How do we get from “our lifestyle is not negotiable” to living a mutually beneficial lifestyle for us and our ecosystem? The first step to solving a problem is admitting to it. To change, use different thinking than how it was created.
The mother of all long-term problems is that our culture has become an “anti-ecosystem.” Humans [...]
During the agricultural revolution 10,000 years ago, a minority of people invented a way to give themselves power over the majority. We call this invention “civilization.”
For the first time large surpluses of food could be created, counted, and concentrated. Before that we had limited forms of agriculture and animal husbandry. But this time it was [...]
Imagine experiencing nature and the whole of life without words. Just as you paint, swim, feel, hike, or ski without words. Look around your room and just perceive it. Now look around the room again and try to name things as you seem them.
Your mind can perceive instantly while it has to work hard to [...]
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