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 We host Positive Change Circles in Second Life. The purpose of a Positive Change Circle is to increase wellbeing through small-group conversation. Our conversations focus on the philosophy and science of human flourishing and the generative actions that promote the wellbeing we are seeking.
Sunday Positive Change Circle (11am Pacific, 1pm Central, 2pm Eastern)Link:   https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/105/219/29
Thursday Positive Change Circle (4:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Central, 7:30pm Eastern)Link:  https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Inspiration%20Island/105/219/29
The Community Matters Podcast existed as a radio program on KZUM in Lincoln, NE from April of 2013 through July of 2018. New podcasts are produced occasionally and can be found here:  https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Community+Matters+Radio%22 

  John A Powell's talk, Invitation to a Journey of Belonging: Creating Cultures of Equity and Inclusion, inspired me to put forward an idea which I am calling the _____ (Fill in the blank with the name of your community (professional, geographic, virtual, etc.)) Forum on Human Flourishing at Lincoln's city council meeting on September 28, 2020:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhoxCV7CEY. Forums like this could be established in every community.  
I propose that we use Powell's framework of targeted universalism (https://belonging.berkeley.edu/targeteduniversalism) with flourishing as the universal goal. Flourishing is a way to describe the upper regions of positive mental health, the sub-components of which include social, psychological, and emotional wellbeing in the model of complete mental health put forward by Prof. Corey Keyes (https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=4139200318759358117)
In geographically based communities, a _______ Forum on Human Flourishing includes researchers, local policymakers, and funders on a _______ Wellbeing Council and representatives from each Positive Change Circle in their community.