In the culture and times that most of us are finding ourselves in right now, this is the most counter-intuitive work there is — and by far the most needed.
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Regenerative Food Systems vs Industrial Agriculture: Why We Need More Hands in the Soil
Real food is regenerative, not extractive. Small-scale, regenerative agriculture can help address our food, climate, and community crises.
Where Am I Locating Power – Inside or Outside of Me?
Locating power outside of myself leads to me trying to create safety for myself by controlling the people and events around me. Conversely, locating power within myself liberates me to change my internal experience regardless of my outer relationships or circumstances — and that makes a difference to how satisfied and effective I can be both personally and in my efforts to make a difference in the world around me.
On Power – a Choice Between Stories
What if we lived in a fundamentally intelligent and playful universe in which we could choose to participate, rather than just going along for the ride?
3 Keys to a Real Green Life
In this essay I share the three aspects of our culture that make it difficult and counter-cultural to live a real green life, and how we can turn those three challenges inside out to unpack the solution (the key) from within the problem.
Do You Feel Like Rebelling Against These Things Too?
Here are some of the things I have absolutely had enough of, and some of the changes I want to contribute to. Do you feel the same way? What would you change, in this list?
What if We Lived in an Intelligent Universe?
What if the universe was intelligent? And what if our sincere commitment to developing clarity, integration, and alignment within ourselves, as part of that universal intelligence, really mattered?
What I Mean by “A Real Green Life”
“REAL” – genuine, authentic, true; not artificial, imitated, or virtual. “GREEN” – regenerative/doing as little harm as possible. If all you do is take this approach to caring for your self, your family, and the places and things you love, you’ll be making a difference.
Why We Try to Fix Other People, and What Might Happen if We Didn’t
It’s uncomfortable to be around someone who is suffering because it wakes up all that’s untended to within our own selves. We can’t stand that, so we hurry to put a band aide over what-ever is hurting in the other person, to quiet things down again, so we can get back to pretending we’re fine.
How Tending Your Inner Parts, Besides Making You Feel Better, Helps Mend the World
As you learn to inhabit your core Self more easily, and from there to bring your internal world into emotional regulation, you’re also developing the capacities that our wider world is asking of us.