“You do not belong to you. You belong to the universe. The significance of you will remain forever obscure to you, but you may assume you are fulfilling your significance if you apply yourself to converting all you experience to the highest advantage to others. Make the world work, for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation, without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.”
~ R. Buckminster Fuller ~
yes, today i re-member the well as i gather by livestream at the Village Well Symposium being held conjointly with the Global Climate Action Summit, the largest gathering since 2015’s COP21 in Paris…. the irony of listening to the call from the well as across the country family is weathering Hurricane Florence expected to drop twice as much rain due to climate destruction is not lost on me, the call to commit all the more imperative…
thank you for joining in this call to be of service to the Earth and to the survival of our species for it is the widespread lack of connection to the sacred and to the indivisible interdependence of all life that lies at the heart of our current climate crisis… we need all hands on deck for this most crucial challenge, all of us committing to the following steps with the most important ongoing step being to cultivate a way of life prioritizing our connection and sense of belonging to the Earth…
In careful observation of your life and community, including showing up for local politics and reaching out to those outside your social circle, choose and commit to an area of focus… Examples include: water protection, wildlife conservation, resource extraction, renewable energy, frontline impact and community education.
Commit to taking a journey of research and learning in order to understand the intricacies and approaches to the topic you choose.
Connect with a friend or organization to create an accountability structure that will support your regular, impactful involvement.
Make showing up in your local community and getting involved a part of your work in the world. Be the example of what it looks like to truly commit to being a part of the solution.
we are born of the earth and all that we have comes from the earth, every day of our life, every breath that we take… now is the time to give back daily ensuring that the circle of life continues and flourishes…