"Imagine there's no Country,..its easy if you try.."
Bless your dear heart, John Lennon, my friend and kin in Spirit!
At 5:00pm..The government stopped being able to afford its own appetites.(when written,..)
The complete transparency of the un-sustainable nature to the governing ways at large was marked by a time on the clock of history.
(I am maybe kinda sorta going to use this oppertunity to remind everyone of the Village idea...right about ...NOW.)
..And of it's greater implications.
Maybe,..today,..the most important implication to me,..being a plan and way of viewing reality "at large" through a small scale lens that is handle-able and implementable instantaneously in many ways..anywhere!The blue-print for a Sustainable Village could be printed out in grids,cities and nations-wide!
You see,..we the people don't really NEED HUGE governing bodies to help us to function,..when many of us are functioning just fine without the you-know-who leeching off of our productivity. My taxes aparently were not enough to keep the ol' boat afloat..But, ahem,..I digress here,..let me get back to this far-reaching print from the gentle touch of sustainability and calm. :)
What if.....every neighborhood were re-imagined as a functioning Village?
What if the central house became the Community house,energy and water house..and,..following a Fibonacci-style spiral outward,..a Village Spiral of care were implemented?
If energy,food and water usage were seen and dealt with in small Village-style fashion,...where would be the emergency?We would be okay..
What if these imaginarily re-envisioned neighborhood Villages each grew food instead of lawns?
What if they all collected their own rain-water and had wells instead of community/contaminated water sources?
What if .....no legislation stopped them, and they had backyard livestock that was all very sustainably-small?i.e..rabbits..mini-goats for milk,..little bantam chickens and the like for eggs etc..
What if neighborhoods began planting fruit trees instead of NOT food trees? Almonds where Almonds grow,..Hazelnuts where Hazelnuts grow..etc,..Plums,pears, apricots, walnuts, peaches,..shall i go on?
Really,..Lets not be SO lazy and rely on a very tired and obviously exhausted "leadership" to do everything for us,..that I am betting we could do ourselves!I mean,..if we HAVE to,..then,..there IS a way!If they can't function,..WE CAN still!
We've just got to see the smaller microcosm (the local neighborhood and neighbors)..and address IT../them.
If we ALL take care of our locally established Villages,..we'll be okay. :)
Buy seeds and Gardening stuff if you haven't already.
Buy land if you can. Get dirt, friends and hope all in a bunch and be okay!
Not a Revolution,..just a solution. Be well! Take care of your neighbor and be a friend!
Grow Love.
Grow community,..
Grow stronger in smaller, realizable groups,..peacefully intent on sustainability and Loving intent..wherever that might be. Wherever you ARE!:)
Bless your dear heart, John Lennon, my friend and kin in Spirit!
At 5:00pm..The government stopped being able to afford its own appetites.(when written,..)
The complete transparency of the un-sustainable nature to the governing ways at large was marked by a time on the clock of history.
(I am maybe kinda sorta going to use this oppertunity to remind everyone of the Village idea...right about ...NOW.)
..And of it's greater implications.
Maybe,..today,..the most important implication to me,..being a plan and way of viewing reality "at large" through a small scale lens that is handle-able and implementable instantaneously in many ways..anywhere!The blue-print for a Sustainable Village could be printed out in grids,cities and nations-wide!
You see,..we the people don't really NEED HUGE governing bodies to help us to function,..when many of us are functioning just fine without the you-know-who leeching off of our productivity. My taxes aparently were not enough to keep the ol' boat afloat..But, ahem,..I digress here,..let me get back to this far-reaching print from the gentle touch of sustainability and calm. :)
What if.....every neighborhood were re-imagined as a functioning Village?
What if the central house became the Community house,energy and water house..and,..following a Fibonacci-style spiral outward,..a Village Spiral of care were implemented?
If energy,food and water usage were seen and dealt with in small Village-style fashion,...where would be the emergency?We would be okay..
What if these imaginarily re-envisioned neighborhood Villages each grew food instead of lawns?
What if they all collected their own rain-water and had wells instead of community/contaminated water sources?
What if .....no legislation stopped them, and they had backyard livestock that was all very sustainably-small?i.e..rabbits..mini-goats for milk,..little bantam chickens and the like for eggs etc..
What if neighborhoods began planting fruit trees instead of NOT food trees? Almonds where Almonds grow,..Hazelnuts where Hazelnuts grow..etc,..Plums,pears, apricots, walnuts, peaches,..shall i go on?
Really,..Lets not be SO lazy and rely on a very tired and obviously exhausted "leadership" to do everything for us,..that I am betting we could do ourselves!I mean,..if we HAVE to,..then,..there IS a way!If they can't function,..WE CAN still!
We've just got to see the smaller microcosm (the local neighborhood and neighbors)..and address IT../them.
If we ALL take care of our locally established Villages,..we'll be okay. :)
Buy seeds and Gardening stuff if you haven't already.
Buy land if you can. Get dirt, friends and hope all in a bunch and be okay!
Not a Revolution,..just a solution. Be well! Take care of your neighbor and be a friend!
Grow Love.
Grow community,..
Grow stronger in smaller, realizable groups,..peacefully intent on sustainability and Loving intent..wherever that might be. Wherever you ARE!:)
