Seeds for a happy planet

This question – What if it is easy? – and the related state of mind: – if it is not easy, then something is not in balance or harmony – is one of my favortie mantras these days. Here is someone talking about the same!
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Life is easy. What do we make it so hard?

Patterns,
seeing patterns,
seems to me like an intelligence to understand complexity.

I love this young guy and how he can talk so fast! And the imagery is just right.

Patterns,
like the coherence in living systems.

Enjoy!

TO UNDERSTAND IS TO PERCEIVE PATTERNS from jason silva on Vimeo.

I always get frustrated when reading or hearing English poetry; but this time I understand 98%, and it is worthwhile sharing. I was in the same gathering once with Drew – and again I was frustrated because I couldn’t understand most of what he said… maybe my understanding of English has improved also since then?

Great line: Imagine nations with freed imagination!

Planetize the Movement Poem 2010 from Drew Dellinger on Vimeo.

Elinor Ostrom, Nobel price winner on economics, explains how people can use natural resources in a sustainable way based on the diversity that exists in the world. She researched the economy of the Commons, an idea who’s time has (to) come.

A blog that I am following in this regard is David Bollier: really insightful, both on the good work that is going on around the Commons, as also the bad news regarding this topic.

Hazel Henderson, one of the leading women of the feminist movement in the sixties and seventies, is still very much alive and didn’t stop her evolution there. Here is a nice video of her current thinking – on design, on revolution.

Hazel Henderson on the design revolution from StormCloud Media on Vimeo.

I have read some books from Mindell, but never got to any of his trainings in Worldwork, but it seems fascinating. Recently, I got a link to this video from Yuliaya, living and working in Kiev, and organising these trainings there.
I might go there one day…
There are a lot of good, great ideas in this video; worthwhile listening more than once!

Voor het eerst hoor ik van dit project in België: een gebouw waar een zestigtal mensen samenleven, en waar veel gebeurt rond recycling en upcycling. Goed dat het ook hier gebeurt!

ALIA – the Authentic Leadership in Action, previously known as Shambhala Institute, is spreading its wings out from Halifax where it started many years ago. The came twice to The Netherlands and this summer they will gather in Columbus, Ohio. To introduce all the teachers – hosts – facilitators they asked them to speak about three words that are important for ‘change for good’.

Here you hear Tuesday Ryan-Hart and Chris Corrigan, both dear friends from the Art of Hosting community. Enjoy!

From my women friends who run Coming into Your Own, who started also In SIlence Together. I doesn’t mean that I have the same perspective on all she says, but still it is a great resource on SIlence.

An idea occured to me Sunday, working in my garden the whole weekend, I’m not growing vegetables, I’m cleaning this piece of land that I am currently stewarding and I’m doing my best to grow a good and healthy soil. On top of that I’m trying to create beauty along the way; and I am anjoying it all tremendously!

What follows is a little video of one of the many TED-talks, of which I am a fan. The Beauty of Pollination!
Beauty indeed!!!