EdgeFlow - Satya Colombo

EDGE FLOW
EDGE FLOW
PUSHING the EDGES of CREATIVITY,
INNOVATION and SELF-REALIZATION
for a BETTER WORLD
Satya Colombo
BOOK ONE of the SOUL-FIRE SERIES
EDGE FLOW: Pushing the Edges of Creativity, Innovation and Self-Realization for a Better World
SATYA COLOMBO
With Amy Kraus, Andr Solo, Bhagavati, Carrie Hensley, Cate Stillman, Charles Eisenstein, Chase Night, Chris Badgett,
Courtney Carver, Crystal Street, Danielle LaPorte, David Elliott, Don Miguel Ruiz, Douglas Rushkoff, Dusti Akers, Dyana
Valentine, Emilie Wapnick, Fabian Kruse, Jan Stewart, Jennifer Louden, Joanna Macy, John Hagel, Joy Holland, Judith A.
Neal, Julie Daley, Julien Smith, Kevin Kelly, Leo Babauta, Lex Garey, Margaret Nichols, Marjory Mejia, Mikki Willis, Raam
Dev, Sandra Pawula, Sarah Kathleen Peck, Srinivas Rao, and T. Thorn Coyle.
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To all the mothers in the world,

and to the earth mother of us all.
Where would we be without you?
Thanking you for all you do
feels like a man desperate to quench his thirst
by throwing water to the sea!
But then,
the ocean is my mother
too.
~ <3 ~
Contents
Preface
PART ONE Call of the Immortal Wild

Choose Your Life
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What's Inside...?
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How to Engage With This Work
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What's Happening to Our World? Blame vs. Responsibility
....................................................................................................10
Joanna Macy The Great Turning
........................................................................................................................................16
Charles Eisenstein We Are Greater Than What We Have Been Told
..................................................................................17
Let This Darkness be a Bell Tower
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Changing the World with Every Step
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The Elders Oraibi This Is The Hour
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PART TWO The Edge Walkers

A New Breed: The Edge Walkers
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2.1: BEING TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE
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Don Miguel Ruiz: The Greatest Responsibility We Face
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Jan Stewart: Living Meditation
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Raam Dev: The Moral Obligation of Being Human (Its All Connected)
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Douglas Rushkoff: The Future of the Human Species May Hinge On This...
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Lex Garey: We Take Each Other for Granted

.......................................................................................................................10
Chase Night: We Should Take Some Cues From the Animals
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Margaret Nichols: You Cant Get to the Edge of Possibility With Pants Full of Rocks
.........................................................15
2.2: CREATIVE FLOW
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Crystal Street: Dancing At the Edge
......................................................................................................................................19
Sarah Kathleen Peck: Find Your Own Escape
........................................................................................................................22
Dusti Akers: Were Not Here for Average
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Julien Smith: Know Your Weaknesses, Embrace Who You Are Without Apology
.................................................................26
Marianne Elliott: Who am I not to do this work?
..............................................................................................................28
Mikki Willis: The Power of the Creative Spirit
......................................................................................................................30
Cate Stillman: Remembrance
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2.3: PRACTICAL MAGIC & DAILY RITUAL
.........................................................................................................................33
Dyana Valentine: Sanctuaries For Your Subconscious
..........................................................................................................34
Emilie Wapnick: Sacred Morning Rituals
.............................................................................................................................35
Chris Badgett: Letting Go of Compromise
.............................................................................................................................37
Danielle LaPorte: White Space
..............................................................................................................................................39
Courtney Carver: Feed Yourself First
.....................................................................................................................................41
Drew Jacob: Adventure Is My Practice
...................................................................................................................................42
Sandra Pawula: Creating the Space for Unending Flow
.......................................................................................................44
Leo Babauta: Experiment With What Matters, Share Your Findings Generously
..............................................................47
The Minimalism of Tea
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2.4: ONENESS, PRESENCE & PRACTICE

...........................................................................................................................51
Jennifer Louden: Flow Never Leaves
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Srinivas Rao: The Ocean Is My Teacher
................................................................................................................................54
Marjory Mejia: The Blessings of Sacred Flow
........................................................................................................................55
Carrie Hensley: Out of Mind, Into Grace
...............................................................................................................................59
Fabian Kruse: Embrace the Storm
.........................................................................................................................................62
Amy Kraus: Relaxing Through Every Action
........................................................................................................................64
T. Thorn Coyle: From the Center to the Edge (and Back)
.....................................................................................................65
Joy Holland: A Living Namaste
.............................................................................................................................................68
PART THREE Taking Action

Love, Man and the Land
..............................................................................................................................................................1
Remembering How to Live is The Great Work of Our Time
........................................................................................................3
Flow
.............................................................................................................................................................................................8
Three Dimensions of the Great Turning
....................................................................................................................................13
Personal Guidelines for the Great Turning
...............................................................................................................................17
Edgewalkers: How to Walk on the Leading Edge Without Falling Off
.....................................................................................20
Downloading the Future
.............................................................................................................................................................26
The Imagination Age
.................................................................................................................................................................29
The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (Chapter 8: Climate)
.....................................................................30
The Cost of Creativity
................................................................................................................................................................37
Making Holes in Our Heart
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Leonardo DiCaprio at UN Climate Summit 2014: The Time Is Now

......................................................................................42
The Paradox of Preparing for Change
......................................................................................................................................46
Why You Creating Stuff Matters
...............................................................................................................................................51
Ten Things I've Learned About Living In Alignment With My Calling
....................................................................................54
What's Your M.O.? Choose Your Own Personal Operating System
.........................................................................................61
At the Frontlines of Global Social Change: AVAAZ
..................................................................................................................68
Your Turn...
So What Next?
.........................................................................................................................................................................1
The Remembrance
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Closing Note
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Acknowledgments
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Coming Spring 2015!
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The Soul-Fire Code
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Get My Soul Notes & Flow Kit
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Further Reading and Resources
..............................................................................................................................................12
Walking In Beauty
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Authors and Contributors
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Image Contributors
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About Satya
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I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge
you see all the kinds of things you cant see from the center.
Kurt Vonnegut
Preface
We live in what must undoubtedly be the most remarkable time in human history thus far! In the past decade alone,
the decentralization and open-sourcing of communication and business, spurred by incredible growths in technology,
have changed nearly every aspect of how we live.
The shift can be felt in the very fabric of society: Through the conversational and direct style in which we
communicate; through how we produce and consume entertainment and social culture; through the expanded
compassion of a global frame of mind that inspires millions to rally together for social change; through the way we
engage in commerce in the new Collaborative Commons purchasing and producing handmade or 3D print-ondemand products that improve our lives, coming together to back innovative crowd-funding ventures every day,
renting, trading and sharing homes, cars, tools and commodities directly person-to-person around the world.
Its a huge wave of change, driven as much by social and technological innovation as by the decentralization of
wealth and resources, and the individual and collective expansion of the human ethos towards a greater empathic
embrace of humankind.
At the same time, the toxic CO2 emissions at the forefront of our climate crisis continue to increase year after year to
severely dangerous levels (seriously, the Antarctic and its icecaps and sheets are just falling apart). And thats just the
climate arena. Global violence and wars have increased every year for almost a decade, massive natural disasters are
increasing, human trafficking continues unabated, fracking, oil spills and other environmental disasters continue, and
on and on.
The thing is, the truth is frightening and just plain horrible to face. If you read the world news on any given day, its
clear that humans are pretty wretched beings. Selfish, self-absorbed, despotic, fundamentalist, racist, sexist,
murderers, baby killers and psychopaths. And those among us who are most needed to show up, to step up our game
and do what we can to make a differencethe highly creative, empathic, change-oriented, good-hearted and mindful
peopleare the ones who suffer most deeply from seeing all this. And so we turn away.
How often have you heard these words or told yourself: Its just too much, I cant handle it! Or, I havent really
followed the news in years, its too depressing. But its only because were not strong enough in ourselves that we
cant handle this stuff. Because when you have a stronger handle on the truth of who you are and you can stay
grounded in that longer, its much easier to face all this horror and not let it be a complete headf*ck. We need that
strength so we can roll up our sleeves, and say to ourselves
OK, I see whats going on I know I cant fix it all myself, but my heart is pulling me to do _ this _, and I feel pretty strongly that
it might make a difference. And I can handle this, I got this.
And then you do it. And it does make a difference. And its good.
But you need guts and strength and some modicum of belief in yourself for that. You need to be willing to stretch and
push your edges. And you need to keep showing up and stepping up your game, even when you fail. And you will
fail. But youll succeed also. And thats what matters. And thats why I put this book together.
Because we need to see more living examples of people who are showing up and stepping up in their lives to
make a change for the better. Not afraid to tackle the biggest issues of our times, not ashamed to stand for the
things that really matter and speak truth to power, not afraid to go after their dream and make a change, not
afraid to give up the comfort of their cozy jobs and step into a life of their True Calling.
But putting this particular Soul Work project together hasnt been easy by any measure. It took nearly four years
from conception to launch. Four years in which the world has just kept changingfrom bad to worse to better and
back. And all the while Edge Flow languished, burning deeper holes into my heart, even while I stepped higher into
my true calling.
When I first begain work on the project in 2011, the collective grief and outrage of the Gulf Oil Spill was still fresh
on our minds even as the Fukushima disaster imploded into the global nightmare that it became. Driven by sheer
hope around the ingenuity of the human spirit, the power of creative and spiritual transformation, and a strong
calling to do something!, I set out to interview many of my friends and allies, artists, entrepreneurs, change makers
and thought leaders. For better or worse, I figured the more crazy big and vast the the project, the more likely it
would be to make a difference.
A couple months after starting I hit a wall Id received a bunch of great responses (and a good number of
rejections), but the sheer bigness of what I had started was too much to handle amidst everything else going on in my
life. There was a growing business and paying clients to tend to, responsibilities to stay on top of and other
concurrent projects to managenot to mention the personal challengesand Edge Flow started to feel like a monster
that was intent on sucking the life out of me. So, like so many of the best laid plans it was put to rest on the far back
burner.
Its not like I had given up making a difference and working towards a better world entirely, though! I wrote and
self-published another book in 2011 (titled simply Flow), and early the following year I left home in search of
adventure and fulfillment on what ended up a three-year journey around the world, living and working online while
experiencing an incredibly wild journey. With all the best intentions to launch EDGE FLOW in 2013, I rallied and
interviewed another 16 people for the project, but it took all of 2014 and into early 2015 for me to finally get it
together enough to sayyes! Im really ready, and its ready. And the time is finally right for this project to see the light of day!!
And so it is.
And what made all the difference? Who knows for sure. Maybe it was my commitment to follow up and step up to
the plate to do what I say Im going to do, as Ive heard Danielle LaPorte whispering in my ear and taunting me with
over the years. Or the astonishing realization I experienced through working directly with dozens of people and
witnessing the power of awakening the Spirit, that yes, its true, one person really can make an enormous difference
As Paolo Coelho put it:
It is we who nourish the Soul of the World, and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better
or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are. (The
Alchemist)
The stronger we are rooted into the heart of who we are, the more empowered we are to hear and pursue the calling
of our Spirit, the more likely we are to understand the undefinable value of clean air and wild forests and the
interconnectedness of all existence. And thus, step into a place of greater generosity and care for our fellow humans
and the world we live in.
And every time I start looking deeper to find out what all these remarkable people on our planet have been coming
up with, it just blows me away and brings me such great hope!
Because beyond the darkness of the human species is the great love and light the vast brilliance, the
resourcefulness, the ingenuity of human intelligence. And the people who really care, working hard to make a
difference in whatever way they can. And we are as bright and numerous as the stars above.
Now that Edge Flow is finally ready to soar, my great hope is that it awakens something inside you. An impulse, a
sense of hope, a sense of wondera Remembrance of what really matters. And whether you love it or hate it, I think
what matters most in the end is that I followed the calling of my Spirit and got out of my way enough to let the
Universal Flow come through. (Which is what I can only wish for you in your life and work too.)
I know we can pull ourselves out of the mess were in. This is myourhumble contribution for this remarkable
moment of time we find ourselves in. I hope you get something good out of it.
At the very least, may it kindle the Fire of your Soul to step forward a touch more boldly into your highest vision, enriching the world
with the beauty and magic of every steptowards the betterment of humankind, and the healing of our mother earth! (And may all
beings be happy, abundant and filled with peace.)
With great love and hope,
Satya Colombo
January 2015
Los Angeles, California
The View, Downtown Los Angeles by Bryce David
EDGE FLOW
PART ONE Call of the Immortal Wild

