Hello from Vancouver Island... Trying to find my tribe!

[Kurtis]

Hello everyone,

 

I am excited to join in on the conversations here after listening to so many and now starting to read more! 

 

A big reason of mine for joining the community is to connect with like minded people and hopefully even find some that live nearby. However, this does initially seem to pose a significant challenge as most of the introductions here appear to be from major cities and often far away.  My searches have similarly turned up mostly empty handed.  There does seem to be a group of members located in Vancouver (the closest large city) but this is still a lengthy trip by vehicle and ferry.  

 

With several hundred thousand people on Vancouver Island, I'm sure there must be some like minded people who pursue truth, honesty, and freedom.  Although perhaps they are yet to find their way to FDR.  My question to the kind people here is: 

 

Does anyone have any tips for fostering this type of community in their local area?

 

(Especially helpful if there any out there who also live in rural areas and have overcome this challenge.)

 

I often think of Stef's advice to shine so brightly that these people I'm looking for will be able to find me.  I have started thinking about how I could start a philosophy meetup or club of sorts.   Anyone have any practical steps, ideas or experiences they could share?  

 

Currently I am trying my best to live as honest and virtuous as I can, and by doing so have connected with two new friends through my exposure to new people in different communities through my work.  To do this I simply was caring, compassionate, vulnerable and honest.  However, this type of behaviour 99% of the time drives people away (which is fine since they wouldn't be the people I'm looking for anyways).  Sorry to ramble on!  I guess what I'm getting at is: Is there a more efficient way to find the small percentage of like-minded people given that I don't have access to (or the time for) direct conversation with every single person to filter through everyone?

 

Thanks so much!

Kurtis