Giving love
Hello wonderful supporters of PET's charitable work. We've just celebrated our 12th birthday (yay!) and Chinese New Year started yesterday. And what's on tomorrow..? Happy Valentine's day! Would you like to show the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn your love this Valentine's? The 'Still, small voice within' Eileen Caddy said: "Only by
A fresh vision for the world
11February is Park Ecovillage Trust's 12th birthday! And on the eve of this auspicious day I just read a short article (+-4 minutes' read) by Thomas Hübl about re-affirming the need for real=authentic relationships with all our fellow planet-dwellers (of all ' kingdoms'[mfn]http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/content/fivekingdoms.html[/mfn]). Trying to remain on the middle path:
Build Update North Whins construction
Here are some images of PET's third affordable Housing project works, in chronological order: [smartslider3 slider="9"] Photos courtesy of Paddy Atkinson, PET's Woodside Project Manager!
Founder’s birthday 2020
The 7th of January is Dorothy Maclean's birthday! One of the three Findhorn Foundation Ecovillage founders, Dorothy passed in early March last year having just celebrated her 100th birthday. We remember her fondly and I for one believe she's interacting still with our Community, people and organisations. I read a
Christmas pie
Heartfelt Season's Greetings during this (perhaps first) virtual Christmas season! Christmas is about unconditional giving to others, however we'll probably be digging a lot deeper into ourselves this year given the scarcity of external distractions and activities.[mfn]it won't be that hard. And don't "drink and meditate" either...[/mfn] At the start
Christmas Wishes
Having just partaken of our last Board Meeting of this year, the Directors of PET would like to wish you the gift of love, of joy, of peace. May all these and more be yours this Christmas.
Climate motivation
During our first virtual AGM at the beginning of the month (thanks to all PETmembers for joining us for an enjoyable and informative hour) mention was made of a speech by Paul Hawken.[mfn]Paul Hawken is a renowned entrepreneur, visionary environmental activist, and author of many books, most recently Blessed Unrest:
Neighbourhood care
introducing: Outside the Box's "Food Buddies" Project. This is a resource which aims to help neighbours and carers of older people get the right food during these difficult times. The resource can be viewed on their website; also have a look here for dementia-friendly meals. Some souls will hear My
Hip hip…
Today is the Findhorn Ecovillage Community's 58th birthday. Many happy returns! As you know the Community was unintentionally founded by Eileen and Peter Caddy and Dorothy Maclean in 1962. All three had dedicated themselves to following a disciplined spiritual path for many years. Eileen received guidance in her meditations from
Lights, action!
The longest night of the year inspires, infuses and enthuses feeling-people to emphasise more LIGHT. Winter solstice 2020 in the Northern Hemisphere will be at 14:30CET on Monday, 21 December. However, in these dark & VUCA[mfn]term first used in 1987, drawing on the leadership theories of Warren Bennis and Burt
The eco-dollar
If you think influential entities are acting weird in a political sense, financial markets are starting to bet massively on ethical & sustainability values (!) according to PwC — the business audit, tax and consulting firm. "In 2019, PwC conducted a global survey on the investment priorities of 750 institutional investors
Foundations
Thank you lockdown! Strange but true, everyone I hear from or read these days is (again) thanking God/Spirit/&c. for the time that has now become available for quality investment in people and things usually found lower down our to-do-lists. "As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit,