The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
Albert Camus
Part One: Call of the Immortal Wild | 1
Choose Your Life

A few years ago, at the time I started this book, I was living comfortably in a spacious apartment nestled in the
mountains of Southern Oregon. Due to the natural beauty of the surroundings, a vibrant arts scene, and it being
some kind of sacred energy vortex, Ashland attracted a good number of artists, tourists and life lovers which helped
keep things interesting.
Nearly every day I took long walks in the forests surrounding my home, and when I got back to my cozy apartment
the only traffic around was one of several families of deer who passed by my living room window most every day. I
was working hard building a business and stretching my limits creativelyand yet, something was missing. My
creative work was filled with challenges and excitement, but the life my heart was aching fora life of true freedom
and adventurefelt always just over the horizon.
By the fall of 2011 I knew I was close, but I had to make an epic push to step into the dream. So one day as I sat in
my living room office watching the deer and pondering my life, I made the decision right then and there to leave the
following week and step into the future that was calling me. I found someone to sublet my place until the lease was
up, gave away or sold nearly everything I had accumulated over the past couple years, and a week later I was driving
back to LA where my family lives to prepare for the next chapter of my life.
A couple months later I was on a plane to Guatemala City, in pursuit of a strong calling to visit Central America and
make my way down to illustrious Costa Rica. With less than $1,000 in the bank when I left and no investment
income to back me up, I had to rely solely on my guts and know-how, and the trust of my calling. Winding my way
through Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica on an eight-month journey, I experienced the best days
of my life.
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Three years later I had lived in more than a dozen countries around the world for extended periods, and traveled
through many more. I wound through parts of Central America, South America, Europe, the UK and the Balkans,
with occasional short trips to land back home and visit family. Along the way I lead dozens of people through lifechanging online programs, learned how to surf, helped my clients launch successful Spirit-driven online ventures, fell
in love, learned to play the ukulele, and most importantly, I learned what it means to actually enjoy this incredible
thing called life!
So many of us are so damn busy with staying on top of the everyday demands of life in the modern world that we
lose sight of what really matters. Its so easy to let the demands of life and work sweep you off track. Then one day
you wake up and think to yourself, what the f*ck happened? Im exhausted, Im so sick of it all, this isnt what life is aboutI
want to LIVE damnit!
Maybe you experienced thoughts like these for a long time or you were stuck in a rut. Buried in debt, wedged into a
career path you despised, or mired in regret about a lost love. Then one day you made a choice for youa choice for
what really matters. You chose your life. Then suddenly everything shifted. Life started flowing again, things got
exciting, people who love you started noticing Whats different? Have you been exercising? Are you in love?! And you
laughed and thought to yourself, yeah I guess I did fall in love I fell in love with life again!
Im writing from my own experience, but Im also writing a story about all of us. A story of awakening from a sad,
foggy dreama life of quiet desperationand into a life of passion, meaning, wonder and beauty. Grounded in the
things that really matter, set ablaze by your passion for a better life and a better world a world that just feels right,
even while so much is wrong.
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Possible? Yes, of course! No matter what youve been through, how low youve fallen, or where you may be in your
life, its absolutely possible. And you have every faculty in your incredible being available to help you make it
happen.
Remember when you were younger and life was this amazing mystery that held so much promise and excitement?
Then you started taking on all those big grown-up responsibilities and collapsing under the weight of the world, and
you realized it was a lot harder then you thought it would be? What happened?!
Did your heart get broken so many times that you just shut down behind the iron fortress?
Did the inevitable human tragedies of love and loss bury your joy in a deep dark pit?
Did the sheer challenge of making ends meet in a world that just doesnt feel like it was made for you chase away all your hope?
Did you abandon all faith in the face of the sheer injustice of the world?
Youve probably faced a good deal of the darker life stuff already, but if you buried it down inside and coated it over
with layers of ice and steel and dark chocolate or vodka or pick your poison yeah, that doesnt actually count. Im
talking about dealing with the energy and sadness in there, actually witnessing and releasing it, healing and replacing
it with hope and love and joy. With a new story. A new reality. A new manifestation of your highest vision and your
highest Self.
In my life I want to step into the world with greater passion, joy and purpose every day. I want to live in alignment
with my highest potential at least 70% of my waking hoursa passing grade in my own value system for the things
that really matterliving for what makes me happy and fulfilled. Its hard, but its totally doable. And SO very
much worth the effort.
EDGE FLOW

If theres anything Ive taken from the past few years of adventure, challenge and hard, hard work I would say:
Its a big and exciting world we live in, and we humans are just incredibly creative, resourceful and, well, downright brilliant.
It doesnt have to be so damn complicated.
Theres nothing not one single thing better in the whole wide world then having that one BIG, BEAUTIFUL DREAM, and
following through with it to the bitter frickin end...
And yes, you can do it.
If I hadnt taken the plunge and followed my Soul Cry to Central America, I would never have met my sweetheart, I
would never have experienced the thrill of living my life on my own terms, but most importantly, I just wouldnt
knowwhat would I have missed? Well yeah, pretty much EVERYTHING.
Whats your Spirit crying for? This moment. Whats your Soul aching for? Do you know?
Do whatever it takes to make that happen. Reach into your core power and step up to a bigger game. Work through
the resistance. Show up and step up to the plate as best you know how. Its so worth it! It makes everything so much
easier. And you, following this Soul Cry in pursuit of your True Calling is really what the world needs more than
anything right now.
Sometimes its baby steps until youre ready for the plunge. But when its time, youve gotta just close your eyes and
jump.
You can do it. (You cahn do it!!) And you must.
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Im rooting for you.
Were counting on it.
Its our only hope!
Just do it baby.
CHOOSE YOUR LIFE.
On the Journey at Tortuga Bay, Galapagos Islands by Sofie Axelsson
EDGE FLOW
What's Inside...?
In this book, dozens of remarkable thinkers, artists, healers, scientists, entrepreneurs and leaders of their field have
come together to share different facets of a compelling and bold new narrative emerging from our interconnected
global humanity:
In pushing the edges of creativity, self-realization and self empowerment, we become a stronger force for good,
driving innovation and social change. And this truth may very well contain our greatest hope in saving our
global civilization.
With a diverse range of voices that span from 2011 to the present, youll find a unique mix of intelligent insights,
inspiration and creative flow. Instead of asking what may be the most obvious question, What can we do to help stop
global warming and make the world a better place?, I chose instead to ask questions that would reveal a deeper insight into
how these remarkable Edge Walkers is changing the world through their own higher calling, each in their own way.
Youll find their answers in Part Two, organized into four sections:
1. Being True to Who You Are;
2. Creative Flow;
3. Practical Magic & Daily Ritual;
4. Oneness, Presence & Practice.
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About half the interviews contain two questions I chose specifically for the person I was asking, while the rest
contain two questions designed to provide deeper insights into what makes these remarkable people come alive, and
what practices support them most in their lives and work. The titles added to each of the interviews are my own.
Part Three: Taking Action, contains a selection of remarkable articles and excerpts on subjects related to our
inquiry here, such as, Edgewalkers: How to Walk on the Leading Edge Without Falling Off, Downloading the
Future, and Personal Guidelines for the Great Turning. Owing to the vastness of the subject at hand, and the
number of innovative solutions to climate change emerging continually, Ive created a living resources page on my
site to track these and other related developments further.
In a world thats increasingly fractured by growing violence and extremist hatredcompounded by a blatant
disregard for the welfare of our ecosystems by industrial and economic interestsone thing thats evident now is the
great power of individuals and groups coming together to make a difference. People everywhere are waking up from
the dream and working hard to come up with innovative solutions to turn the tides and enact transformative change
in the world. Doing the hard work, pushing the edges, raising themselves and us with them too.
This book represents such a group of people coming together for positive change. I brought us together with an
unconventional and bold message. And while it may fall short in delivering cold hard solutions to the problems at
hand, it holds fast to what I know to be true:
With wisdom, self knowledge and passion comes greater compassion. And with that a larger worldview, a
stronger commitment to be the change, a more rooted sense of social responsibility for our planet and all living
beings.
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How to Engage With This Work

How you do anything is how you do everything.
Our reality may be defined by our current state of mind, by our characteristic outlook, our cultural framework, our
inherited belief systems, but every moment we have the choice to shift these through conscious intention. We have
the power of free will. We can choose to be deliberate with our attention, or allow each precious moment to dither
away through a fractured and distracted mind.
There is nothing quite like the experience of immersing into a good book. Of course our tastes might differ, but
perhaps you can try approaching this work with an open mind, and without expectation. Something approaching the
innocent curiosity of a child. Like the zen master sipping her tea and ruminating on the delicious flavors unfolding,
the brightness of mind emerging, the quiet stillness of appreciation settling. The delightful simplicity of Beginners
Mind.
This diving ever deeper into your true nature, pushing the edges of your Self awareness, exploring the layers of your
being, stepping out into the world from that deeper place of connectedness. This is where its at. This is what will
change the world.
Most anyone can pick up a book to read, and if it absorbs them enough, finish it off in a day or two. Still another
thing entirely, though, is to put your full attention into whats in front of you, let go of everything else for a moment,
and actually absorb the words enough to reflect on their deeper significance in your life. Thats a galaxy apart from
picking up something to read and perusing it over breakfast like the latest Ikea catalogue. Thats when real change
happens.
EDGE FLOW

Allow yourself to engage deeply with
this work, process it gradually over
time, pick it up, take what you need,
reflect on that, and come back to it
when you are drawn to, or any time you
could use a little dose of inspiration for
your journey.
Do it with Love.
Retiro Railyards at sunset - Buenos Aires, Argentina
EDGE FLOW
What's Happening to Our World? Blame vs. Responsibility

