Love & Work
A notebook about how we work, learn, love and live.
This week all three of our kids are visiting with their partners, and our 1-year-old granddaughter, Evelyn, is visiting the east coast for the first time. Last evening our dear friend Matthew Cavanaugh did a photo shoot of the whole family. We are on cloud nine.
Happy Friday.
Regenerative Economy
Investing in the potential of people and places is the key to addressing the climate crisis.
Dr. Daniel Christian Wahl
"A regenerative human impact on Earth is not only possible but has been the norm for most of the deep history of our species. Oral traditions of indigenous cultures that pre-date agricultural or fossil fuel-based societies describe how human beings used to nurture abundance and diversity while actively regenerating the health of local and regional ecosystems.
"Our indigenous ancestors predominantly lived as bioregionally based regenerative cultures. Scientific evidence suggests that entire forest ecosystems in the Colombian Amazon, the old growth forests of the Pacific North West and the ‘lost forest gardens’ of Europe were shaped by our distant ancestors, who nurtured these ecosystems into increased diversity, biological productivity and abundance. To this day 80% of global biodiversity is found within these ‘hot spots’ of indigenous territories around the world. To create a regenerative future we must value and humbly learn from the indigenous knowledge and practices that informed our regenerative past.
"We must ask ourselves: how do we become healing expressions – rather than owners – of place? How do we participate appropriately as we aim to align ourselves with life’s evolutionary pattern of creating conditions conducive to life? How can we better discern which modern technologies and innovations truly support us in co-creating diverse regenerative cultures everywhere?" - Dr. Daniel Christian Wahl
Article: Regenerative Action: Constructing a Regenerative Future
Learning
Why updating the way we look at the world is so critical now, and so hard, and how we can get better at doing it.
"You’re not ready for what’s coming.
"You’re also not alone in your unreadiness.
"I increasingly think none of us are ready. We’re not ready for the depth of planetary crisis we already find ourselves in, and completely unprepared for what's on the way.
"Here’s the biggest way we’re not ready: We’re trying to understand an unprecedented future with the worldviews of an older age, formed on a different planet. We’re working with slightly broken brains." - Alex Stefan
Article: Old Thinking Will Break Your Brain.
How We Live
Western science belatedly validates indigenous fire ecology knowledge
Cultural burning, Karuk nation members, northern California.
"Initial explorers and immigrants who settled indigenous land did not understand the complex interconnected landscape. For a long time, Western society chose to remain ignorant of the issues associated with otherwise unsustainable short-term ecologic practices, policies, and actions—like suppressing naturally occurring fires. This mentality and the Western practice of fire suppression have contributed to human-accelerated climate change that threatens modern standards of life."Only with the development of recent rigorous and longitudinal climate studies has Western understanding of ecology and cycles grown to acknowledge that fire-based ecological practices, developed long ago by indigenous practitioners, were perpetuating healthy cycles." - Hillary Renick
Article: Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective
Inclusion
The Human Rights Campaign is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Corporate Equality Index — the national benchmarking tool on corporate policies, practices and benefits pertinent to LGBTQ+ employees.
JHVEPhoto / Getty Images
In honor of Pride Month the HRC unveiled the "companies which have maintained a 100% score for LGBTQ+ inclusivity over the past 20 years: Apple, JPMorgan Chase, American Airlines, Nike, Xerox, Eastman Kodak and Replacements Ltd.
"Dr. David Kilmnick, president of the LGBT Network, told GOBankingRates that, 'Seeing the incredible growth of the number of companies scoring a perfect score demonstrates the tremendous progress we have made as a community the last 20 years and the impact that corporate America has played toward this sea change.'
Kilmnick added that, despite the anti-LGBT measures being advanced in some state legislatures, 'creating workplaces that are safe and inclusive affords opportunity for our community to succeed while being their true authentic selves. And it gives an important and influential voice to defeating these measures while just as importantly helping to create policies that truly brings equity to the entire LGBT community.'”
Article: Apple, JPMorgan Chase & 5 Other Companies That Have Maintained a 100% Score for LGBTQ+ Inclusivity for 20 Years, According to the Human Rights Campaign
Related Article: Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality 2022
Corporate Social Responsibility
The LEGO Group is celebrating pride month with its "A-Z of Awesome" campaign which runs into 2023.
"The campaign uses LEGO builds to celebrate inclusivity and embrace self-expression in the LGBTQIA+ community.
"The alphabet A-Z will be developed in creative LEGO creations to help LGBTQIA+ families use play to have open conversations about their identities. For the alphabet to be created in the most authentic and meaningful way possible, the designs of each letter will be created by members of the LGBTQIA+ community, including LEGO fans, young and old, members of the community and LEGO employees.
"Launching during Pride Month, the alphabet aims to build understanding and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community and the different abbreviations used." - Marketing Interactive
Article: LEGO Pushes Out Long-Haul Campaign to Open Up Conversations in LGBTQIA+ Families
Related Article: LEGO Builds up LGBTQ Awareness With New Pride Campaign
Social Messaging
"The only cure for racism is ‘love, compassion, introspection, empathy, courage and conscience.’"
"Independent creative agency Anchor Worldwide has developed an art-meets-guerrilla marketing campaign to combat the spread of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate crimes in New York after the pandemic sadly resulted in a spike in instances of this behavior.
"‘Cure for Racism: AAPI Formula’ is a seemingly new pharma product that claims to end racism with one pill. On closer inspection of the pharmaceutically-styled packaging, locals can read that the only cure for racism is ‘love, compassion, introspection, empathy, courage and conscience.’
"Throughout the city, hundreds of boxes have been planted in pharmacies. The fine print on the box reads: ‘There is no recommended dosage of anti-racism treatment. Only learning and understanding can help. If you are experiencing racist thoughts or behavior and feel increasingly violent towards others, just stay home and rest. Forever. No one wants racists out on the city streets. We all belong here.’"- Amy Houston
Article: NYC Guerrilla Campaign Boasts ‘Cure’ to Combat Asian Hate
Personal Productivity
“Getting things done in a much better way than just letting things happen, which often turns out not to be very cool at all”.
After reading dozens of books and articles about personal productivity, I keep defaulting to David Allen's, Getting Things Done system. The problem is, if followed as directed, it can get way too complicated. I like Erlend Hamberg's distillation. It's all you need.
Article: GTD in 15 minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done
One-liners
Article: There’s a general sense that social media is bad for society—which may be right. But studies offer surprisingly few easy answers.
Article: About 200 years ago, the world started getting rich. Why?
Article: Why Dr. Bronner’s is offering ketamine therapy to its employees
Playlist
In 1988 Billy Corgan submitted a cassette tape of material by his new band, The Smashing Pumpkins, to the producers of In Pulse, a Chicago local access cable show. The producers invited the band to play on the show with zero clue of how this new music would help redefine rock again just a few years later.
Video: Smashing Pumpkins Live In Pulse (Remastered audio+video)
Image of the Week
Boats, Trang An, Ninh Binh
"From the foggy limestone mountains of Trang An to grass collection in Bao Loc, the scenic shots by Pham Huy Trung preserve Vietnam’s heritage. The photographer often works with drones, allowing him to capture aerial views of wooden boats wedged into a harbor and farmers grasping large baskets as they gather tea. Resplendent with vegetation, the images frequently center on industry and annual harvests to create a visual record of everyday activity." - Grave Ebert
Follow his travels on Instagram.
Article: Lush Aerial Photos by Pham Huy Trung Capture the Annual Harvests of Vietnam’s Countryside
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