Generation R
#GENERATIONRESTORATION: Ecosystem restoration for people, nature and climate RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION AND SECURE OUR FUTURE. It's all interconnected like we are. Sorry about that, Separatists! We need to slash greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half by 2030 to hold global warming below 2°C
Social development
First of all, happy World Environment Day. May we all continue to co-create positive physical conditions conducive to developing life on our planet! Community development= social development= ever changing relationships; ie. relations between developing participants vary constantly. We can only plan for progress, not for perfect solutions. That makes for
Happiness & success
Here's an absolutely fantastic piece which I would like to recommend to you as it touches upon the basis of all normal human striving: happiness (or pain minimisation, depending on your outlook on life...). Though the article looks at the US and at students, please feel free to think a
1 May cooperate
As people assess how the pandemic has impacted their career, community, and local economy, what opportunities are there for us? We need not limit ourselves to the work we’ve always done — especially if it’s something that can be fine-tuned with the right combination of technology and human ingenuity to
Positive April
April is a special month--the first month of our financial year. As we come to the end of it and of 15months of dealing with a globally developing virus, I'd like to do some positive, associative thought provocation using a chronological sample of April's International Days... #Conscience day -
Bill Gates, climate & economics
Happy Easter to you all. May the light of this season empower our every thought, word and deed going forward in this challenging time. Here's a good, 3min review of Bill Gates' book: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need. [click on
Every day=NEW normal
A great (and short) article about ecovillage-inhabitant behaviours in a GENseries on building the new normal. It can help our thinking about how — ideally — we want tomorrow to look and for whom. PET has chosen: [vertical-spacer]What about you? Check out: https://ecovillage.org/ecovillages-and-new-normalities/
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:
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