Some say the future is already predetermined, as a result of our short-sightedness, with water full of toxic waste and maybe even
combative robots who see humans as a scourge on the tiny blue planet that we share. Thats one possible future vision, but its not the
one I see in my imagination. It is possible that with our best, most focused efforts, we might end up collaboratively creating something
even more spectacular than what we can envision. Rita J. King, Forbes Online
Theres a growing consensus among the intelligent people of the world that as far as a global civilization were pretty
much headed up shit creek without a paddle. Violent international conflicts continue to rise, along with the
temperature of our earths atmosphere and related catastrophic natural disasters. Scientists have noted direct
parallels between extreme weather conditions and the increase in oceanic and atmospheric temperatures. And while
it may be a stretch to link international conflicts and extremist violence to these same causes, its not hard to see how
widescale food and water shortages can and will contribute to worldwide conflict.
But unless youve been hiding under the covers for the past decade, you probably know all this already.
We can point the finger and blame industrial economic interests for polluting the planet and destroying our ecosystems, we can blame the 1% for not doing more with their wealth to alleviate poverty and suffering, we can blame
the inherent racism of our police force and criminal justice systems, we can blame the international policymakers of
every leading nation worldwide for not taking bolder steps to address the biggest problems of our times, we can
blame IS and Al-Qaeda for their ruthless incitement of unthinkably barbaric violence and hatred, or we can blame
the conspicuous consumerism and complacency of the masses of the rich nations.
But all this blame does little to help alleviate the very real problems we
At the railyards Retiro Station, Buenos Aires.
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face. Targeting and eliminating the bad guys alone will not solve our massive global problems. Nor will it help stop
the Sixth Extinction scientists predict were headed for in this century at current trends. So what can we do?
Futurists, technologists and scientists believe well be able to solve our problems through technological innovation.
Many in the New Age spiritual set believe we are at the dawn of a new stage of evolution, the Universal Human, and
through the expansion of our consciousness to embrace the truth of all that is well find the solution to our problems.
The rest of us who care continue on as best we can buying a hybrid vehicle and investing in solar technology if we
can afford it, shopping at the farmers market and buying organic when its convenient, and wondering whether its
really OK to have mercury in our high-efficiency CFL lightbulbs, if not in our batteries.
I propose another solution: Instead of seeking to fill the void in our selves with more stuff (and continuing to
contribute to ecological degradation); instead of blindly grasping for an ideal of what might be; instead of placing all
our faith in technology; instead we strive to reach higher into our greatest vision, so we can step forward in the world
with greater strength, grace and purpose, in order to manifest the highest potential of what we imagine our role to be
in this world.
But first there is a deeper underlying problem to address, and that is the false story weve created for ourselves
around the pain of existence, and the deep running wound of separation. As Charles Eisenstein writes in his book, The
More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible:
Upon each of us, the wound of Separation, the pain of the world, lands in a different way. We seek our medicine according to the
configuration of that wound. To judge someone for doing that would be like to condemn a baby for crying. To condemn what we see as
selfish, greedy, egoic, or evil behavior and to seek to suppress it by force without addressing the underlying wound is futile: the pain will
always find another expression. Herein lies a key realization of interbeing. It says, I would do as you do, if I were you. We are one.
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There is an inherent interdependency among all life, all people, and all phenomena. If we are to make a real
difference in the world we must embrace this interconnection and allow the change to emerge from ourselves
making the choice to embrace the inestimable value of our personal values and take a stand for what REALLY
matters.
But in a world thats increasingly fractured along the lines of extremist sectarian violence, industry vs. environment, the 99% vs. the
1%, how can we be expected to come together to solve these crises?
Again, starting with our own personal development and understanding, and moving outwards from there. Getting to
know who we really are and what were made of, facing the shadows and the wound of separation, bringing light and
hope to our own minds so we can step into the world with greater power, with a sense of purpose, with a deeper trust
in the fundamental goodness of existence. Striving continually to lift ourselves up, to heal and strengthen ourselves,
to push the edges of what we believe ourselves to be capable of. From there we are so much better equipped to
approach the greater collective, to decide we want to be part of a community of people working together to make a
difference. To be able to trust other people enough to let go of the many years of pain and heartbreak that have
frozen over our capacity to love.
And from there we can step more bravely into the world aligned with true strength and purpose, walking in beauty,
committed to a life of Love in Action.
But lets just be realistic for a moment with so many people in our cities and in the world struggling to survive at the edge and put
food on the tablelet alone thrivehow can we expect them to be concerned about the pending collective doom of global civilization?
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When the student is ready, the right teacher shows up.
More and more of us are stepping up to the challenge and shining our light in the world teaching and sharing,
healing and helping give each other a hand to lift one another up as best we can. We have to be willing to both step
into that role when we hear the calling, and trust that its working as more people step out of the haze of false values
and separation, and into their power.
Through many years of exploring the human condition, through my travels around the world, and through working
directly with hundreds of people of all walks of life on their journey, Ive found that inside us all is a burning desire to
be set free to create, to dance and to live the fullest expression of our true potential, a limitless and vast expanse of
universal love embodied in the human form. Ive also come to witness intimately the power of healing and awakening
the Spirit. Over and over Ive seen how creative exploration, combined with mindfulness and energy healing
practices, can remove the barriers to directly experiencing this Fire of the Soul. Self-healing, creative self-expression
and finding your own path to working towards a more just worldthese go hand in hand.
Healed, empowered, self-expressed, uplifted, fulfilled, aware of the interdependency of all things, connected deeply to the web of life and
the essence of who we arehow could we not then be in a better position to take responsibility for our planet, our people, and our part
in the bigger picture?
Lets rewrite the narrative of our times. From separation, destruction and conflict, to love, strength, generosity
and valor, rooted in the great truth of who we really are. If not now, when?
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Albert Einstein: Abode of Chaos, France by Thierry Ehrmann
A human being is a part of a whole, called by us 'universe', a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts
and feelings as something separated from the rest...a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for
us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this
prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Albert Einstein
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Joanna Macy on the Great Turning...

The Great Turning is a revolution that is underway, the transition to a life-sustaining society, that is sprouting up in
countless ways. New ways of holding the land, new ways of generating energy, new ways of producing foodsome
of them very old ways that we are going back towisdom of the ancestors and of the indigenous people often, new
ways of measuring prosperity and wealth, new ways of handling differences through nonviolent communication,
through restorative circles instead of outside the dominant punitive penal system now. There's a tremendous
energy.
Now something else is going on too, which is the Great Unraveling under the pressure of the destruction caused by
the industrial growth society. And the awesome thing about the moment that you and I share is that we don't know
which is going to win out. How is the story going to end?
And that seems almost orchestrated to bring forth from us the biggest moral strength, courage, and creativity. I feel
because when things are this unstable, a person's determination, how they choose to invest their energy and their
heart and mind can have much more effect on the larger picture than we're accustomed to think. So I find it a very
exciting time to be alive, if somewhat wearing emotionally!
Joanna Macy, A Wild Love For the World
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Changing the World with Every Step

People say that what were all seeking is a meaning for life. I dont think thats what were really seeking. I think that what were
seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances with our own
innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive. Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
Changing the worldhelping make this a better place for humans who are alive, and those of us to come. You dont
have to be a freedom fighter, live off the grid, or devote your life to creating the worlds greatest energy-saving
products. Its about a shift in attitude and approach a commitment to living in alignment with your highest calling
and the small, deliberate steps you take along the way. Mindfully easing towards the life and the world you
envision, with intention. Walking in Beauty.
Those who walk in alignment with this truth with the understanding that every thought and action holds the seeds
of destruction, preservation, or creation we are the ones who are making a difference. Making the world a tiny bit
better with each sweet step.
We seek the brilliance of those fleeting moments of transcendence brief flashes of the timeless, ineffable truth of
who we really are. Those moments immersed in the flow of our Spirit, or in the endless joy of nature and its wonders.
We seek a life of freedom and adventure the feeling of being alive. To love, and to be loved.
We seek a life of purpose and meaning, of satisfying the deepest yearning of our Souls to make a difference. To be
worthy of this infinite genius and existence we have been granted.
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And at some point if were lucky, when that spark of universal energy flow catches something alive in us, we
surrender and let it carry us forward on its endless waves. And gradually, with a little time and luck and patience, we
learn how to navigate the seas. To weather the storms and let the wind fill our sails towards that peaceful shore of our
highest vision.
Learning to trust the precarious balance at the edge. Learning to honor and delight in that place where soul and
mind merge into the great mystery.
And thats all that really matters in the end. That we keep pushing the boundaries of our reality, keep coming back
home to process the experience, keep growing and expanding, so we can emerge somewhere closer to our highest
potential.
Imagine what would happen if just 1% of us were living at our true potential? Yes, one person can change the world
alive, awake, and in their highest power. What can 70 million people do? What about 700 million people?
There is hope for us yet.
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Sakurajima Volcano Eruption, Japan NASA/International Space Station
The Elders Oraibi This Is The Hour

You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour.
Now you must go back and tell the people that this is The Hour.
And there are things to be considered:
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relation?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your Truth.
Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader.
This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to
hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly. Know the river has its
destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and
our heads above the water. See who is in there with you and celebrate.
At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves. For the moment that we do, our
spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.
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The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your
vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we've been waiting for.
The Elders Oraibi
Arizona Hopi Nation
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Magic of the Ionian Sea Saranda, Albania, 2014
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PART TWO The Edge Walkers

Some people seem to have an uncanny knack for knowing whats going to happen before it unfolds. Theyre able to create new rules for
the game instead of following the rules everyone else follows. Theyre able to plan a strategy that seems absurd to most people at first,
and is later called brilliant when its successful. They are a part of an unusual breed of leaders called edgewalkers.
An edgewalker is someone who walks between two worlds. In ancient cultures each tribe or village had a shaman or medicine man.
This was the person who walked into the invisible world to get information, guidance, and healing for members of the tribe. This was
one of the most important roles in the village. Judith A. Neal
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A New Breed: The Edge Walkers

A new breed of human has evolved and emerged through the epic globalization and technology shifts of the past
100+ years. Our cerebral cortex is more advanced, agile and able to handle significantly greater amounts of
information than ever before. Our tribes are growing stronger, closer together and more resilient.
The age of corporate industrial political-economic dominance has reached its peak and is now receding. Gradually
its being replaced by the Creative Commons a vibrant global market of free-spirited independent creators. Soon
we will only support those people and institutions that support the whole organism of planet earth, including every
one of us.
Meanwhile, we build and push and flow at the edges. Creating this beautiful new world, as the old guard watches
and withers. Those who adapt to the new flow of information, energy and mutual cooperation will thrive. Those who
stick to the old ways will eventually perish.
This is a snapshot of a small group of visionaries at the edge of our present future, pushing the boundaries of what
we believe is possible. Every day.
These are the Edge Walkers.
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2.1: BEING TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

I found out that there weren't too many limitations, if I did it my way. Johnny Cash
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Don Miguel Ruiz: The Greatest Responsibility We Face

What is the greatest responsibility we face as human beings on this planet at this moment in time?
The greatest responsibility we face has been the same since humanity existed: It is to take care of ourselves, to learn
about and explore life, and to create the most beautiful story we can by doing what we love to do. It is to use our
passion to find inspiration by loving and respecting all of creation, to feel gratitude for everything that we receive,
and to be generous by sharing what we receive.
How do you personally define walking in beauty?
To walk in beauty is to have the awareness of your own authenticity with no need to pretend to be what you are not.
It means not allowing judgments and opinions to stop you from trusting yourself or from loving yourself. When you
love yourself, you always walk in beauty.
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Jan Stewart: Living Meditation

