"The earth isn’t dying, it is being killed and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” - Utah Phillips
I used to return to this ethos frequently, in a self-satisfied manner, that there are people out there responsible for the destruction of our world and if we work hard enough, we can get them to change.
It's tempting to see the through the lens of wanting other people to change - especially when we see the world on fire in some places and people drowning in others.
But the truth is that if we want to have even a livable planet (never mind the thriving, just, and peaceful world of my visions) we each have to change and do so fundamentally.
Recycling won’t save us.
Solar panels won’t save us.
Wind turbines won’t save us.
Electric cars won’t save us.
Organic food won’t save us.
Composting won’t save us.
Nothing is coming to save us.
There is no technological silver bullet of salvation that is going to fix the mess that we've made overnight.
There is just us, individually and together, that have the capacity to create new ways of being that are fundamentally healing, regenerative, and abundant.
We will only be able to create new systems when we shift on the inside - to align ourselves with goodness and beauty that can flow to every system.
Every aspect of our lives needs redesign and an upside to how many challenges we face is that every single one of us is needed.
There is no such thing as a sustainable person, technology, product, etc. There are only sustainable communities, societies, and planets.
You, with your unique purpose and gifts, are desperately needed to build a new world for everyone. I hope you'll come along for the adventure.
