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Empowered Thinking for Deep Change
Empowered Thinking for Deep Change We’re so in the habit of controlling each other/being controlled that we’ve forgotten how to think for ourselves. We’re so overwhelmed by the challenges we face that we assume there’s nothing we can do (and it’s all our fault). And we assume that controlling each other is necessary and failing […]
Things Feel Bleak Because This Way of Life is Coming to an End
Things Feel Bleak Because This Way of Life is Coming to an End The Lesson of 2021 is Either We Change — or Things Collapse Around Us Here’s a tiny question. What is the lesson Covid is trying to teach us? As we settle in to a new normal, where Covid is going permanent, and […]
Economic Evolution Turns Many Comparisons Obsolete
Economic Evolution Turns Many Comparisons Obsolete The financial system has entered uncharted waters and it would be wise to take nothing for granted. To assume the economy will move forward without a glitch in such an environment is extremely optimistic. With time, things change and evolve, this transformation can be seen in both society and […]
Local Resilience in a Time of Crisis by Jay Tompt.
Local Resilience in a Time of Crisis by Jay Tompt. To state the obvious, political and economic change happens in all kinds of ways including through crisis and calamity. For those of us working for change at local, municipal and regional scales, this is the moment when many of the solutions we’ve been promoting are […]
“The World Has Changed” – What Was Our Biggest Mistake?
“The World Has Changed” – What Was Our Biggest Mistake? This is going to take time. Sorry to have to say it, but patience will be required and undoubtedly tested. By far the best thing that central banks can do is keep the global financial and funding markets functioning and not especially worry about whether the […]
Embracing Interconnectedness
Embracing Interconnectedness Ed. note: This piece is a response to the Toward a Great Ethics Transition Forum on the Great Transition Initiative website. It is of the utmost importance to establish the right framework of values for the deep transformation of civilization that is needed. As I have laid out in The Patterning Instinct, different cultures […]
Will Everything Change in 2020-2025 or Will Nothing Change? Any domino-like expanding crisis will unfold in a status quo lacking any coherent response. Longtime readers know I’ve often referenced The Fourth Turning, the book that makes the case for an 80-year cycle of existential crisis in U.S. history. The first crisis was the constitutional process (1781) following […]
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, […]
The Mock Democracy
The Mock Democracy The citizens are disenfranchised and conditioned to be politically apathetic consumers. In recent decades, democracy has been replaced by the illusion of democracy. New forms of organization of power and psychological methods for manipulation of our consciousness protect the powerful against the risks of democratic empowerment and strengthen their position. Democracy and […]
“What If” …. The Two Most Important Words of Our Time – Stonyhill Nugget #299
“What If” …. The Two Most Important Words of Our Time – Stonyhill Nugget #299 On a personal note: The move out of our home in Redmond Oregon and the move into our new motorhome have definitely played havoc with my ability to focus on writing the Stonyhill- Nuggets. I’ve been able to do a […]
To be or not to be the change
To be or not to be the change Coming up on Small Farm Future – some posts on the hows and whys of social transformation towards more sustainable societies, which have been prefigured in recent posts like this one on ‘self-systemic’ agriculture and my previous one on utopias – perhaps particularly in relation to the […]
Climate Strange
Climate Strange The eco-obsessed often get labeled as weirdos — even by their peers. Weird, however, is looking better and better. Alec Mitchell doesn’t like praise for what he’s doing. Not for loaning out reusable coffee mugs at farmers markets, nor running a compost collection service on a bike, nor renting out dishware at events […]
You’re Just Not Prepared For What’s Coming
You’re Just Not Prepared For What’s Coming Not even close I hate to break it to you, but chances are you’re just not prepared for what’s coming. Not even close. Don’t take it personally. I’m simply playing the odds. After spending more than a decade warning people all over the world about the futility of […]