Whats the function of living meditation in your life and work?
Meditation is the most important thing I do. I meditate first, and then I do everything else. I meditate in the morning
before I start work, and in the evening before I go to sleep. The depth of consciousness accessed in meditation
informs my life and actions. Live creative emergent responses spring spontaneously from this depth.
I aspire to live from this place during my seated meditations and also throughout the day. These creative responses
are the life force responding to itself, continuously aspiring to further the betterment of humanity and all of life.
How do you see this impacting human awareness and evolution on a larger scale?
Meditation serves to make us aware of the more subtle aspects of our life experience. It is not mysterious, it is subtle.
As humanity continues to evolve, we are getting in touch with more and more subtle aspects of existence.
In the depth of meditation we realise the truth of oneness. It is easy to grasp cognitively. We can see that we are all
part of the universe.
In meditation you experience the fact that we are all made of the same life force, and that this life force is
continuously responding to itself, attempting to develop and refine itselfcontinuous self enhancement. As more and
more humans discover the truth of oneness in their own experience, this is good news for humanity. In the direct
recognition and experience that we are on the same page and made of the same stuff, we no longer need to act
against one another. We can then move forward taking care of the whole of humanity and life.
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What is it to aspire to always respond from a motive of care for the whole?
Once humanity's energy aligns with itself, there are massive implications for evolution. Once we are freed from the
collective resistance of ego and the illusion of separation, our collective energy will be liberated to only care for the
whole. This will serve an exponential increase in awesome creativity. Let this happen soon. :)
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Raam Dev: The Moral Obligation of Being Human (Its All Connected)
What is our collective responsibility in pushing the edge of evolution?
When an earthquake devastated the country of Haiti in 2010, humans from around the world most of whom had no
direct relation to those affected by the disaster donated over $1.3 billion to assist with relief efforts.
What enabled them to give? It wasn't selfishness or a sense of superiority, but rather a sense of connection and
equality, an innate sense of responsibility towards helping those in need.
All life coexists in a symbiotic relationship, linking us through multiple realms of reality to both the suffering and the
success of everything else. Ignoring this fundamental truth limits our ability to grow and evolve.
As technology advances and we become more physically connected, a deeper connection will emerge, a connection
that has always existed. (Bits of this connection are already being explored and interpreted as intuitive and heart-toheart connections. The challenge is recognizing that this connection is a universal thing, not an individual, one-to-one
connection.)
As human beings, we all have a moral obligation a planetary social responsibility to help those who are suffering
at our expense. That responsibility doesn't mean we should neglect ourselves. It simply means that our evolution is
closely linked to the evolution of humanity as a whole.
If we have extra food and someone is hungry, we need to share our food. If we have extra medicine and someone is
sick, we need to share our medicine. If we have better living standards, an abundance of opportunities, and more
time and energy, then we, as individuals, need to find a way to share that with those who need it.
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How can we better strengthen the sense of connection and equality between the people of our little world?
It's not just about being a global citizen or playing our part in the planetary society. It's about being human and
pushing the edge of human evolution.
The next time you watch a sunset, look out at that glowing sphere and remind yourself that everything living on this
planet all the plants and animals, all the billions of people all of them are dependent on the success of that one
thing. Without the sun, we all cease to exist.
Likewise, the next time you look at another human being, remind yourself that no matter how little you know about
who they are, you both share the same water and breathe the same air; you both sleep in the same room and share
the same home as it floats through space.
All of us need to push individual boundaries and explore personal evolutions, but without understanding what it
means to be tied together and to be human without exploring the edges of our collective existence and pushing the
edges of the human race our personal evolutions can only advance so far.
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That moment when the ocean turned purple

after sunset... At Point Dume in Malibu,
California.
@satyacolombo #oceanmagic
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Douglas Rushkoff: The Future of the Human Species May Hinge On This...
Which part(s) of the future of the social web do you reckon we're actually living now?
I think we're living it when we're in the real world. Humans used to live in a social web, limited only by the number
of people with whom they could interact. That social web was dismantled, most recently, by the corporate state
developed during the Renaissance. Human connections were replaced by market connections.
Our digital networks now give people the opportunity to experience a rudimentary simulation of what that peer to
peer contact was like. If we are not too frightened by this, or sidetracked by its most superficial potentials, we may
use it as a training ground. We will learn how to engage with other humans socially, in hopes of one day actually
engaging with other people in the real world again. Only this time we'll do it with full knowledge of what it is and not
take it for granted.
How does this affect the future of our human species?
Well, it pretty much decides whether there is a future of the human species. Many of our techno-enthusiasts think
that technology will surpass humanity. They think humans are stupid and the body is too flawed. They see humans as
a temporary stage in the evolution of technology. If they're right, then we go away pretty soon.
I don't think they're right, however. I think the future of the human species, if we get one, will depend on our ability
to remember or experience our incarnate reality, and that of others.
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Lex Garey: We Take Each Other for Granted

What makes you come alive like nothing else?
Standing on porches at dusk, surrounded by a group of incredible people with their faces illuminated by the cherry
of a cigarette. Diving deeply into each others minds and pulling out the scraps that we find the most useful to our
present self.
To have the full attention of another human being, even for just a moment, where we can flow together and pick
apart each others beliefs, is the pinnacle of the human experience. Some choose to sit with the flow and save it for
another similar encounter, while I feel it is my duty to write down what transpired during the flow session and share
it with the world.
Its these moments that act as the foundation for everything I do. Sometimes flowing with another person will move
me into action and other times it will send me into a dark place. The balance of these experiences light a fire within
me.
Im never more alive then when Im flowing with another human. Its an indescribable feeling that soaks me in
warmth and gratitude. To be blessed with another human (especially when we sync up) is the greatest gift Ive ever
received. I am grateful that there is no limit on how many humans you can interact with in your lifetime.
We take each other for granted. It is my wish (and a passionate topic when flowing) that every human learns how to
become one, even if its momentary because there is no better way to feel full of life. Without honest, heart-filled
connection with other people I would lose my spark entirely. You make me come alive.
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What is the fuel that drives you to keep pushing the boundaries in your work?
I have no choice. Human interactions make me come alive, but it is what I learn within those interactions that keep
me going. Its the idea that I cant flow with certain people because they are not open to it. I will never force a belief
on someone, but I honestly believe that its crucial for every person to completely strip away all externally (and often
internally) imposed beliefs and reevaluate their relevance.
Its this basic principle that drives me to continue sharing and observing the power of a unified world. Every person
on the planet deserves to be their full self. Yet the conscious journey to this is often ridiculed because it goes against
every common belief system. My goal is to ease anyone who is ready into hitting the reset button and starting over.
I am driven by the potential of people and the power we could harness.
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Chase Night: We Should Take Some Cues From the Animals

What makes you come alive like nothing else?
I feel most alive in the company of animals. I've always felt more in tune with them than with my human peers. And
it's always been this way; my very first word was the name of my cousin's white German Shepherd.
I was very confused in my early years why I had to be a person at all. I would go to church and stare at all the naked
monkeys trying to cover themselves up with woolen suits and lacy dresses, and I would just recoil that I was
expected to be like that one day. Then I'd look at animals sleeping in the sun, rolling in the grass, running just for the
hell of it. That looked like life to me. So I told people very earnestly that I was going to be a dog when I grew up.
They laughed and told me no, of course, but now that's exactly what's happened.
I launched my writing career by branding myself as a werewolf. My creativity had been dead for years, but as soon
as I let that part of me out - that part of me that longed to be seen as more animal than human - then it sprang back
to life.
How and why should we connect with our animal nature?
Because it's your nature. And it's a better nature than the one we've accepted as being human nature. That one
sucks.
Humans do terrible things to each other that animals would never dream of. And you may say that I'm a dreamer,
but I can't help but believe that we could change many of the uglier facts about our own species if we took more cues
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from other species. They know their places in the balance of life. We do not. We have a highly inflated sense of our
own importance, and because of that, we are on a fast track to the destruction of not only our own species but
everything else too!
So to me, the why is simply that we must if we want to survive at all. And the how? That part isn't so scary. Just
spend more time with animals. Maybe you won't develop quite the level of obsession I have, but I can still promise
they will make you come alive.
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Old Town Stockholm Mural, Sweden
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Margaret Nichols: You Cant Get to the Edge of Possibility With Pants Full of Rocks
How does leaning into the full experience of life, no matter how painful, push you to the edges of possibility?
Our resistance to the icky bits in life, to suffering, to being present in the moment, no matter what it looks like, is
what holds us back from EVERYTHING. Our natural instinct is to run from pain.
In simplest terms, the only Truth we have is that NOW is all there is. Each time we push away our experience,
reaching for anything other than this present moment, we not only drain ourselves of energy, we also suck in a filmy,
false residue thats the energetic equivalent of: No. Not now. Not safe. Not ok. This residue builds, literally
physiologically in our brain and bodies, clogging and clouding our pathways of perception.
Another way to look at suffering is a rock in our path. We think were kicking it aside, but the truth is we put in our
pocket, thinking, Ill deal with this later. You cant get to the edge of possibility with pants full of rocksthe squeeze
is too tight.
Evolution is efficient. Theres no room for dead weight.
When we confront, embrace, accept what is under our noses, we remain open. Open to possibility, but more
importantly, open to Reality. Another way to say possibility would be unlimited potential, bliss not manifest. This
potential only sweeps into empty space, into open arms, empty pants.
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How do you personally apply this to your most important work?
Im a cheerleader for authenticity, especially when its grimy. This was taught to me as the art of suffering. It
sounds confrontational and uncomfortable because it is at first.
When we get real, possibility just flows, like water flowing downstreamthere is no effort needed on our part; it
happens on its own.
The avoided and/or unknown Truth is that anything fully experienced morphs to joy. It begins as an individual
practice when things (unpleasant emotions, reactions) come up and we face them. But the higher we rise in levels of
consciousness, what happens is that life becomes more and more experiential. Its not that we dont have pain in our
lives when we are fully awakened, its the way we experience the pain that is the Realization. Pain becomes bliss. It is
its own, deep, rich, fully-texturized experience; it is only our mind that tells us there is bad and good.
Life is not weather in Los Angeles. Life will always have hot and cold, dark and light, pain and joy to think that we
are aiming for a utopistic ecstasy of constant, unbridled glee is a Pollyanna, sophomoric interpretation of the next
stage of evolution.
Our awakening is about relishing life, experiencing it with all of our senses, free from the judgment of mind and the
shackles of our conditioned misperceptions. Allowing our suffering paves the way to understanding and experiencing
it from this new realm. The more wholehearted the embrace and surrender, the quicker the freedom rushes in.
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When we think that something is going to bring us pleasure, we dont know whats really going to happen. When we think
something is going to give us misery, we dont know. Letting there be room for not knowing is the most important thing of all. We try
to do what we think is going to help. But we dont know. We never know if were going to fall flat or sit up tall. When theres a big
disappointment, we dont know if thats the end of the story. It may be just the beginning of a great adventure.

