strength to burgeon and thrive through circumstances both kind and cruel.  It’s in … Continue reading →

Mighty March Almanac You are made, fundamentally, from the good.With this knowledge, you never march alone. You are the breaking news of the century.You are the good who has come forward… …we can make a house called tomorrow.What we bring, … Continue reading →