From about four billion years to a billion years, the planet was populated only by bacteria . . . our medical system does not understand this microbial world very well at all. We’re absolutely dependent on it.
Month: November 2021
Life as a journey of discovery by John O’Donohue
When you regain a sense of your life as a journey of discovery, you return to rhythm with yourself. When you take the time to travel with reverence, a richer life unfolds before you. Moments of beauty begin to braid your days. When your mind becomes more acquainted with reverence, the light, grace and elegance …
The Wisdom of Our Ancestors by David Korten
From the surviving early cultures of Africa, the human birthplace, comes a foundational insight into life and our distinctive human nature and responsibility. It goes by different names in different places. It is perhaps best known by non-Africans as ubuntu, which translates: “I am because you are.” In its fullest meaning, ubuntu acknowledges the individual’s dependence on the …
In Blackwater Woods by Mary Oliver
Look, the treesare turningtheir own bodiesinto pillars of light,are giving off the richfragrance of cinnamonand fulfillment, the long tapersof cattailsare bursting and floating away overthe blue shoulders of the ponds,and every pond,no matter what itsname is, is nameless now.Every yeareverythingI have ever learned in my lifetimeleads back to this: the firesand the black river of …
Artists must confront the climate crisis – we must write as if these are the last days | Ben Okri
"Faced with the state of the world and the depth of denial, faced with the data that keeps falling on us, faced with the sense that we are on a ship heading towards an abyss while the party on board gets louder and louder, I have found it necessary to develop an attitude and a …
Awake and belonging by Ingrid Gauslaa Hårstad
A Norwegian viewer of our Great Turning Panel Discussion was recently inspired to creativity after her viewing and offered this poem. If you have not yet had an opportunity to watch the video, you can view it here: https://greatturning.net/an-intimate-discourse-with-visionaries-of-the-great-turning/ AWAKE AND BELONGING This crisis connects us, a message from mom: It's time to wake up …
Writing Our Future
The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment. ~ Pema Chödrön What future will we choose? Header Photo by Clarisse Meyer on Unsplash Featured Photo by Jaredd Craig on Unsplash
Climate Crisis as a Spiritual Path | Joanna Macy
This 20-minute video of Joanna Macy is derived from previously unused outtakes for a film released in 2014, titled: The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism & Community. Upon review of the original interview, we found certain statements even more relevant now, in answer to the most important and painful questions of our time: How can we …
Fritjof Capra Reflects on COP26 with Morag Gamble
Fritjof Capra - world renown scholar-activist, systems thinker, author, educator - joins Morag Gamble of the Permaculture Education Institute to share his reflections on COP26 and the shift in thinking and action needed to address the multiple crises humanity faces this decade. Fritjof Capra, Ph.D., physicist and systems theorist, is a Fellow of Schumacher …
Findhorn Ecovillage at COP26
Findhorn Ecovillage joined the Scottish Communities Action Network Stand at COP26, sharing the love and inspiring climate action! Global Ecovillage Network and Findhorn Ecovillage