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,
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
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
September – activities
September 2020 seems to be an active month for activities having to do with community development (social, environmental and wellbeing). Here are a few practical things to DO: Home Energy Savings yesterday's blog linking to the Centre for Alternative Technology (Wales) website resource, with handy tips for producing less CO2
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
Zero carbon – Britain
——There's a discussion currently happening in the Findhorn Ecovillage Community about being Carbon Neutral by 2030. And then I read some days ago: "the April [2020] oil market crash will test the determination of majors like Shell and BP, which have recently announced goals to reach net-zero emissions by 2050,
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
Not another “change” blog
Healthy & Joyful greetings to you! I'd like to share the following (and a video) from a blog[mfn]Lorian Association[/mfn] I receive: A new humanity is being born. After ten thousand years of a domination system, we are moving inexorably toward a global society built on love. As Charles Eisenstein puts
