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
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
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,
Crisis & social change
I read an interesting article today on the subject of 危机 or Wéijī, which we Westerners like to translate as "crisis" and "opportunity." In his conclusion Govert van Ginkel confronts us with some pretty fundamental questions — not about the 'how' of the current crisis[mfn]this is the easy, red-herring thought
Community Asset map
In the Park Ecovillage, Findhorn the Caring Community Circle is coordinating support and making resources accessible to the community, especially vulnerable community members. Below are links for local volunteer support information and networking, as well as for official national sites giving specific virus related information. To contact specific people→ click on the address. Caring
Medicine in kind
PET is about protection AND improvement — environmentally, socially and re. well-being. The last two are being put to a heavy test in these days, interestingly to the advantage of the first... We're all responding quite positively: the air's full of official, sensible Do's & Don'ts; organisations (including us) are
Climate fare
The food sector, which includes farming, silvopasture, agroforestry, grazing, food waste, and dietary choices—is one of the two largest contributors to global warming, the other being transport. As a solution, it has the potential to be the largest sector in terms of its contribution. It can not only reduce and
