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:
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:
Poetic (re)structure
The health crisis is causing every entity on this planet to restructure; the Findhorn Foundation — educators within the living Findhorn Ecovillage — included. Two recently read blogs (links below) highlight some "How2 & In2What" considerations that might help us all with our evolution[mfn]I contend that evolution is hugely influenced
Eco-principles
Fritjof Capra writes about "some basic principles of ecology: interdependence, recycling, partnership, flexibility, diversity, and as a consequence of all these, sustainability" (+- 4 min. read). They've become even more relevant in this 20th year of the new millennium: "the survival of humanity will depend on our ecological literacy, on
Megatrends
The scale of change needed in today’s world requires creativity at the same level, a new model and self-leadership with hard&soft skills that seem polar opposites. Being technology-savvy while also deeply aware of natural & human systems and psychology; courageous, but humble enough to deeply listen and change course if
United in Care
PET's been doing its CARE in action for the benefit of the Park Ecovillage, Findhornsince 2009.On the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and the 5th anniversary of their adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals – in the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our economies and societies – this
Complex POPs
This is not a blog about male psychology... but something more simple: common sense.[mfn]POP= purpose, outcomes, process[/mfn] Musing on PET (and humanity)'s mission of encouraging social development, environmental protection and improvement, and wellbeing, I am forced to admit that what often holds me back from doing the right stuff, is
Community-self care
I came across two phrases while reading about the effects of the health crisis on the future of work: "... lightweight, personalised, distributed, and resilient..." [re. organisational attributes; also topical for individuals] "... building trust, valuing human skills, supporting mental and physical well-being, managing workloads, and having work spaces that
A drop in food
The Heli-view in our food series... As more go hungry and malnutrition persists, achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 in doubt, UN May 2020 report warns. More people are going hungry, an annual study by the Food & Agriculture Organisation has found. Tens of millions have joined the ranks of the chronically
Saying grace
One of PET's directors sent me an email last month. To it was appended some fascinating information re. the food chain and its impact on Life on Earth.Resonating thoughts touched on the themes of 'interrelatedness' and 'fasting as a biological form of spiritual grace.'[mfn]This last was interesting as I've been
Food for (climate) thought
As lockdown is being loosened and we refill the social and economic[mfn]or is it economic and social[/mfn] vacuum, here's some food for thought on going back to our (new?) normal routines and choices. There is plenty of evidence that climate change is already affecting our food system. Imports of avocados,
