How where you grow up affects your personality.

Would you be a different person if you had grown up somewhere else?

A growing body of research is helping to answer this age-old nature verses nurture question and what it means for your identity.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260208-how-where-you-grow-up-affects-your-personality?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Psychology #Identity #Health #Nature #Nurture #Personality #Science

@jwcph

5/5

Next month I start a local civics class my city is offering, giving me monthly access to key people in my local government. I've organized two trash clean ups in that time, the second one having 15 people turn out to help clean a waterway.

Getting involved locally has def gone hand in hand with a sense of nurture & nourish.

#civiccollapse #civicrepair #civic #urbanism #strongtowns #community
#nurture #nourish

@jwcph

4/

If we're disconnected while starved for connection, starting by caring about others through nurture & nourish seems as smart a place as any.

Certainly rings true for me. A year ago I started volunteering 2 hrs a week at our community garden. About 8 months ago, going to city council meetings, and speaking. I formed a pro-bike group, and we're advocating successfully for bike paths.

#civiccollapse #civicrepair #civic #urbanism #strongtowns #community
#nurture #nourish

@jwcph

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My partner @agni made an observation about grass roots marketing in general - rather than spend 100% of time blasting out what you're doing, spend 80% nourishing and nurturing others, caring about them, boosting them, giving them support and love. Then 20% saying "oh hey we're organizing downtown every other sat at a coffee shop".

#civiccollapse #civicrepair #civic #urbanism #strongtowns #community #nurture #nourish

@jwcph

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What turns that around? What changed that for me, why did I start to care?

I think the need is self-apparent - as residents, we regularly feel disconnected and disinterested in the place where we live. What turns that around? What changed that for me, why did I start to care?

#civiccollapse #civicrepair #civic #urbanism #strongtowns #community #nurture #nourish

Be one who nurtures and builds. Be one who has an understanding and forgiving heart, who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.

#BeTheGood #LeaveItBetter #Kindness #Nurture #Forgiveness #BuildOthersUp #PositiveImpact #Quotes #ShareInspireQuotes