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December 2005    #63
 

Thanks to Joan Nelson, Margaret Kingsbury, Tom Atlee, Bruce Wheaton, John Hesse, and many others!

 

 

Lansing Conversations
http://www.lansingsfuture.com/conversations.cfm

- from Joan Nelson and Margaret Kingsbury

Margaret writes: "For those of us who live in Lansing (and anyone in the Greater Lansing Area), the election of a new Mayor could be an opportunity to have some input on issues of concern. Thus far he seems to be very interested in citizen input and is providing several opportunities to provide this input including public hearings and postings on his website"... participate here

 

Envision a Community Media Center:  Nov 28

 

Capital Area Community Media Center has a new website... thanks to Matt Penniman   http://www.CapitalCMC.org 

 

 

 

excerpt by Margaret Wheatley...

There is a simpler way to organize human endeavor. I have declared this for many years and seen it to be true in many places. This simpler way feels new, yet it is the most ancient story there is. It is the ancient story demonstrated to us daily by Life, not the life we see on the news with its unending stories of human grief and horror, but what we feel when we’re in nature, when we experience a sense of Life’s deep harmony, beauty, and power. It is the story of how we feel when we see people helping each other, when we feel creative, when we know we’re making a difference, when life feels purposeful.

For many years, I‘ve written and spoken about this ancient new story, and how we might apply it in organizations and communities around the world. I’ve learned that as we understand how living systems operate, that we develop the skills we need: we become resilient, adaptive, aware, and creative. We enjoy working together. And Life’s processes work everywhere, no matter the culture, group, or person, because these are basic dynamics shared by all living beings.

As we work with Life, we also rediscover another gift, the great potential of the human spirit. I’ve worked in many places in the world of extreme material poverty. But that challenge fades in comparison to those of us who have forgotten how resilient and vast the human spirit is. Mother Teresa once said that the greatest poverty she saw was in the West because we suffer from spiritual poverty.

 

 

The Wisdom of Individuals and Groups
-excerpt by Tom Atlee

This "having a piece of the truth" makes it important how we are with each other when we are together.  Do we open ourselves to the pieces of wisdom seen and held by others -- pieces of the whole that may be very different than ours?  Or do we assert our piece of the truth as the whole truth, pushing other parts of the whole picture aside?

 

How the contract furniture industry became a beacon for sustainable design

- forwarded by Bruce Wheaton
 

 

 

Pedal-powered Velotaxis ride streets, bike paths, and pedestrian zones to transport tourists and city dwellers. They've transformed Indorf's life. And they could transform the way cities fight car pollution.http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0503/p07s01-woeu.html

 

 

Words of Wisdom
http://www.abraham-quotes.com/

 

 

Bicycle Boom
http://www.terradaily.com/news/energy-tech-05zzzzzzn.html

More bicycles than cars have been sold in the United States over the past 12 months, with rising gas prices prompting commuters to opt for two wheels instead of four, industry representatives say.
 

 

Sustainable Dialogue
More cool conversations... click here  Next to be held December 3 at 10am at Urban Options.  Topic:  Pattern Language facilitated by Terry Shaffer

 

click pic for dissertation related to patterns of sustainability

 

Energy Series
Check out these free educational sessions by local energy gurus...
 

click... HERE

 

 

People find life entirely too time-consuming.

- Stanislaw J. Lec

 

 

Moving Toward Health
Interested in an active, healthy, walkable, bikable, livable, and green Capital Region?  Just send me an e-mail or give me a jingle... 517/336-7840 to receive updates on "Moving OUr Community Toward Health" or just "MOCTH." 

Visit www.re-news.net/update for more information.  This project is supported by local and state community groups, businesses, and government.

 

Thanks,

LeRoy

leroy@leroyharvey.net
www.leroyharvey.net