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At the community gathering on 2nd June, we moved on from exploring Purpose to defining Primary Aims. Guided by Gordon McAlpine/NFA and Tessa Brock/EF, we welcomed back 55 Questors including 11 Harvest Hosts. In groups of 5 we took the challenge to identify key Aims that revealed how to live our Community Purpose. Using the 5 Themes affirmed on June 3, we discovered 15 Aims. Set out in the table below, with the votes each received, we have used colours to group them into 4 themes:
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| Votes | Draft Aim | |
| 27 | To create a spiritual, relational learning environment for ourselves and others | |
| 10 | Spiritual attunement and social alignment | |
| 3 | Through clarifying our purpose we live our common ground and our commitment to personal and collective spiritual growth. | |
| 3 | Address the shadow side of this community | |
| 19 | Thriving on an economic, environmental and social level | |
| 3 | Strengthen community volunteering / culture | |
| 2 | Real wealth and livelihood for all beings | |
| 0 | Financial sustainability through sustainable practices on all levels | |
| 19 | Inclusive accountable governance structures with clear lines of responsibility focused on outcomes and grounded in what is possible | |
| 10 | Cohesion of individual and organisations attracting and retaining aligned people from a diverse background | |
| 6 | To attract and retain people of all ages aligned and committed with stated purpose | |
| 10 | Working in harmony with Nature | |
| 9 | Create unified vision and story for community | |
| 3 | Develop physical infrastructure and agree on priorities | |
| 1 | Service and love. | |
Edited & collated versions for feedback from NFA Council and Visioning hosts
| A | To create a spiritual, relational learning environment for ourselves and others |
| P | To cultivate a culture of respect, kindness and cooperation through internal education and agreed systems for communication and conflict facilitation |
| Q | To learn and use effective methods and systems for governance, communication and conflict facilitation |
| E | To learn and use inclusive, accountable governance structures with clear lines of responsibility focused on outcomes |
| F | To thrive on an economic, environmental and social level |
| R | To create 3-4 initiatives that generate significant and sustainable income for the community |
| J | Cohesion of individual and organisations attracting and retaining aligned people from a diverse background |
| K | To attract and retain people of all ages committed to our community purpose |
| S | To ensure all new Park residents are aligned with our ethos, and to attract significantly more young people and families |
| L | To significantly increase the ability of community members and organisations to work with the intelligence of nature as a primary basis for our activities and development |
| T | To expand the Park ecovillage by building community owned / affordable accommodation |
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'The role of Findhorn is to help humanity turn within and be part of the solution to the chaos and confusion in the world.'
Eileen Caddy, Vision of Findhorn
co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation
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