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Sundown on the human heart Is it me? Or is there an exponential rise in the lack of basic human kindness between people? I’ve observed, with an increasing concern, the rise of a rhetoric of ruthlessness regarding the polarity argument of vaccine / non vaccine for covid. The narrative of…

From Breathe: Seasonal Reflections （截取直接形容人类社区体系的段落） Our human system is currently locked into a cycle of consumerism which denies the ability to thrive and instead sets us within micro time-frames of success. These cycles are not conducive to long-term resiliences, as they never develop the system of internal sustainability that are…

Thank you Bank of Scotland for triggering me to write something for the first time in , well a while as a result of their tv advert ‘because every dream needs a plan’ — a joke I should hope but alas no, what the fuck? These are bankers. Utter bankers…

Awakening the ecological mind First published Apr 27, 2018 · 10 min read The only ethical decison is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children. Bill Mollison (1978) p1 Permaculture a Designers Manual When I began teaching permaculture some twenty years ago the idea of…

Watcher of the skies One of these days I’m going to make the time to learn about the stars. I live in a dark skies region of Scotland and just recently the night sky has been truly spectacular. Don’t get me wrong, I can identify a few constellations, and a…

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Episode 5 (32 mins) — Ecological Intimacy “We never turn back to normal, we fall forwards into something else. The prevailing narrative of ‘certainty’ completely misses the ecological dimension of life” In the fifth episode of A New Story of Sustainability, Genevieve reconnects with her old friend Paul Clarke, author, gardener, and eco educator. In this episode Genevieve and Paul explore – - The energy of ATTENTION and the POETRY OF NATURE - Breaking the routine of the INDUSTRIAL MIND - Remembering TIMELESS SENSORY EXPERIENCE - Learning from NATURES EYES in landscapes and stories of place - Learning how to listen to the LANGUAGE OF A PLACE - Connecting to your LONGING for a new BEHAVIOURAL STORY - The transformation nature of SCHOOL CLOSURES - Learning to communicate in INTIMATELY TELEPATHIC ways - CHOOSING TO LISTEN and LOVE in a new natural world

My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. Romeo & Juliet Dear World, This was a strange time. A time when an idea of security led us to act in ways unfamiliar…

“But I don’t want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World I want to refer to a bookk which might be a good read at this time.