Pema Chdrn, When Things Fall Apart
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2.2: CREATIVE FLOW

The art of connection, the art of being human, the art of making a difference. Artists do things that have never been done before. They
dig deep to create passion. They connect by changing things for the better.
The economy has been better, and the economy has been worse. Through it all, the market seeks out, recognizes and embraces artists,
people we cant live without.
Thats our opportunity right now.
To be excellent means you must be an artist.
Seth Godin
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Crystal Street: Dancing At the Edge
Youre the storytelling traveler - whats the story your heart is crying to have told?
For several years, I traveled to places of turmoil and witnessed the polarities between beauty and chaos. When a
community engulfed in pain still finds the means to dance, sing and celebrate, I know I am witnessing a beautiful
truth of being human. That within the sorrow and unrest lays the wisdom and ability to celebrate existence to
celebrate life.
The witnessing of beauty, in such an environment, draws my heart to share this story with others who cannot
experience such humanity first hand.
When asked about the places I've traveled outside of America, places perceived as dangerous and filled with hatred,
violence and murder, I'm confronted with questions laden in fear and misunderstanding. My heart aches because I
know that no matter what I say during our conversation, this person will never truly see the beauty that I witness in
such places.
I now see why the tension between beauty and chaos bears a larger relevance in our society an observation I may
have glossed over in the past. For if others can see the beauty in something they originally feared, maybe the
inclination to cast hate and inflict pain upon another might diminish? When we witness the humanity in others,
endorsing their extinction becomes difficult, if not impossible.
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If you had to choose, what is the single most beautiful thing you've ever witnessed (or experienced)?
My life would contain a void had I not experienced an ancient village ritual while working on an assignment in the
remote Indonesian island of Sangihe. While touring the island and testing our client's new eco-tourism business, we
were invited to attend a ritual dance by the town elders. According to our guides, few white people had ever
witnessed this ritual dance.
We were taken to a small tent within the village and the elders surrounded a wooden plank on the ground. The men
beat a tribal rhythm on their drums and sang ancient songs as the women moved in a trance-like state around two
men dancing barefoot on several planks. The men dueled on the planks, entranced in the rhythms of the drums and
the beats their energy created while stomping the planks and challenging one another to dance with equal fervor and
intensity.
Upon our arrival, I was invited to film the ritual. I had my favorite 35 mm film camera as well, in addition to a video
camera and was able to document the ritual in my favorite medium, black and white film.
I became part of the moment during this ritual. I entered the true flow state as I quietly moved among these elders
and documented their sacred movements. And as my camera was film, there were no digital disruptions or
technological glitches. I was lost in the beauty and the energy of their sacred dance. When reality falls away and I am
experiencing life through a tiny rectangleimmersed completely in the present momentI am reminded of my
purpose in life. It's those moments of witnessingand participating inpure beauty that gives purpose to the
suffering, the sacrificing and the sorrow.
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Image by Crystal Street
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Sarah Kathleen Peck: Find Your Own Escape

When do you feel most alive and awake to the creative energy flow of your spirit?
I feel alive when Im moving. Dance, handstands, swimming, walking, or floating in the waterI know Im alive. My
best ideas are born out of moving through the world, not sitting adjacent to it. I try to walk at least 4 miles a day and
spend an hour or so moving my body in familiar and new patterns.
If Ive spent enough time in the day moving (an hour or two is enough to change the rhythm of the next several
hours), the next place I feel calm and wonderful is when Im creating something, taking the time to articulate ideas
and thoughts in some shape or form. Even if its frustrating, challenging, or takes a series of days and weeks to hone
in on the idea, the habit and practice of coming back to my ideas and shaping them is intensely gratifying. Through
this routine, I often (although not always) find myself sinking into an idea or article or topic, and emerging hours
later, realizing that the day has disappeared, its dark outside and Im suddenly very hungry and I need to stand up
and use the bathroom. Those momentswhen four hours disappear into an idea framewhile tiring and leave me
ready for bed by the days endare a joy.
What single practice supports you the most energetically in doing your greatest work, and do you have any
recommendations for that?
For a long time, swimming was my escape into the quiet place with my mind, where I could wrestle and ponder and
dance with ideas uninterrupted. Ive been told I have a fiery and expansive philosophers soul, so the joy of having
my body wrapped up in a larger physical containera giant body of wateris a relief to my soul. It reminds me
where I start and end, and gives me a shelter from which to turn inward and meditate.
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The rhythm of swimming is very methodical and lyrical. It requires a binary, back-and-forth action from both sides
of my body, pulling in synchronicity with my arms, each one layered in front of the other. I count my breathing as a
force of habit, and breathe every two or four strokes. The focused breathing, incredible sensory stimulation of water
and elevated heart rate creates a highly meditative, contemplative state of flow.
I dont go into the water professing to gain any understanding or knowledge; theres never a road map of what I must
think about or the problems I ought to solve. Instead, its my solitude and escape, and often by not thinking directly
about an idea, solutions will present themselves to me, dancing across my consciousness when I least expect them. I
listen and watch the surface of my mind, and it becomes magic.
Often the best things I can do for my creative fuel is take an hour to wander outside, to swim in the ocean, to be with
myself, or slow the mental stimulation while increasing my physical movement. Movement is so critical to awakening
our minds and thoughts; its dangerous (and depressing) to sit behind a desk for far too long. Our human bodies are
one of the greatest designs in the worldand they are designed to move!
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Dusti Akers: Were Not Here for Average

Whats wrong with pursuing an average life if that makes you happy?
People who think they want average have been indoctrinated to think so. An industrialized school system tears away
at our innate creativity (and humanity) from childhood only to be followed by entry into an industrialized workplace
and lifestyle, where we are cemented into a life of conformity and unhappiness.
As we get older, we are told a certain way is "tradition" which somehow gives it more credibility. Simply because
people have done something a certain way before doesn't mean it is the right way or the only way. Any time there is a
mass flow in one direction without being thoroughly questioned, we must take initiative and ensure we know all
implications and understand the consequences of a decision or choice.
The hive mind mentality must be questioned at all costs. We have to connect to ourselves first and know what we
need as individuals. Our individuality and freedom has to come before we can give back and tune in to the voices
around us. Connection on multiple levels is vital to our happiness because we are a social species, but assuming the
collective is always heading down the right rabbit hole may very well lead to the downfall of our interconnected
movements.
Whats your gut response on why were here on this earth?
I have been in flow that incredible feeling of balancing on the edge of the world about to fall not knowing if anyone
will catch you. Ive experienced being in that deeply connected state with others. Its addictive. But, it is too easy to
think we are unique in experiencing that. We try to identify and label phenomena in an attempt to understand it, but
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perhaps we will eventually have to accept some things cannot be categorized. We wont always understand. Our urge
to label grants us to the ability to take away the magic and beauty of the profound. Labeling begins to lead us back to
average.
We are not here for the average. Average is a marketer that tells us to conform. We are here to create and beautify
and evolve. Only by constantly testing our limits and reevaluating ourselves at the deepest levels can we realize our
own potential is limitless, and therefore gain the ability to limitlessly help others.
Flow happens when we arent thinking about it. When we are creating, when we are helping others grow, when we
are satisfied so deeply we cannot speak these are the quiet places where connection transcends our ability to
describe it in mere words.
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Julien Smith: Know Your Weaknesses, Embrace Who You Are Without Apology
What brings you up against the edge of resistance in your work, and how do you push through it?
I am resistant in absolutely every way. I avoid work, I avoid challenge, I avoid restrictions and would gladly waste
much of my life away playing Nintendo DS. But I also have high expectations of myself. So I need a strict system
and order to keep myself in place. Nothing else will do. Building this system and having it work might just be the
purpose of my existence at that point, everything will just "happen."
Whats the future of building community at the Edge?
Not being afraid to polarize or alienate the middle of the road audience. Being who you are unequivocally and
without apology.
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Ferry at Dawn, Indonesia by Crystal Street
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Marianne Elliott: Who am I not to do this work?

Whats your advice on overcoming self-doubt for those who would live a truly great life (and does it really matter)?
To doubt is, I believe, to be human. As Goethe said: Doubt grows with knowledge. If I never had any doubts about
my ability, my direction or my choices then I'd suspect that I had stopped learning.
So rather than overcoming self-doubt my goal is to do my work despite self-doubt. In the words of Susan Jeffers, my
approach is to feel the fear and do it anyway.
What doesnt work for me is ignoring or denying my doubts and fears. I have to allow myself to feel them, soften
towards them, meet them with compassionate clarity. And then I do it anyway
So Im not overcoming my doubts, Im simply acting despite having doubts. It takes courage to do this, and I get my
courage by connecting.
I connect to people who support me. I connect to the energy and power available through my breath and body (hello
yoga!). I connect to my sense of purpose, my reason for acting and most importantly of all I connect to the
greater whole of which I am part.
The best advice I've ever had about working with self-doubt came from Seane Corn. She said:
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There is so much work to be done right now and the question is not Who am I to do this work?, but Who am I not
to do this work? How dare I let my self-doubts and fears get in the way of the work that needs to be done.
What's your experience with catching the flow and sustaining momentum?
I love momentum, both the idea and the experience of it. Momentum = the impetus gained by a moving object. It's
probably the only thing I remember from high school physics and here's why: momentum has been perhaps the
single most influential factor in creating the fabulous life I've lived so far.
I am, and have always been, a moving object. If my response to self-doubt is to 'do it anyway' then my response to
paralyzing uncertainty and fear has been to simply take the next step. I start moving and I trust that momentum will
show up once I do.
And here's what I've learned about momentum over the years: Direction Matters.
When I'm moving in a direction that is aligned with my passion, my values, my natural style and my spiritual
purpose there's an incredible momentum and flow to my work. I don't easily get tired. Where I might have expected
struggle, I'm surprised by ease.
It's not all plain sailing. I still encounter barriers, challenges and even saboteurs. But when I'm in that flow I really
do feel that that I'm part of something bigger than me and that sense of connection fuels and sustains me.
Yoga has helped me find my flow, get clear on my purpose and connect to my true self and the greater whole of
which we are all part. Different strokes for different folks, but yoga has been the path for me.
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Mikki Willis: The Power of the Creative Spirit

What is the role of art and creative expression in the evolution of our collective consciousness?
It is everything! Remember, only a few hundred years ago, during a time known as "The Dark Ages" it was the
creative spirit of less than 200 artists and innovators who leveraged the invention of the printing press to spread new
ideas and solutions. Our printing press is the internet. The world of our wild dreams is literally at our finger tips!
What motivates you to push the edges in your work?
What motivates me is the mother of all invention necessity. I simply grew tired of waiting for others to create
obvious solutions to the every day challenges that I faced as a filmmaker and as a free-thinking citizen.
One of my favorite questions to ask is: "what is the creative solution to this challenge?" Whether it's a disagreement
with a friend, or a global catastrophe, that question is one of the most useful tools in my box.
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Cate Stillman: Remembrance

Almost all of the time. When I dont, I change my routines early to bed, early to rise and more meditation.
Otherwise, creative energy flow is my constant companion. I make a practice of sourcing my actions from a larger
perspective.
The one practice is remembrance. Those of us who have exposed ourselves to deep teachings and practiced the
practices that blow up the limitation paradigm of the separate self have such an opportunity to show up, create and
connect.
When I feel the urge to get something done sometimes I get taken over by the push of the disconnected egoic pattern.
I pause. I dissolve. I connect to the joy of being and let the action come through sensing the work being brought
forth by the people, and the other beings (animals, plants, planet) that want the effect of the work. Then its just a
happening in time and not work. I dont even know what work is anymore.
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You can talk about Magic,

or let it speak through you.
Today I want to feel the sunshine on my face.
I wonder if the birds know
how much I love to hear them sing?
@satyacolombo
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2.3: PRACTICAL MAGIC & DAILY RITUAL

What you need to do is build the house you will live in. You build that house by laying a solid foundation:
By building physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. James Altucher, Choose Yourself
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Dyana Valentine: Sanctuaries For Your Subconscious

Sometimes its a when, and sometimes its a where, right? So, definitely when Im near any ocean, I almost always
feel super creative. Also, when I see people performing live it can be music, it can be acting, it can be comedy, or it
can be contortioniststheres some kind of vicarious turn on that happens that makes me want to play creatively in
those environments! Its just super stimulating and I get really turned on.
Another time is RIGHT when I wake up. When I wake up, I feel all things are possible I can most easily access
my best ideas. So Ive been planting questions and curiosities for myself and my clients for the past several years
before going to sleep, and its been absolutely a goldmine, its wonderful.
What single practice supports you the most energetically in doing amazing work in the world, and do you have any
I would have to say, hands down: Clean and luxurious sheets, and black-out curtains in my bedroom.
Having a really open bedroom or sleeping space, unencumbered by technology, in the form you like it if its
windows open or closed, sunshine or dark, whatever it is. If you can create a sanctuary for your subconscious, and
also for your organs and your brain to do what they need to do during sleep, I believe that helps you be more
available to your waking creativity. So much of our learning happens in sleeptime! I would like to stand up as the
advocate for super clean sleeping space and time. I think that would be a great gift for human creativity.
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Emilie Wapnick: Sacred Morning Rituals

