By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Mar 20
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. We all become compost — but who among us feeds regeneration for the Earth?We are all at risk with the Coronavirus. It cannot be contained at this point in time — though there is still much that can be done to slow its spread with social distancing and quarantines to avoid overwhelming our health care systems. The fact of the matter is (a) all of us are pretty likely to catch it; and (b) some of us will not survive.My question in this essay is “What if there was a mechanism for regenerating the Earth that could make these deaths
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust. We all become compost — but who among us feeds regeneration for the Earth?We are all at risk with the Coronavirus. It cannot be contained at this point in time — though there is still much that can be done to slow its spread with social distancing and quarantines to avoid overwhelming our health care systems. The fact of
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 22 Feb 20
Say hello to Alejandra and Esteban.They are friends we have made in the three months living here in Barichara. Yesterday we were invited to dine with them — together with three generations of family members and other friends — feeling welcomed and vibrant as human beings.My family came to Colombia on a quest to discover how to live regeneratively. We want to raise our daughter Elise in an indigenous pattern of deep nature immersion, multi-language and multi-culture perspectives, and supported fully by the nurturance of healthy parents who role-model a life worth living.We also want to raise Elise immersed in large-scale landscape restoration projects. Here in Barichara
Say hello to Alejandra and Esteban.They are friends we have made in the three months living here in Barichara. Yesterday we were invited to dine with them — together with three generations of family members and other friends — feeling welcomed and vibrant as human beings.My family came to Colombia on a quest to discover how to live regeneratively. We want to raise our daughter Elise
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 13 Dec 19
I walk this ancient road every morning without shoes, to feel the ground directly in contact with my body.Our family arrived in the town of Barichara in Colombia’s northern Andes Mountains with the intention of learning how to live a regenerative life while raising our three-year-old daughter. We know that the Earth is in overshoot-and-collapse. We are deeply aware of the challenges humanity must navigate in the coming century. And we want to be part of the healing that our planet so desperately needs.We were welcomed by a host family — Felipe and Alejandra along with their three young kids — who were about to
I walk this ancient road every morning without shoes, to feel the ground directly in contact with my body.Our family arrived in the town of Barichara in Colombia’s northern Andes Mountains with the intention of learning how to live a regenerative life while raising our three-year-old daughter. We know that the Earth is in overshoot-and-collapse. We are deeply aware of the
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Dec 19
I would like to share a reflection on this very thoughtful article by my friend Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed summarizing the science of collapse as it relates to the current globalized civilization.For starters, let me say that I find resonance with nearly all that he says and that I encourage others to read it carefully and reflect upon how deeply you might radically change your lifestyle in service to Earth regeneration.Where I find issue with his assessment is the thing I’d like to share — as I hope it will shed new light on this discourse and contribute in a small way to
I would like to share a reflection on this very thoughtful article by my friend Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed summarizing the science of collapse as it relates to the current globalized civilization.For starters, let me say that I find resonance with nearly all that he says and that I encourage others to read it carefully and reflect upon how deeply you
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Nov 19
Image Credit: Nigel Hawtin and the BBCWhen studying the cultural evolution of societies, there is an interesting pattern that arises — that doesn’t get nearly the attention that it deserves. Notice how all historical civilizations have collapsed. There is no evidence that any have proven to be sustainable.What does this tell us about our planetary predicament? For starters we might ask if this is an exhaustive list of human cultures. We will soon come to learn that there are many ways of organizing human societies that are (a) not empires or civilizations; and (b) some of them have proven to be resilient enough
Image Credit: Nigel Hawtin and the BBCWhen studying the cultural evolution of societies, there is an interesting pattern that arises — that doesn’t get nearly the attention that it deserves. Notice how all historical civilizations have collapsed. There is no evidence that any have proven to be sustainable.What does this tell us about our planetary predicament? For starters we might ask if this
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 3 Nov 19
Seeds are dispersed and activated in many waysThe Earth has an innate capacity to support life. The seeds of regeneration for this special planet lay dormant in its pathway of cosmological development that included being at just the right distance from the Sun, having a companion Moon to mix the oceans, and other key factors that gave rise to complex life.Among its many life systems has been the emergence of a peculiar mammal with distinctive cultural abilities — including the innate capacities to redirect evolutionary energies away from other species to feed itself. This is what has enabled humans to degrade landscapes all over
Seeds are dispersed and activated in many waysThe Earth has an innate capacity to support life. The seeds of regeneration for this special planet lay dormant in its pathway of cosmological development that included being at just the right distance from the Sun, having a companion Moon to mix the oceans, and other key factors that gave rise to complex life.Among its
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 28 Oct 19
Our daughter Elise learning how to live in harmony with natureThe Earth is in overshoot-and-collapse. There are deep systemic threats for the future of humanity. And we have a child who turns three years old in January. How are we supposed to live as a family? This is the learning journey we have been on for the last year.We got rid of nearly all our possessions and moved to Costa Rica — joining an effort to regenerate entire bioregions that was preparing to launch there. This gave us an amazing opportunity to immerse our daughter, Elise, in a biodiversity hotspot on the edge of
Our daughter Elise learning how to live in harmony with natureThe Earth is in overshoot-and-collapse. There are deep systemic threats for the future of humanity. And we have a child who turns three years old in January. How are we supposed to live as a family? This is the learning journey we have been on for the last year.We got rid of
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 1 Sep 19
Image by JR KorpaLike a lot of people, I’ve been deeply affected by what’s been happening in the Amazon in 2019.Deforestation has reached double the rate of last year, as the red line of logging and fires, many of them set deliberately to clear land for soybeans and cattle, encroaches deeper and deeper into the heart of the Amazon rainforest.Armed land-grabbers are dislocating Indigenous people and killing those who resist. Even legally protected lands are getting logged and destroyed. It’s just horrifying. And I feel, sometimes, these waves of helplessness, like watching a car wreck in slow motion. The grief is so
Image by JR KorpaLike a lot of people, I’ve been deeply affected by what’s been happening in the Amazon in 2019.Deforestation has reached double the rate of last year, as the red line of logging and fires, many of them set deliberately to clear land for soybeans and cattle, encroaches deeper and deeper into the heart of the Amazon rainforest.Armed land-grabbers are
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 19 Feb 19
I had a conversation with my brother yesterday about Thom Hartmann’s Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. John is a farmer with sophisticated literary tastes and a refreshingly unconventional, earthy perspective on the issues of our time. Since he doesn’t use the Internet or read newspapers or magazines, the echo chamber of public discourse cannot distort his powers of discernment. He is one of my main allies reminding me that I am not, in fact, crazy.I’d read parts of Last Hours maybe ten years ago, and since then one or two of Hartmann’s essays, and I’m familiar with his reputation as one
I had a conversation with my brother yesterday about Thom Hartmann’s Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight. John is a farmer with sophisticated literary tastes and a refreshingly unconventional, earthy perspective on the issues of our time. Since he doesn’t use the Internet or read newspapers or magazines, the echo chamber of public discourse cannot distort his powers of discernment. He