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Comment on Leadership lessons from dancing guy by The Problem is the Solution | thehouseofjam

The Problem is the Solution | thehouseofjam — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:41:39 +0000

[...] hope that I can inspire. A beautiful and very funny video that demonstrates this, was posted on a blog by my permaculture teacher, Aranya. In the video, a man at a festival is doing a very funky dance [...]

Comment on Nature by Numbers by aranya

aranya — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:30:39 +0000

I haven’t seen any – imagine it would take a while…

Comment on Nature by Numbers by gary miller

gary miller — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:26:31 +0000

Beautiful. I wonder if he’s made any more films like this?

Comment on If you ever get to feel like you’re on your own… by aranya

aranya — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:49:00 +0000

Thanks Gavin, Yes it gives me hope that we’re not so slowly waking up…

Comment on If you ever get to feel like you’re on your own… by Gavin

Gavin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:42:37 +0000

Thanks for this post! excellent vid. An ‘auto-immune’ response to politics and ideologies, genius. The power of the movement I suppose, lies in the most elementary of moral teachings: universalism, that you are no different from others and would treat equally. And naturalism, respect for the greatest creator, and that is not ‘god’ but evolution (pantheism allowed hahaha)

Comment on Leadership lessons from dancing guy by Aranya

Aranya — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:28:15 +0000

D’you fancy being in it?

Comment on Leadership lessons from dancing guy by Graham Burnett

Graham Burnett — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:00:30 +0000

Personally I’m waiting for the long-promised sequel, ‘Dancing Lessons From Leadership Guy’…

Comment on Did you feel vulnerable? by Aranya

Aranya — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:02:41 +0000

Yes, I agree Gary… We have this idea that ‘wealth’ is all about earning money & yet the root of that very word is ‘weal’, an old anglo-saxon word meaning health & wellbeing! Having the seeds, skills & know-how to grow, harvest & preserve our own food are just one example of something much more valuable than money, which is only useful while there is food in the shops… I’m very happy to direct people to TOP, as I feel it is an excellent example of what can be done in cities & so much has been learned from the process of making it happen. Great work guys!

Comment on Did you feel vulnerable? by gary finch

gary finch — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:35:18 +0000

Hi, thanks for the ref to Tatnam Organic Patch – earlier in the year i was asked to give a talk to the Public Health authorities annual conference on the value of growing healthy food which got me thinking about yields
“Obtain a yield” is one of the principles we apply when designing. Fresh fruit and veg, enhanced wildlife support, improved soil, energy and water conversation were the obvious and immediate ones to talk about, but then I was able to discuss these,
Growing skills, seed saving, improved social relationships, confidence growing, food prcessing and cooking skills, social events, community building and governance, planning, appreciation of the seasons, photography, record keeping, tree planting, sowing, harvesting and pruning skills etc etc – all of these applied to us as a group of volunteers, which leads me to consider,
“Use small & slow solutions” & “Use & value diversity” & “Creatively use & respond to change” all of which are the principles which become more apparant, according to David Holmgren in evolving natural systems – nice when the practice reinforces the theory

Comment on Patterns ~ blueprints for life by aranya

aranya — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:15:35 +0000

Thanks Jeff, You’ve probably noticed that I’m pretty fascinated by all this!