Loved this conversation. It gave me the nudge I need to take my agency yet another step further. Thanks for sharing your story and thanks Nate for the incredible enabling work you do!
I agree that it is important to try to master one skill so that you at least can sense in other areas there is much more depth than meets the eye. And definitely learn how to nurture growth in all living things.
It was especially enjoyable to hear from someone living in an area I'm familiar with. One of my best friends lives part-time in Bisbee and worked in Sierra Vista. Her father in-law (now deceased), with the help of his brother and a friend, built her mother's adobe and straw bale house just themselves in that area about twenty years ago. I bet he would have loved to be a part of Christian and Ash's community!
Christian's wisdom for young people is invaluable, as is his insight regarding problem-solvers stretching other thinking and social muscles. I'm going to try Qigong.
Regarding mental health, I agree. And it's such a tough nut to crack. In the U.S. good mental health (health in general) is not a universal birthright anymore. It's a commodity, and the things that support it are largely co-opted by the economic and cultural systems we live in. So many things that should be free or affordable and easily available to all are rather costly and difficult to access for average Americans. I've started the book "The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging" by Julia Hotz (I might have mentioned it in a previous episode's comment on YouTube, apologies if so), and it's going to be interesting to see what her findings are, especially for Western cultures.
"...true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors" (https://buynothingproject.org/commitment). We're getting to know our neighbors, forming local connections, and planting social seeds primarily through Buy Nothing at this time, envisioning these connections leading to other opportunities down the road, as what Nate calls TGS unfolds. You can form a local BN group yourself if there isn't already one. It's not just about material goods, but also giving of self and services, as well as doing enjoyable things in person (gardening, knitting, reading, dancing, board games, you name it).
How is this idea different to what is proposed for us anyway by 'The Powers That Be'?
They seem to behind the dismantling of our society and economy so they can build back using a de- centralised model based on blockchain technology and Web 3. We may feel happy living in our little communities but we will be on a games board where others set the parameters. Constant surveillance and data gathering is the order of the day.
Data is the new gold and cybernetics the name of the game.
Influencers are there to lead us into the NewWorld Order which resembles an ants' nest where we scurry about not seeing the big picture but feeding back body, mind and soul to the quantum computer at the centre.
Loved this conversation. It gave me the nudge I need to take my agency yet another step further. Thanks for sharing your story and thanks Nate for the incredible enabling work you do!
It’ll be the musicians/artists that change the world! Seriously, musicians especially know how to relate to one another to make beautiful music.
While I appreciate musicians and artists (I *am* one!), I don't think the coming world will be kind to specialists.
I'd encourage everyone — but especially musicians and artists — to become generalists, and at least learn how to grow food!
As Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren put it, "You should be a jack of all trades, and master of one!"
I agree that it is important to try to master one skill so that you at least can sense in other areas there is much more depth than meets the eye. And definitely learn how to nurture growth in all living things.
It was especially enjoyable to hear from someone living in an area I'm familiar with. One of my best friends lives part-time in Bisbee and worked in Sierra Vista. Her father in-law (now deceased), with the help of his brother and a friend, built her mother's adobe and straw bale house just themselves in that area about twenty years ago. I bet he would have loved to be a part of Christian and Ash's community!
Christian's wisdom for young people is invaluable, as is his insight regarding problem-solvers stretching other thinking and social muscles. I'm going to try Qigong.
Regarding mental health, I agree. And it's such a tough nut to crack. In the U.S. good mental health (health in general) is not a universal birthright anymore. It's a commodity, and the things that support it are largely co-opted by the economic and cultural systems we live in. So many things that should be free or affordable and easily available to all are rather costly and difficult to access for average Americans. I've started the book "The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging" by Julia Hotz (I might have mentioned it in a previous episode's comment on YouTube, apologies if so), and it's going to be interesting to see what her findings are, especially for Western cultures.
"...true wealth is the web of connections formed between people who are real-life neighbors" (https://buynothingproject.org/commitment). We're getting to know our neighbors, forming local connections, and planting social seeds primarily through Buy Nothing at this time, envisioning these connections leading to other opportunities down the road, as what Nate calls TGS unfolds. You can form a local BN group yourself if there isn't already one. It's not just about material goods, but also giving of self and services, as well as doing enjoyable things in person (gardening, knitting, reading, dancing, board games, you name it).
Another great episode! Much gratitude!
The strength to ‘opt out’ is to find a commonplace in agreement.
This includes the commonplace situation inside the belly of the beast, the water cooler and the post it notes.
‘Worked to death’, while others make a killing…
How is this idea different to what is proposed for us anyway by 'The Powers That Be'?
They seem to behind the dismantling of our society and economy so they can build back using a de- centralised model based on blockchain technology and Web 3. We may feel happy living in our little communities but we will be on a games board where others set the parameters. Constant surveillance and data gathering is the order of the day.
Data is the new gold and cybernetics the name of the game.
Influencers are there to lead us into the NewWorld Order which resembles an ants' nest where we scurry about not seeing the big picture but feeding back body, mind and soul to the quantum computer at the centre.