I feel most creative in the morning. My mornings are sort of like my sacred time.
I have a number of rituals around my work in the morning. I try to wake up and immediately spend some time
thinking about all the wonderful people in my life, the gifts Ive been given like my intelligence and ability to focus,
and all of the experiences that Ive been fortunate enough to have. This gratitude practice is best combined with a
little physical activity, like walking a dog or jogging through a park. But giving gratitude gets you into an open state,
which is very conducive to creativity.
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos
to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes
sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow... Melody Beattie
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Chris Badgett: Letting Go of Compromise

I have two kids under three years old. Like most parents with young kids I feel the pressure of getting everything
done to take care of another human being and do what I have to do to provide for my family. This energy can be
overwhelming at times, but Ive found another energy in the presence of my children that transcends this frenetic
state. Its available on demand, but to really sit with it, the practice requires mindfulness and discipline.
When Im with my kids I try and let go of all the stress and relax into their presence with an empty mind. Its
extraordinary to witness a human being in a more uncultured or low cultured state. This is beautiful by itself, and
then I start to feel that raw love that defies description. Going deeper still, I can feel the connection of our lineage
and the spiritual connection between all things expressing itself in the human form.
In this state, sitting with my children, there is a deep well of motivation, inspiration, and intuition. I literally feel the
love which is grounding, healing, and empowering.
I find this state easiest to access when breaking routine, and in some way experiencing natural beauty together, from
a simple shared experience in the vegetable garden or a camping trip in the wilderness.
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Letting go of compromise has been big for me. I used to compromise too much. The practice Ill share with you is
how I start my day and run decisions through what I call the compromise filter.
Ive noticed I do my best work when I gut check my decisions to see if Im veering away from my values to please
others. I also try and take care that Im not moving away from a focused state in order to get everything done.
A place that needs special attention is exploring where youre over compromising on your priorities and going
through life in a reactive state while letting the important things, like family, slip.
When you start your day, take a pause, take a deep breath and mentally ground yourself in a state of no compromise
with your values, your attention, and your priorities. Repeat this filtering practice as you move to new investments of
time throughout your day.
Many of us, myself included, are on a journey of transformation towards our lifes greatest work, which is a process.
So go easy on yourself as you discover where youre over compromising and develop a filtering practice to hold your
ground and embody your truth.
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Danielle LaPorte: White Space

Why do you do what you do?
Makes me feel useful and free. Divine combo.
What is your greatest secret personal challenge, and how do you find the courage to overcome it?
For the last two years, actually, I've been really trying to get under the surface of how I "make and manage" time.
Because, I seem to be obsessed with clearing space for things. My desk, my day, my mind. White space. Free time.
Head space. Can't get enough of it! So that impulse is my challenge/opportunity.
I discovered that ease comes from clearing space for the right things. There's no use making space if you're just going
to fill it up with email scurrying and to-do lists. I'm filling my days with more dinner parties, open fields of time to
write-feel-write, and deep love creative projects. And then guess what? Space, time...it expands.
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Happiness. #edinburgh #neverstopexploring @satyacolombo

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Courtney Carver: Feed Yourself First

I believe that you have to let go to let in, so the best way for me to encourage creative flow is to take a walk, or get on
my yoga mat and turn away from my creative work. It is then that the ideas rush in.
I often carry a pen, journal and camera with me to capture ideas, but its when I am without those things that the
ideas really take hold. Sometimes I have to rush home or borrow pen and paper to jot them down.
Slowly creating a meaningful morning routine was essential for me to do my best work consistently. Instead of
waking up, checking email and doing everyone elses most important work first, I feed myself first. Meditation, yoga,
walking and writing are all part of my morning routine. Spending that time allows me to be more intentional about
doing the things that really matter all day long.
On days that I skip my morning routine because I wake up late, or have obligations early in the morning, I am a little
more distracted and dont have the same clarity I do after practicing. I used to think that was selfish to take that time
in the morning until I realized that I could be much more giving and attentive by taking a few minutes every morning
for my practice.
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Drew Jacob: Adventure Is My Practice

When my mind is right.
All creative flow requires awareness, attention to your art, the presence of mind to actually create and not give in to
distraction. That is what I mean by a mind that is right.
We have a say in when that happens. For me, first I make sure my body is right. If I have enough sleep and my need
for food is sated, I will let creativity flow.
The heart also has needs. I sing to the gods, I make offerings at the shrine, I serve at the Vodou temple every week.
These practices help me know myself and my mind and be ready to quiet myself and let it flow when its time.
No one knows for sure if there are gods but we do know we can dance. If you dont have a spiritual practice, dance.
Adventure is my practice. By adventure I mean: seeking out challenge, forcing myself out of my boundaries,
exposing myself to the wind and the rain, surviving by the strength of my body and the warmth of the friends I meet
along the way.
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We are evolved to wonder what is beyond the next hill. We are not evolved to live in one place our whole lives.
When we live in one place, the mind becomes stagnant. When we cross the face of the earth we become saints and
sinners, prophets and muses.
Cross the face of the earth. Walk in the hot sun. Shiver in the rain. The world is both good and bad; devour both
sides and you will find genius.
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Sandra Pawula: Creating the Space for Unending Flow

For me, creative energy simply flows unexpectedly. When it flows, I dont hesitate to follow the energy wherever I
might be. That means stopping to let words and ideas spill out on paper. I know that stream of creativity will
disappear if I dont capture it immediately. Providing a container for whatever emerges also clears the space of my
mind allowing for more creativity to spill forth.
A surge of creative energy often appears on waking just before mind is sucked into conceptuality. And, sometimes
during meditation when mind is more open, spacious, and clear. But it can actually be triggered any time or any
place.
In fact, life stimulates my creative flow. For example, once I was driving down a busy street, slowing for a red light,
and observed a one-legged man wheel-chairing across the street. This stirred my heart, my mind, and my creativity.
The stimulus for creativity is everywhere when you are present in the moment with your senses wide open.
I believe my mind is an unending creative flow. My task is to make space to tap into it.
The single practice that supports me the most is the willingness to pause, seize the moment, listen, and download.
Not just once, but multiple times as an idea percolates, matures, and speaks to me in different moments. This
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requires letting go of over-thinking, indulging in worry, or grasping onto an outcome, which all block imagination
and originality.
At the same time, I aspire not to take my capacity to create too seriously. Whatever arises is just the magical display
of the mind/spirit, impermanent and ever-changing. I know whatever I create will dissolve, sooner or later, which
adds a touch of humor and spaciousness to the process.
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Sea Turtle: Hawaii by Peter Kemmer
Leo Babauta: Experiment With What Matters, Share Your Findings Generously
You have a remarkable ability to adapt the lessons of your everyday life into highly transformative ideas - how do you
sustain your creative inspiration flow?
I read about others doing amazing things for inspiration, and continually try to learn new things in the form of
experiments in my life. I report the results of those experiments on my blog in hopes that the information will help
others.
How have you found your approach affects the greater world around you?
The main things I've learned through my experiments relate to simplicity and kindness. I've shared the lessons I've
been learning and it seems to have struck a nerve with people I think they're craving simplicity in their
complicated lives. I think kindness in a world of consumerism is also a refreshing message.
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The Minimalism of Tea

By Leo Babauta
Tea is an act complete in its simplicity.
When I drink tea, there is only me, and the tea.
The rest of the world dissolves.
There are no worries about the future.
No dwelling on past mistakes.
Tea is simple: loose-leaf tea, hot pure water, a cup.
I inhale the scent, tinydelicate pieces of the tea floating above the cup.
I drink the tea, the essence of the leaves becoming a part of me.
I am informed by the tea, changed.
This is the act of life, in one puremoment, and in this act the truth of the world suddenly becomes revealed: all the
complexity, pain, drama of life is a pretense, invented in our minds for no good purpose.
There is only the tea, and me, converging.
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Only in the awareness of the present, can your hands feel the pleasant warmth of the cup. Only in the present, can you
savor the aroma, taste the sweetness, appreciate the delicacy. If you are ruminating about the past, or worrying about the
future, you will completely miss the experience of enjoying the cup of tea. You will look down at the cup, and the tea will be
gone. Life is like that. If you are not fully present, you will look around and it will be gone. You will have missed the feel, the
aroma, the delicacy and beauty of life. Thch Nht Hnh
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At peace inside our refuge, Cuenca, Ecuador
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2.4: ONENESS, PRESENCE & PRACTICE
Many people deal only with the symptoms of their life, but there are other people who are so present and connected that they live more
in the timeless depth of reality. [...] These are people who when they speak they simply hit the point, you know they come to the core of
things. These are people who solve situations, who solve conflicts, these are people who bring new innovations, who know how to deal
with global situations from a different level. Thomas Hbl
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Jennifer Louden: Flow Never Leaves

Ah, what a great question. Thank you Satya for the chance to reflect on this. So many times, so many moments
throughout my day, are creative and awake to spirit, and I am gifted with grace. Anytime outside, even a walk to our
mailbox. Anytime loving my beloved Bob, my head against his chest. Anytime with my girl Lilly, especially goofing
together, dancing in the kitchen when she is home. Anytime engrossed in great stories or even a single word. Reading
Rumi. Talking to Sid in the hardware store yesterday about his life. Its all creative flow!
But also times of struggle are alive and awake moments for me when I feel creative energy flow. When I fight to
make an idea clear, to stay connected to beloved Bob when I want to scream, You suck!!! and anytime Old Man
Shame threatens with his hoary stories of Hide yourself away girl, you will never be good enough. These are
moments of aliveness, too IF I STAY AWAKE.
I believe and sometimes I know that creative flow is always present. It is only my stubborn attraction to struggle
that obscures it. The me who wants to get things done dopamine anybody? leaves flow. Flow doesnt leave me.
And flow shows up the way it does, not the way I want it to. When our server is attacked by the bot meanies or my
mom, who has Alzheimers, calls me repeatedly in the middle of my creative time, I can respond to these events as
blocks to the flow or as the flow itself. The choice is always mine. Dammit.
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Deciding there is no great work only what I am choosing or not choosing to do.
Any practice of awareness being aware of itself. I am that I am.
Any way I can wake up to my never ceasing wonderfully inventive narrative mind and gently say, Oh there you are,
spinning your big stories. You are so adorable. Now, lets all relax.
Mantras help traditional mantras like So hum but also my own, like Choosing is my art, and Relax.
Any time I can laugh at my endless patterns of busy bee doing and creative self-doubt. I gave myself the nickname
Jenny Be for a reason!
I love this quote from Ramana Maharshi:
When your real, effortless, joyful nature is realized, it will not be inconsistent with the ordinary activities of life.
Just being ordinary is my biggest practice these days.
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Srinivas Rao: The Ocean Is My Teacher

Its when Im in the ocean. Theres something about being in the water and experiencing this feeling that youre
almost flying that lets your mind do its best thinking. The ocean has been one of my greatest teachers. I learn every
single day Im in the water, and as a result Im more creative.
Its no secret to anybody who talks to me for about 5 seconds that Im an avid surfer. It kind of dictates my life. I
schedule everything around being able to surf. Its the fuel for my creative fire.
I think the key is finding an activity that makes you really present. You have to find something that forces you to live
in the moment, and shuts off the mental chatter. The voice in your head is actually capable of losing its power, but it
only happens in true presence. Once you find it, youll see that your greatest work often emerges when youre not
even thinking about it.
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Marjory Mejia: The Blessings of Sacred Flow

