It has been interesting to follow the posts to my crowd map (http://www.urgesandintent.crowdmap.com/) and see that most people are interested in presenting their hopes. As discussed in a previous post this is understandable as people want to think about thier hopes and the positives to move them in the right direction. In community development we are interested in strengths based approaches not defecit or needs based approaches. However I see the space between as not just about being wonder but also very fragile, a palce of caution and great vulnerability. It can also result in bad things happening. Vulnerablity and those who are vulnerable (we call in community development the 'most vulnerable') and often they know more about relationships and how it is to be human than those not vulnerable. To be vulnerable is to understand what it is to be human and through these vulnerabilities we form stong bonds with others and with ourselves. These bonds help us through good times and bad. So whilst the opportunty in the gap or the space between may be wonderous we may learn more about ourselves and move out of the gap more empowered if we recognise the fragility and vulnerability of this human existance.
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