You asked for recommendations about books that can help us envision a more "verdant and just world." I'd give a shout out to Jenny Odell's HOW TO DO NOTHING. It's mostly about how to resist the attention economy, and it's also a deep meditation on how to tune in to the other time scales in nature.
I loved THEORY OF WATER. I grew up in Peterborough, whose waterways Leanne Betasamosake Simpson writes about in the book, and spend my childhood boating through the Trent Severn lock system, blissfully unaware of how the human engineering of these lakes and rivers destroyed a whole way of life and put our ecosystem on the brink. The read was a fascinating corrective for me, and was part of the reason why I appreciated "A River Story" so very much. Thank you for sharing my post.
Your reflections on sintering snowflakes spark the imagination, Michelle. The connection offers hope for how we might bond more harmoniously with others.
"To sinter": I like the sound of it. Also plan to steal "internal stewardship," as mentioned in the reply to Jason Mark.
I find that I increasingly need to hold off reading your newsletter until I have time to not only digest the content, but also follow the links.
You asked for recommendations about books that can help us envision a more "verdant and just world." I'd give a shout out to Jenny Odell's HOW TO DO NOTHING. It's mostly about how to resist the attention economy, and it's also a deep meditation on how to tune in to the other time scales in nature.
Yess!! It is on my list (under “internal stewardship.”) I love that book.
From a Taoist perspective, inaction is the way to bring balance into being.
The Tao is a flow of creative energy.
Connecting to a natural spirit or order
brings moral and ethical change.
The I Ching is ancient and needs to be
're-membered' to balance our present existence.
Journalist, Vance Packard, wrote
The Waste Makers in 1960.
Consumerism is the basis of an
industrial economy that structures
our society. Money not morals drives it.
It is not sustainable.
Packard's message is more relevant
now as we waste our most valuable resources.
Economics as if People Mattered,
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL!
Sintering. That IS a word we can use - and a concept we need today. Thank you.
I loved THEORY OF WATER. I grew up in Peterborough, whose waterways Leanne Betasamosake Simpson writes about in the book, and spend my childhood boating through the Trent Severn lock system, blissfully unaware of how the human engineering of these lakes and rivers destroyed a whole way of life and put our ecosystem on the brink. The read was a fascinating corrective for me, and was part of the reason why I appreciated "A River Story" so very much. Thank you for sharing my post.
New word and concept for me -- and it's perfect! Thanks for this and also the links.
Love this!
What a wonderful concept. Thank you for introducing me to it, and to Theory of Water. I’ll have to check it out
Your reflections on sintering snowflakes spark the imagination, Michelle. The connection offers hope for how we might bond more harmoniously with others.