You frequently strip yourself naked in your work and bare it all - what drives you to open to this flow?
Resonance.
Flow likes deep contact and transparency. I give in and she blesses me in the creative fire of her belly a millionfold.
This opening is a conscious impulse of nature towards the realization of life. I open to drink from my source and
without knowing I become fountain. Such is the nature of flow, infinite reservoir.
Flow blurs the edges and the river becomes sea. Individual drops join the vast ocean of creation, each drop
magnificent in its unique ability to express ocean.
It has taken a journey of the heart to begin to feel, see, and finally surrender to flow. I simply trust the life force of
flow to take me where I need to go, to show me what I need to see, to unravel my gifts in service of the all.
Flow cleanses, seduces, intoxicates and lures me into her world. I shake and melt in her presence. The knots of pain
and resistance vanish. I come alive with desire. This is the feminine wave returning upon us like the flow of the
ocean.
We cant truly share when hiding behind masks. Deep inside we all long to get naked, exposed, vulnerable, raw.
Baring it all is an intimate act of love, trust, and faith. Opening to flow is like opening a pandora box. There is the
initial numbness, eons of repressed emotion. It hurts like hell until you start to undam the river and harness the
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awakening currents of electric, magical, divine, bliss. Got to be ready for the shaking baby. Flow empties you and
fills you with aliveness, again and again.
What do you reckon the flow wants for you - what is it carrying you towards?
Mystery.
Flow carries me towards the realization of my essence in an active engagement with life, stretching and expanding
my being to share her overflowing nectar medicine.
Flow frees my intuition, deep bone inner knowing roaming through the undulations of my voice and song. In the
wings of passion, she infuses my life and creations with motion, purpose, and poetry.
Flow inspires me to become joyous architect, artist of a fluid world that emerges from the very depths of our being,
from the most pristine space of the heart, towards the exquisite expression and connection of our nature, love.
Flow sees my body, your body and the body of the earth pulsing sacred, a holy temple.
Flow empowers me to rise from this sacred earth, raw, wild, nothing less than Goddess to teach the forgotten ways of
the feminine, the healing world of her flow infusing the cosmos with her breath.
Sacred Flow wants me to sing a heart song that ripples through eternity, awakening you and I and all of us to the
beauty that we are, together.
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Montenegro... #flow
Who you are.

theres a quiet,
that doesnt know noise,
doesnt know mind.
it isnt waiting for anything,
isnt trying to do anything,
isnt trying to be anything.
its not lost,
it doesnt need to be found.
its an ocean of peace,
its who you are.
Bhagavati
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Montenegro... #flow
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Carrie Hensley: Out of Mind, Into Grace

I am most alive when I am connecting heart to heart. I am most awake connecting others to the truth of who they
are. This comes in many forms: this flows through the womens circles I hold when a woman tastes her worth for the
first time; this sparks a remembrance and gratitude among my senior yoga students (ages 75-97 years of age) as we
chant It Had to Be You & Unforgettable in class; this is felt while holding space for my disappointed teenage son
who is learning to pick himself up; this is offered while sharing a vulnerable and personal experience of my own, in
hopes, that another teenage girl will not take her own life.
While service takes on many forms, the end result is always the same to make a difference in the life of another.
When I drop out of mind and sink deep into feeling space, I trust the gentle nudges of my intuition. I trust lifes
unfolding, no longer obsessing about the end result. I remember that it is not about me. It is in this space that I truly
come alive, connecting to the innermost authentic part of Self.
What single practice supports you the most energetically in doing your greatest work?
Yoga is my salvation, my saving grace. Yoga is the one practice that peels back the layers of judgment, criticism, and
doubt to expose the innate perfection and beauty that exists within. Yoga invites me to surrender the continuous
stream of thought by melting awareness into the sensations and feelings of my body. It is through the gift of yoga that
I am able to observe the many ways I continue to grasp, cling, resist, and struggle. Yoga reveals the many places I
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hold myself back and, at the same time, gently encourages me to be open and vulnerable. It has been the one practice
that continues to whittle away my defenses.
It is through yoga that I have witnessed the most beautiful expressions of compassion, understanding, truth, peace,
and love. It is through yoga that I come home to Self.
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Surfers Point, Ventura, California
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Fabian Kruse: Embrace the Storm

When I embrace the paradoxes of modern existence.
Our society, our world and our life overall isnt as clear-cut as we sometimes wish and that can be a challenging
experience. But if we open up to the paradoxes, our energy is free to flow: I can feel most alive when I take a 6-hour
hike through the forest or through the buzzing streets of Berlin Kreuzberg. My energy flows when I sit in silence
under the trees and observe the sunset or when I join a group of strangers for cheap beers and karaoke. I can get
creative when I pause, meditate and observe or when I jump, sing and dance.
Sometimes, we are worried to see how the internet is scattering our brains, tearing our thoughts apart, breaking
them into pieces. But maybe this is just our modus operandi: Limitless, cutty, easy to distract but definitely not easy
to fool! We can learn to absorb all that inspiration and let our creative powers transform it into a vibrant and
dizzying gem of original heart-work. Work that will enchant the places and people who get in touch with it, at the
twinkling of an eye.
In our world, we can learn about physics, rocket engines and escape velocity, while at the same time being students
of Mother Earth, the elders and the spirit beings. All this stuff is right around us, and all of it is meaningful in its own
way. The opportunity to live in these interesting times is what makes me feel most alive.
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Another paradox: My practice is losing my wind and taking a deep breath.
When we get challenged at work, in can be like swimming in a violent windstorm. The waves grow higher and
higher and we dont feel in control anymore. And thats because, most probably, were not: The muse wants to take
over, but fearful resistance is trying to stop us.
Maybe we need to stop thinking that being out of control is a bad thing. I have a hypothesis that, in order to give our
best, losing control might be necessary. And as (figuratively) breathtaking as it can be, maybe we need to go through
this dark windstorm in order to do our greatest work.
But if the storm gets too harsh and the waves grow too high, I dont despair. Instead, I just focus on my breathing. I
welcome the fear, breathe it in, send it to my belly and transform it into relaxed confidence. When I do this, things
calm down immediately, no matter the circumstances. And Im able to get back to work, laser-focused and fearless.
Give it a try. The next time youre overwhelmed, just breathe consciously. When you do that, you will suddenly
find yourself in the equivalent of a quiet mountain lake in the Alps. Fresh water gently caressing your skin. The
summer sun shining behind a peak in the distance.
Remember that windstorm? Youre still in the same lake. But youre in charge now.
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Amy Kraus: Relaxing Through Every Action

There are those sparkly moments of such vital aliveness, and this is a great question because it encourages the
tracking of what leads up to such aliveness. There are different versions of this aliveness too. There is one when Im
on stage singing, showing off, and a seemingly different one when Im quietly sitting with a grove of cedars. The
vibrant flow is more noticeable to me just after a blockage of some sort has been cleared. It reminds me of the
Chinese symbol for crisis, which includes a tremendous outflow of opportunity.
This is always changing. Taking time each day for creative output feels balancing for me, whether it is singing or
making art or just doodling rudimentary shapes. Im also the type of person that can forget she has a body that needs
feeding, sleep, and relaxing of the shoulders. Frequently checking in on how relaxed my body is and learning to be
relaxed in every action is the biggest thing Im learning right now, in regards to the necessary energetic maintenance
that goes into supporting my best work. Because if I can really relax through everything, its easier to tap into that
special flow state, from which comes all sorts of goodies including play! And then my stamina is better, too.
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T. Thorn Coyle: From the Center to the Edge (and Back)

I feel alive while teaching, when the room is electric with desire, with questions, answers, and the pure presence of
everyone there. This aliveness translates itself into my best writing, as well.
I feel it with clients when all of a sudden, heart and soul align and they feel their possibility. The space around them
alters and they emanate a different light.
Another time I touch creative flow is when meditating in public. A long time advocate of social justice, I seek to
greater align our shared society with love. Whether serving in a soup kitchen, standing with the families of young
black men murdered by police, working with Occupy, or agitating for water rights for poor people in Bolivia, I seek
connection. I breathe for everyone present, attempting to widen the expanse of my heart, holding everything, and
feeling held in return.
At the height of the war with Iraq, friends and I were meditating in front of the San Francisco Federal Building. My
heart was really open that day. Feet stopped nearby. Suddenly, I felt breath on my neck and a voice in my ear said,
Please pray for my son. He is in prison and we are meeting with the DA today. I bowed, went back to breathing,
and she hurried on. The moment was so simple, yet felt profound, my sense of universal connection grounded itself
with this one worried parent.
Really, that encapsulates all the other experiences I describe. I feel awake when something grows still inside. I align
and am present. My heart opens. Spirit is.
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Creativity flows from that space of deep connection. Sometimes we call this love.
Sitting in self observation has been my single greatest teacher. It has built the foundation upon which all my other
practices stand. I still sit daily. There is another key support Ive distilled down through many years of practice: To
maintain awareness of center and circumference.
Our center of gravity ideally rests a few inches above the pelvic bowl. For some of us, it creeps all the way up past
our navel. Still others orient around their hearts. I encourage all my clients and students to take a breath and invite
their center to gently sink down toward the pelvis. The heart oriented among us can then link those centers. The
head oriented among us can link head, and heart and core.
Then we breathe into that center and become aware of the space around us. Where is the edge of our energy? If it
feels really broad and diffuse, we can gently call it in. If it feels constricted and close, we exhale and allow it to
expand.
Breathe into center. Exhale. Attention drops. Breathe into center, exhale out, filling the space around us with breath.
Center and circumference. We are now ready to be in relationship with the world. We can return to this all day,
every day. Over time, it will allow greater presence and clarity, orienting us away from confusion, anxiety or greed
and toward our divine work, the thing only we can offer to the world.
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. Goddess Dyana, Stockholm, Sweden
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Joy Holland: A Living Namaste

Joy is a soul smile; effervescence of heart whispers, pure gratitude for the gift of the moment.
I embrace full creative expression with ease, delight, and spirit, when I am in the state of being joy. Being joy engages
my mind in learning, processing and exploring while my heart feels into the depth and range of the present moment.
I am fully alive and awake, in all ways; my mind occupied, my senses delighted, my heart whispers soaring.
When I choose to center into love and move with whole-body integration, I am choosing to open to, and be,
infinite possibility. A connection with Divine, independent of external circumstances, that exists in my heart, and
effortlessly overflows as I create with, and connect from, this overflowing feel of abundance and possibility.
I feel most alive and awake while in this state of joy, available each moment I choose to open my heart to celebrate
the gift of now and to receive that love and joy back into my being.
In this state of joy, each action is a a creation of spirit, with love and gratitude. If fear exists, it is simply a sign I
have moved into new space, an invitation to breathe it all in fully, deeply, allowing that gratitude to be the natural
current that moves me.
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The source of this joy is the awareness of connected-ness with All. I tap into this source when I practice a living
namaste as I celebrate the gift of each moment. I see, feel, and honor the spirit in All, and I receive that fully into my
being as I move through World.
The overall structure for this living namaste is a practice of presence, with love and gratitude. The specifics of
the practice differ daily, attuned to the space I choose to be in. I am able to readily access this depth of presence by
simply breathing in love, holding the breath gently and allowing love to transform to gratitude, and breathing it back
out.
The gist of this practice: Simply stop where you are, take one full, deep breath as you think of something that you love,
as you are, where you are. As you feel that love, your breath is sending it to every cell, physically filling your being with
love. In that moment, you are pure love.
As you hold the breath, gently, apply gratitude for that which you love. (As in thank you for the experience/
placement of ..that I love). Then, exhale, sending that gratitude to world. You have not only shifted your internal energy,
you have raised the vibration of the space you are in, with the application of love and gratitude.
Centering in such a simple way is something a person can do each moment they choose, regardless of external.
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The peace and freedom that is so elusive to many, is easily felt within this practice; for when one knows there is
nothing one has to do, acquire, build, one can simply enjoy the experience of experimenting with creative
expression, with love and gratitude.
Much peace and abundant love,
Joy
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At the top of Arunachala, Thiruvannamalai, India by Kirk Kittell
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PART THREE: Taking Action Essays
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,

but to be fearless in facing them.
Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain,
but for the heart to conquer it.
Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved,
but hope for the patience to win my freedom.
Rabindranath Tagore
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Part Three: Taking Action Essays | 1
Love, Man and the Land

