Excited about the possibility of connecting with other way showers and action takers. I play well with others but have never been in the box, at least not as an adult, so outside the box feels like home. For me, focusing on the changes I want to see help me create them. It also attracts my tribe as I find I do not attract what I seek but more who I am. Have partnered with a nonprofit group all about the vision of creating the world we want instead of getting bogged down in the mire of where we are now. Change of this magnitude requires vision plus action. Thank you for your blog which is action ... I look forward to each and every one.
Hi Suzanne, It was nice to meet some of the community on your first zoom call. I am looking forward to participating and contributing to what comes next. Count me in!
Yes, let's get unstuck!! Our approach at VillageCo.org is to do that by reconnecting where we're disconnected. By creating Village community spaces, we support the ongoing relationships and connections needed for the long-term work. My story was about how building more connections at a neighborhood brought the feeling of being in a Village to every neighborhood, which started changes locally that changed larger systems from within. Probably a bit optimistic lol
Glad there is movement beyond the writing challenge. I tried to indicate this during the challenge, to make it sustainable requires some infrastructure. If you are interested, happy to contribute. Be well!
Hi Suzanne. You know that my interest is in sustainability and the renewal of personal inner strength, so that people are liberated and equipped to manage change adaptively (bounce forward). If you are willing to have me in your swimming group, I am very keen to be involved in a RE-ENERGISING sort of a way. No downers - agreed !
I'm Casey - I work as a physician in Asheville. My work is mostly with critically or terminally ill persons, navigating the minefield of modern health care. These are ordinary people, dying, yet nevertheless seeking "health" - a notion that often seems incoherent in our modern world. I also direct a course for medical students in ethics and humanities.
I wrote about a special kind of dialogue that emerges out of these encounters with medicalized dying, as people seek to "die healthy." What exactly characterizes these dialogues? That's a mysterious question, but I have some ideas. I would love to discuss this question.
I believe these dialogues represent an extraordinarily salient model of what could save us, and over the coming generations, could usher us toward a transformation of consciousness. I worry nothing short of such a fundamental transformation could save us from our own self-destruction.
I am often wondering how to get the right people in the room to go from good intentions and smart scenarios into practical action.
For you and other Substack readers, here is our civilizational-shift paper, published today by a team of indigenous and western scientists, historians, thinkers, futurists and artists: "Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future" - https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480?login=true
Some media hoo-ha about it, so far, but much of it predictable and a waste of oxygen, other inputs are good. I do wish I had nine lives to help organize a new civilization. At the same time I am down with flu and, possibly, malaria. Gotta be realistic. Three global initiatives is more than enough!
I didn't participate in writing an essay but I've been working on and building a STRATEGY for global and national transformation since 1993. In May of that year I experienced a life changing insight, how our current System is CAUSING most of the big impossible-seeming problems in society ... both nationally and globally ... and how to fix the System as well as these Monster Problems! In 2002 I wrote a book describing the fix ..."Society's Breakthrough! Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People," which was mostly aimed at transforming the U.S. System through a U.S. Constitutional Amendment. But the ideas mostly took off overseas. (e.g Two states of Austria have adopted this strategy into their state constitutions) Through adoptions and experiments we've discovered that 1) the process works at large scale; 2) We don't need an amendment to make it happen; 3) The global process can be set in motion by just a few of us ("just us") who understand the new principles of change, plus we need a few million dollars! This week my new wife and I were interviewed on this global strategy in a fun podcast by "Dr and Mrs Future" see https://futurepeak.net/audio/58_FutureNowShow_JCRough.mp3. Descriptions for the national and global cases are available at the website for our nonprofit organization, The
Center for Wise Democracy, www.WiseDemocracy.org. I hope this information helps inform your conversations.
until the essay contest, not a whole lot of traction in any meaningful direction. I know there are a lot of forward thinkers out there who may feel isolated, or are active in small, isolated groups. I’m all for organizing connections…find out who’s doing what that amounts to more than wailing about the problems.
I’m dedicating myself to following in Leo Buscaglia’s very big footsteps. I’m writing, speaking, eating, sleeping and promoting kindness, caring and RESPECT. Big shoes to fill, but I’ve got a good decade or two left in me to at least march in Leo’s direction.
If you don’t know who he was, or even if you do, Google him. Watch his 3-part (6 min each), “The Eleventh Hour” for some great, honest inspiration … and SIMPLE.
I’m interested. Damn interested. It’s the only game in town, to borrow an old expression. I agree with you. Lots of pundits and theorists and hand-wringers, but
Excited about the possibility of connecting with other way showers and action takers. I play well with others but have never been in the box, at least not as an adult, so outside the box feels like home. For me, focusing on the changes I want to see help me create them. It also attracts my tribe as I find I do not attract what I seek but more who I am. Have partnered with a nonprofit group all about the vision of creating the world we want instead of getting bogged down in the mire of where we are now. Change of this magnitude requires vision plus action. Thank you for your blog which is action ... I look forward to each and every one.
