This is one of the best things I've ever read on Steemit. Thank you so much for all your insights and for all the photos.

Perhaps my favorite line was: "The myth of self-sufficiency isn’t real; rather the model of inter-sufficiency is alive and active, even if those engaged in it aren’t aware of it."

Yes, yes, and more yes! We thrive together, not a part. It's just a matter of finding our tribes and connecting with each other in a way that we each feel is living in our integrity. So often people of think of community as trying to conform to values we don't believe in. They see it as a giving up of something so as not to be excluded or unsafe. But when you can create community among people with shared values, with there also being diversity of viewpoints and life experiences, I believe you get the best of what life has to offer we humans. Especially once you add in living in harmony with the community of nature as well.