(The following is an excerpt from the Regenerative Poems, Short Stories and Recipes for the Soul chapter of my book Recipes For Reciprocity: The Regenerative Way From Seed To Table)
So beautiful, Gavin. I love this: "I have faith that if we look within, ask the Creator of all things for guidance, and then proceed with humility, love, and courage, we will be guided to able to heal what is broken within and what is broken in the world around us in a way in which the scars become a beautiful reminder and not something to be ashamed of." You are a true Earth Angel. I'll bet the trees and the rivers and the plants in your garden all smile when you pass by. :) 💚
Your comment really touched my heart and brightened my day, thank you Barbara <3
May the sun always shine brightly for you, if it is raining may the rhythm sooth your mind and nourish your crops and if it is windy may you catch a whisper from our Mother Earth spoken softly through the white pine needles dancing on the breeze.
Equally touched here, Gavin! And timely. My friend just sent me an article about the plans to dim our sun and why. We know they've been doing this, but now it's just out in the open. As predicted. So, instead of going into fear or rage, or sorrow, I'm going to drink in your beautiful words. Thank you, my friend. 🌲🌲🌲💚
Beautiful. I again resonate and concur. Great music video too. Thank you.
I've been actively involved in several of those regenerative groups. I helped put on the first US Ecosystem Restoration Camp; I went to the Greater Reset conference this year; and Food Is Free Albuquerque blows me away - they have taken fruit gleaning to a whole other level. I am psyched ot explore some of the groups listed I know less about.
Food Not Bombs is another amazing group, along with similar folks feeding the hungry. NonViolent Communication is a wonderful way to build community; founder Marshall Rosenberg also said that if you can get people to empathize with one another, all practical solutions come easy. Dominic Barter's work applying NVC to community justice work is very moving. https://www.restorativecircles.org/ And there's always more to say about TEK https://tekchico.org/f/interview-with-ali-meders-knight-%7C-wak
So, so beautiful, Gavin. The model of Kintsugi has much to teach us -- as a culture or society or system -- but also as individuals. I love that it's our vulnerability, our honesty about our "fault" lines, the places where we are broken, that becomes our greatest strength.
You are doing phenomenal work to bring the light. So happy I found your Substack! I've already shared it with friends. I look forward to diving deeper into past essays -- I moved to FL in the past year (from the insanity that is NYS) and am in the process of attempting to create a small food forest in my backyard, as well as continuing to write my own Stack.
I'm relatively new to permaculture, and I'm totally new to Florida, so the climate and plant varieties are kinda blowing my mind! :-) I've met up with a few permaculturists who've been very helpful, but if there are other resources you could recommend, I'd be super-grateful! Blessings to you...M
Thank you for sharing those insights regarding applying the Kintsugi mindset to all levels of our Earthly experience. As with the permaculture ethos of "turning problems into solutions" your multi-faceted application of the perspective offered by the art of Kintsugi is a pathway for transmuting hurt and disfunction into wholeness and harmony. I find that to be especially beautiful and apt for these times we are living in now.
I really appreciate your kind words about my writing. I look forward to hearing what you think of my past essays :)
I shared some book recommendations on my website recently that could be helpful for taking a food forest/permaculture garden design to the next level, here is the link https://recipesforreciprocity.com/book-recommendations/
I hope that helps.
Wishing you many bountiful harvests and cherished moments where the mysteries of nature are revealed to you in your garden.
So beautiful, Gavin. I love this: "I have faith that if we look within, ask the Creator of all things for guidance, and then proceed with humility, love, and courage, we will be guided to able to heal what is broken within and what is broken in the world around us in a way in which the scars become a beautiful reminder and not something to be ashamed of." You are a true Earth Angel. I'll bet the trees and the rivers and the plants in your garden all smile when you pass by. :) 💚
Your comment really touched my heart and brightened my day, thank you Barbara <3
May the sun always shine brightly for you, if it is raining may the rhythm sooth your mind and nourish your crops and if it is windy may you catch a whisper from our Mother Earth spoken softly through the white pine needles dancing on the breeze.
Equally touched here, Gavin! And timely. My friend just sent me an article about the plans to dim our sun and why. We know they've been doing this, but now it's just out in the open. As predicted. So, instead of going into fear or rage, or sorrow, I'm going to drink in your beautiful words. Thank you, my friend. 🌲🌲🌲💚
Beautiful. I again resonate and concur. Great music video too. Thank you.
I've been actively involved in several of those regenerative groups. I helped put on the first US Ecosystem Restoration Camp; I went to the Greater Reset conference this year; and Food Is Free Albuquerque blows me away - they have taken fruit gleaning to a whole other level. I am psyched ot explore some of the groups listed I know less about.
Food Not Bombs is another amazing group, along with similar folks feeding the hungry. NonViolent Communication is a wonderful way to build community; founder Marshall Rosenberg also said that if you can get people to empathize with one another, all practical solutions come easy. Dominic Barter's work applying NVC to community justice work is very moving. https://www.restorativecircles.org/ And there's always more to say about TEK https://tekchico.org/f/interview-with-ali-meders-knight-%7C-wak
Thanks for the positivity and for choosing to be an agent of regeneration in your community my friend.
I have added your links to the article (along with some others that were shared with me recently).
I appreciate the comment :)
So, so beautiful, Gavin. The model of Kintsugi has much to teach us -- as a culture or society or system -- but also as individuals. I love that it's our vulnerability, our honesty about our "fault" lines, the places where we are broken, that becomes our greatest strength.
You are doing phenomenal work to bring the light. So happy I found your Substack! I've already shared it with friends. I look forward to diving deeper into past essays -- I moved to FL in the past year (from the insanity that is NYS) and am in the process of attempting to create a small food forest in my backyard, as well as continuing to write my own Stack.
I'm relatively new to permaculture, and I'm totally new to Florida, so the climate and plant varieties are kinda blowing my mind! :-) I've met up with a few permaculturists who've been very helpful, but if there are other resources you could recommend, I'd be super-grateful! Blessings to you...M
Hi Mary
Thank you for sharing those insights regarding applying the Kintsugi mindset to all levels of our Earthly experience. As with the permaculture ethos of "turning problems into solutions" your multi-faceted application of the perspective offered by the art of Kintsugi is a pathway for transmuting hurt and disfunction into wholeness and harmony. I find that to be especially beautiful and apt for these times we are living in now.
I really appreciate your kind words about my writing. I look forward to hearing what you think of my past essays :)
I shared some book recommendations on my website recently that could be helpful for taking a food forest/permaculture garden design to the next level, here is the link https://recipesforreciprocity.com/book-recommendations/
I hope that helps.
Wishing you many bountiful harvests and cherished moments where the mysteries of nature are revealed to you in your garden.
Such a thoughtful response. Thank you, Gavin, I will follow the link you provided! I wish you the same...