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Stand up & Speak your Passion
All great ideas start somewhere. While the seed for my study of personal sustainability & resilience was sown much earlier, this presentation of my work was my first big milestone. I’m proud of it, but it also makes me laugh when watching…in a ‘puts hand over eyes’ ‘did I really just say that?’ ‘I look [...]
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Keep Calm & Carry On
Today’s Inspirational Find: A short film that tells the story behind the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ poster. Its origins at the beginning of WWII and its rediscovery in a bookshop in England in 2000, becoming one of the iconic images of the 21st century. Film, music, script and narration by Temujin Doran. http://www.studiocanoe.com/index.php?/profile/. Concept [...]
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Be Positive, Smile & Make it Count
Change and uncertainty are in the air – wafting in & sticking to everything like the damp cold of the bay area fog. Along with change, as if connected on a string, comes emotional swells, release of old patterns and relationships, and the testing of coping skills. Sometimes when the fog is too thick, you [...]
Process Interview
Exploring Resilience: A Look into Self-Practice & Process – Episode 5
This week’s process interview is with Jen Matthews. Jen is a doctor at Oakland Children’s Hospital. Passionate about helping her patients, Jen partnered local food justice advocates to help grow Phat Beets Produce – a collective committed to creating a healthier, more equitable food system in North Oakland. When not in the clinic, market or [...]
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Exploring Resilience: A Look into Self-Practice & Process – Episode 4
This week’s process interview is with Marie Camille. Marie is a hardworking, authentic, humble all around rad chic with spicy splash of comedic on the side. Some of her many titles include – Relationship Coach, Volunteer Resource Manager and Cafe Staff Camp Coordinator at Burning Man, and Lover of Mountains. Marie is one of those [...]
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What are You Doing to Change the Stats?
My partner passed along this inspiring video to me this week. It carries a great message that needs to be shared. Please pass it along. TAKE-AWAYS: BE HEALTHY VALUE YOURSELF BE A ROLE MODEL GET INVOLVED BE A LEADER Big thanks to Miss Representation for putting [...]
The Legal Landscape of Social Enterprise and the Sharing Economy from Margie Bushman on Vimeo.
The Legal Landscape of Social Enterprise & the Sharing Economy
Today’s Inspirational Find: Video by Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC)’s Janelle Orsi and Jenny Kassan discussing the new legal landscape: lawyers helping people share, cooperate, barter, foster local economies, and build sustainable communities. I first meet Jenny at the Slow Money Gathering last month & then later meet Janelle at a the Legal Eats Food [...]
The Not-so-Old Tapestry of Community
Not all too long ago, food, music, art, work and community were an interwoven entity – a stable of life. It still is in some parts of the world, but in others it has been replaced by hustle & bustle, automation, and instant gratification. What would it take to bring cultured community tapestry back to [...]
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