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May 27, 2024
Joel A. Wendt

the gift of the word

[ best results if read aloud, with an occasional rush of words, or have someone else read, and listen only ] Speech, / Words, letters, sounds, / heard by both the inner ear and the outer. Letters, sounds, words, / linked invisibly to ideas and thoughts. Ideas, thoughts, letters,...

#poetry, communication, Community, consciousness, inspiration

How can we better connect to make a difference?

In this article, Dorian summarises some key insights from his PhD research in DAF and FairCoop, and outlines a theory of radical collective change in social ecosystems.

action research, activism, collapse, community-building, conscious learning, decolonising, relationships, unlearning

February 12, 2024
Alan Heeks

Gentle persuasion in a time of crisis

How the cultivation metaphor can help Probably most of us in DAF struggle with frustration that so many people can’t face into the climate crisis. I’d like to share an approach which could help. A friend of mine who was a long-term XR activist told me sadly, “What I’ve learned is that you...

gardening as metaphor, human cultivation, new book, nourishment, relationships, resilience

Diversity & Decolonisation Circle: Our Transformation

After three intense and generative years of weekly meetings, the small group of Deep Adaptation Volunteers who convened the DAF Diversity and Decolonising Circle have shifted to new roles in Deep Adaptation and wider global projects around decolonising, antiracism and diversity. These volunteers...

Collaboration, diversity and decolonising, grief, group processes, racism, white supremacy

January 8, 2024
Petr Lyo

The Wretch and A Tree of Life

A wretched sly man got himself in a quiet place. He was at the end of his rope, exhausted by hunger and life’s injustice. He sat down there … … with nothing but a solitary tree. The tree was full of life, rejoicing, and listening to everything around it. ...

creative expression, ESL, life lessons, metaphor, Nature, parable, spiritual stories, transformation

December 4, 2023
Rhonda Cotsell

It’s Not the Same World

It feels now, as if we are just waiting. My world is the same old safe, seeming, and I make the same arguments to explain some things. The past is co-operatively fuzzy, re just how many bushfires, how much...

Australia, climate change, ecoanxiety, ecological emergency, extreme weather, fear for the future, leadership, personal journey, poetry

Deeply Adapting with Pleasure

We think we have to get to the bottom of that to-do list before we can slow down. We resort to shallow “self-care” that’s more about consumption than deep care for our being. We bypass so many moments of possible delight, like relishing the nuance of a morning coffee.

awareness, beauty, connectedness, embodiment, Health, oneness, pleasure, resilience, slow down

Coping with Collapse: The Goddess

Each day, I believe I will see the sun rise and fall. But if you asked me about my journey regarding faith, religion, spirituality or life philosophy, my answers would be much less clearcut. My Polish father was a steadfast Roman Catholic until 1949, when he lost his only son. He then joined...

biography, collapse, goddess, spirituality

September 14, 2023
Steve Miller
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Deranged

Deranged, unbalanced, anxious, the earth cries and slouches toward infinity without a rudder, or barrels toward tomorrow, devastating the coast, flinging cars, this cancer born of progress, the tumor too much, too fast, too big to fail. A deep breath after a chaotic...

poetry

It’s a Matter of Time

Before we enter the (Lakota) Sweat Lodge, we often shout out Hoka hey! It’s a good day to die. This expression always brings me down to Earth, to my feet and the present moment. It reminds me that I am very much alive and that entering the Sweat Lodge has definite risks. Be alert. Be...