Maybe it's a good idea to listen to the old crones for new ideas.
Hi Suzanne, It was nice to meet some of the community on your first zoom call. I am looking forward to participating and contributing to what comes next. Count me in!
Yes, we are on our way. That was fabulous to watch and listen to and to be inspired by. I support you all. Love, Adonnah.
I look forward to joining the next Zoom call, barring unforeseen circumstances :)
Yes, let's get unstuck!! Our approach at VillageCo.org is to do that by reconnecting where we're disconnected. By creating Village community spaces, we support the ongoing relationships and connections needed for the long-term work. My story was about how building more connections at a neighborhood brought the feeling of being in a Village to every neighborhood, which started changes locally that changed larger systems from within. Probably a bit optimistic lol
Glad there is movement beyond the writing challenge. I tried to indicate this during the challenge, to make it sustainable requires some infrastructure. If you are interested, happy to contribute. Be well!
The essay contest was enticing, but already overcommitted, I did not submit.
I do think the Zoom continuance of the themes engendered is a great idea.
Count me in.
Hi Suzanne. You know that my interest is in sustainability and the renewal of personal inner strength, so that people are liberated and equipped to manage change adaptively (bounce forward). If you are willing to have me in your swimming group, I am very keen to be involved in a RE-ENERGISING sort of a way. No downers - agreed !
Hi Suzanne,
If I wasn't overcommitted in both my on and offline lives, I'd be in like a dirty shirt.
Thanks for sharing that choir piece -- I loved it!
I also love strategy, and recently read one of the best books on it ever -- 'Practical Radicals' by Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce.
I look forward to reading about what you and your group come up with. We need good strategy so badly right now.
I'm Casey - I work as a physician in Asheville. My work is mostly with critically or terminally ill persons, navigating the minefield of modern health care. These are ordinary people, dying, yet nevertheless seeking "health" - a notion that often seems incoherent in our modern world. I also direct a course for medical students in ethics and humanities.
I wrote about a special kind of dialogue that emerges out of these encounters with medicalized dying, as people seek to "die healthy." What exactly characterizes these dialogues? That's a mysterious question, but I have some ideas. I would love to discuss this question.
I believe these dialogues represent an extraordinarily salient model of what could save us, and over the coming generations, could usher us toward a transformation of consciousness. I worry nothing short of such a fundamental transformation could save us from our own self-destruction.
Following the rules will keep us locked in the same game. Would be great to see incentives for people who think outside of the box ;)
Yes indeed - how about the Now What? !
I am often wondering how to get the right people in the room to go from good intentions and smart scenarios into practical action.
For you and other Substack readers, here is our civilizational-shift paper, published today by a team of indigenous and western scientists, historians, thinkers, futurists and artists: "Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future" - https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480?login=true
Some media hoo-ha about it, so far, but much of it predictable and a waste of oxygen, other inputs are good. I do wish I had nine lives to help organize a new civilization. At the same time I am down with flu and, possibly, malaria. Gotta be realistic. Three global initiatives is more than enough!
I didn't participate in writing an essay but I've been working on and building a STRATEGY for global and national transformation since 1993. In May of that year I experienced a life changing insight, how our current System is CAUSING most of the big impossible-seeming problems in society ... both nationally and globally ... and how to fix the System as well as these Monster Problems! In 2002 I wrote a book describing the fix ..."Society's Breakthrough! Releasing Essential Wisdom and Virtue in All the People," which was mostly aimed at transforming the U.S. System through a U.S. Constitutional Amendment. But the ideas mostly took off overseas. (e.g Two states of Austria have adopted this strategy into their state constitutions) Through adoptions and experiments we've discovered that 1) the process works at large scale; 2) We don't need an amendment to make it happen; 3) The global process can be set in motion by just a few of us ("just us") who understand the new principles of change, plus we need a few million dollars! This week my new wife and I were interviewed on this global strategy in a fun podcast by "Dr and Mrs Future" see https://futurepeak.net/audio/58_FutureNowShow_JCRough.mp3. Descriptions for the national and global cases are available at the website for our nonprofit organization, The
Center for Wise Democracy, www.WiseDemocracy.org. I hope this information helps inform your conversations.
until the essay contest, not a whole lot of traction in any meaningful direction. I know there are a lot of forward thinkers out there who may feel isolated, or are active in small, isolated groups. I’m all for organizing connections…find out who’s doing what that amounts to more than wailing about the problems.
I’m dedicating myself to following in Leo Buscaglia’s very big footsteps. I’m writing, speaking, eating, sleeping and promoting kindness, caring and RESPECT. Big shoes to fill, but I’ve got a good decade or two left in me to at least march in Leo’s direction.
If you don’t know who he was, or even if you do, Google him. Watch his 3-part (6 min each), “The Eleventh Hour” for some great, honest inspiration … and SIMPLE.
I’m interested. Damn interested. It’s the only game in town, to borrow an old expression. I agree with you. Lots of pundits and theorists and hand-wringers, but