ORGANIC HOME GARDENER
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This group is dedicated to city gardening primarily, however the techniques to build ORGANIC GARDENS works on farms, industrial, sustainable and permaculture type of agriculture of being and passing on to other generations Master of the Tierra or Stewards of the Land.I have taken a year to film and edit organic gardening made easy showing that this very simp ...learn more
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Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World
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Without having to consult a post-modern dictionary, Joanna Macy and co-author, Molly Young Brown give inspiring and heartfelt explanations and examples of their lifework: dealing with the roots of conscious and unconscious pain that we all feel with regards to ourselves, while bringing home the concept of our connectedness to this world. They point out the fallacy of basic assumptions that we can fix whatever problems we create (the fix-it mentality), as well as dealing with resulting issues of burn-out and stress by alternatively doing the "work that reconnects". The dynamic model set forth in this book recognizes the role of community and encourages us out of an antagonistic "us" versus "them" concept which tends to lead us towards short-term NIMBY (not in my backyard) solutions.
In the preface to the book, Joanna Macy writes, "THIS IS A GUIDEBOOK. It maps ways into the vitality and determination we each possess to take part in the healing of our world."
The book contains experiential exercises designed to facilitate deeper awareness and ways to empower individuals and groups to move through the sense of overwhelm and despair that can occur from facing the planetary crises of this time.
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wow, this is interesting, I wrote the above recommendation/review on amazon.com about 9 or so years ago, glad to see it still holds true!
The book, and Joanna changed my life as well, helped me to "connect the dots" between the way I felt about the earth and how my inner life and body wisdom are symbiotic in relationship. |
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See comment previously written.
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This book changed my life and brought me to a new level of activism. i highly recommending taking part in the Work that Reconnects with your community. There are practicioners all over the world sharing this work and helping activists move throught the emotional barriers we have about facing the greatest global crisis imaginable. Check it out! |
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