By David Elliott
I am a man of the land. Honestly, I dont know how many generations of farmers I come from, but I am certain the
lineage goes back several hundred years and I have been the closest to breaking the connection of any of my
forefathers. Recently I am being called back to the land and I get more and more excited each time I return to her. As
a matter of fact its becoming harder and harder for me to come back to heavily populated areas and I have always
loved LA, but I feel my spirit telling me its time to return to my roots back to Mother Earth and Mother Nature.
Of course my parenting responsibilities will bring me back to Los Angeles for some time, but maybe for shorter and
shorter visits.
A vision I had 25 years ago showed me the land I would return to when I left the city. The land has materialized and
is pulling very strongly these days. I hear the Mothers calling!
I hear the Mothers calling, and I see this as a big picture for more than me. I see it tied into the evolution of man and
the ways that consciousness, technology and communication are all playing a part. The talk of a one world society
twenty years ago didnt make much sense. Even ten years ago it didnt resonate that much. It is here now! We are
connected as a one world society linked together by the medium of communication. Even with many of the same
existing conflicts and wars happening we arent isolated to it anymore. As a matter of fact we seem to have the
capability to be in all events wherever they are happening on the planet. Everything is being recorded, which pulls us
into the experience as it is happening. We have overlapped and we are connected to those we like and those we dont
like, but the point is we are connected. This is changing the consciousness on the planet not only with man, but it is
drawing all things together as we simultaneously realize how we are effecting each other. Of course man maybe the
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least sensitive to their effects on all of the other living species; nevertheless, something is happening for better or
possibly for worse.
The opportunity for better would be played out by us unifying and coming together in peaceful ways of thinking
and being. Choosing love and peace. Realizing how our thoughts are powerfully creating active results in the
expression of Mother Earth and Mother Natures health and well-being.
The possibility for worse can just as easily be played out by not caring, being consumed by greed and power.
Choosing to be destructive and abusive to each other. Realizing how our negativity is becoming more powerful and
has greater impact on the expression of Mother Earth and Mother Natures need to be in balance.
When I first moved to LA, I remember a relative saying something about the New Age Tree Huggers in Southern
California, and I realize now he was totally describing me and what I have not only become, but what I have always
been! I love trees, I hug trees all of the time. I love rocks and I admire them constantly. I love the Mother Earth, I
always have. Mother Nature is my family, I belong to her! I have my priorities in order. My allegiance is to the
Mother Earth, Mother Nature and the land. I am an Environmental Guardian! The rest of this life will consist of my
giving more of my energy to Mother Earth and Mother Nature and working to help share the importance of being a
bridge helping man understand their impact on all of these very important interconnected life forms.
Originally published January 2014 at: http://www.davidelliott.com/2014/01/love-man-and-the-land
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Remembering How to Live is The Great Work of Our Time

By Julie Daley
The reason why the universe is eternal is because it does

not live for itself.
~ Lao Tzu
You can feel the lineage of love as you read these
words; a lineage to the future. Life is always in
flux, always becoming, always giving birth to
itself and then dying away.
Maybe, just maybe, this is why we humans are
facing extinction. Too many of us live for
ourselves solely for ourselves and maybe for
our immediate loved ones.
When we live this way, we are not living the
eternal Tao.
We are not living The Way.
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We are not living in harmony with Creation.
The Creator created the People of the Earth into the Land at the beginning of Creation and gave us a way of life. This way of life has
been passed down generation-to-generation since the beginning. We have not honored this way of life through our own actions and we
must live these original instructions in order to restore universal balance and harmony. We are a part of Creation; thus, if we break
the Laws of Creation, we destroy ourselves.
~ from the Council Statement at CaretakersOfMotherEarth.com (the Spiritual People of the Earth, of North and South America,
working in unity to restore peace, harmony and balance for our collective future and for all living beings).
I have found myself with my ear to the ground over the last several yearssometimes literally, but mostly
metaphorically. Ive found myself drawn to listen deeply to the Earth.
Ive found myself in odd places at odd times because I heeded the call of intuition and guidance: an early morning
labyrinth walk during a full-moon eclipse; a pilgrimage to Ireland where I walked on sacred land and sat with the
holy flame of Brigid (and arriving to be with this flame only happened because of a dozen synchronistic moments
aided by at least six other human beings); a muddy walk up the side of Haleakala, the dormant volcano of Maui;
praying at the burning ghats in Varanasi, India.
Each place on our Earth has its own song. Each place has its own rhythm and cadence. Each place can guide us to remember our place
in the Family of All Things.
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Look up into the autumn sky.
Lay your hands on your heart and attune to
what is really happening here:
There are yellows coming into existence that
have never made their way into this dimension.
There are oranges, reds, and purples that have
been sent to remind you of
how rare it is to take birth within the particles
of love. ~ Matt Licata
I am blessed to have had the resources
to listen and go. I know this. I also know
this is part of what I am here to do to
reconnect deeply with our Mother, to
find, once again, the roots of my
indigenous connection to Earth, the
beautiful being who is the source of my
life.
None of these things were for me. Its
taken me some time to come to know
this. Ive lived as if they were. I see
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clearly now that anything given is not for us to keep. Just as the Universe does not live for itself, it does not give to
itself to keep for itself. Everything given is given to be given again.
I know I am privileged to have done these things, and with this privilege comes responsibility to live what Ive been
shown and given. Many of us find ourselves in this place right now. Its the nature of the time in which we live. We
have a deep responsibility to not live for ourselves, but to live for and serve all of life.
In listening, Ive come to see that what is truly holding us is not the culture or institutions that we humans have
created. What truly holds us is the fabric and flesh of life here on Earth. Mother Earth does not live for herself. She
lives for her children. But, she is struggling mightily right now trying to support us. We are, and have been, tearing down
the very fabric that gives us life.
In my own life, I fight the learned, conditioned reaction I have to live for myself my wants, my desires, my way. I
have to be truthful about this. There is a strong, conditioned, trance we live in that reinforces this as THE way to be.
But it is just that a trancea trance of the ego.
This trance is leading us to our own demise. Why? Because ego doesnt really want to getit wants to want. It has a
voracious appetite because it does not want to be satisfied. That is the nature of ego to want. Its why when we are
mired in ego we feel like we have a hole inside of us the size of Jupiter a hole that cannot be filled no matter how
much stuff we stuff into ourselves and our lives. In our culture, we want unlimited and unfettered growth. Our
institutions will do anything to prop up this unnatural never-ending growth. A cycle of growth without death and
decay is unnatural it is not in accordance with Creation.
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Instead, when we live as the Universe does, weve remembered our rightful way of living as a part of the Whole. I see
remembering our rightful way of living in Creation as the great work of these times for so many of us who have forgotten what it is to
be a member of the Family of All Things; remembering what it means to not live for ourselves, but to live for life.
When we are wanting we arent really happy, no matter what the ego tells us, because behind the whole setup is the
mechanism to never get that which we believe we want. What is real is the longing that is underneath all of this
wanting. It is the longing to remember that we have taken birth within the particles of love.
It is indeed rare and when we live the wonder of this rarity, we live the eternal Tao.
Originally published November 18th, 2013 at: http://www.unabashedlyfemale.com/2013/11/18/remembering-how-to-live-is-the-greatwork-of-our-time/
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Flow
By Bhagavati
Can an ocean stop its waves from breaking?
Can the rain stop itself from falling?
Can a river stop itself from flowing?

Does anything in life differ from the ocean, the rain and the river?
Do you?
Maybe you think you do.
Human beings are the most arrogant creatures on the planet.
Maybe you think you can control life? Maybe you think you are making the choices?
Or maybe, the choices are making you.
When the situation arose that I was to come to Menorca for 6 months, leaving the side of my Master, I didnt resist it,
I stepped into it. His own Masters words were my guide:
When I see my shoes walking out of the door, I step into them.
Papaji.
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This morning, on rising, even though it wasnt a particularly cold day, the flow was to light first fire of Autumn,
instead of beginning to write.
Now, writing in front of it, it feels right.
A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.
Sensei Ogui
The flow may lead you to meet people you would never have met by choice or plan. You will know moments like this
already.
All of this, all of life, is the flow.
The trees, the birds, the choice to turn left, or right, to sip tea, or coffee, to go home, or stay a little longer.
The flow is life, this life doesnt just flow through you, it is you.
The flow is what Lao Tzu talked about, in the Tao te Ching:
"The source of the universe is ultimately unknowable, a great invisible river flowing forever through a vast and fertile valley. Silent
and uncreated, it creates all things. All things are brought forth from the subtle realm into the manifest world by the mystical
intercourse of yin and yang."
Lao Tzu
This is life.
You dont need to wait for anything to begin, nor to end.
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Growing up, through conditioning, we have learned to believe that all things have a beginning and an end, edges,
boundaries.
None of this is true.
The flow doesnt know beginnings or endings.
Nor do you.
Im not telling you to believe me.
Im suggesting that you look for yourself, really look, and see what your own findings are.
Take time to slow down, breathe and sit a while.
Inhale, exhale, rest deeply in yourself.
Turning your attention inwards now, look, search for the Truth of who you are, where you are in this flow.
Are you separate from it?
Are you in it?
Or is it you?
Trust the flow.
You know it better than you imagine.
Accept the ebb and flow of things,
nurture them, but do not own them.
Lao Tzu
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When life takes you somewhere unexpected, as it does in every moment, dont stay with the idea that things should
remain the same.
How could they?
Everything changes.
Nothing ends, nothing begins.
How could it?
Let the river have you.
This is life.
No need to sit around, trying to work out how to live it, how can you not live it?
Let go and flow.
You are the flow.
Autumn leaves wither and fall,
become compost for Spring flowers.
What died? What lives?
Nothing leaves this flow.
Bhagavati
Edited from the originalpublished November 9th, 2014 in Quiet Letters: http://bhagavati.eu/quietletters/
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Three Dimensions of the Great Turning

By Joanna Macy
1. Actions to slow the damage to Earth and its beings
Perhaps the most visible dimension of the Great Turning, these activities include all the political, legislative, and legal
work required to reduce the destruction, as well as direct actions--blockades, boycotts, civil disobedience, and other
forms of refusal. A few examples:
Documenting and the ecological and health effects of the Industrial Growth Society;
Lobbying or protesting against the World Trade Organization and the international trade agreements that
endanger ecosystems and undermine social and economic justice;
Blowing the whistle on illegal and unethical corporate practices;
Blockading and conducting vigils at places of ecological destruction, such as old-growth forests under threat of
clear-cutting or at nuclear dumping grounds.
Work of this kind buys time. It saves some lives, and some ecosystems, species, and cultures, as well as some of the
gene pool, for the sustainable society to come. But it is insufficient to bring that society about.
2. Analysis of structural causes and the creation of structural alternatives
The second dimension of the Great Turning is equally crucial. To free ourselves and our planet from the damage
being inflicted by the Industrial Growth Society, we must understand its dynamics. What are the tacit agreements
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that create obscene wealth for a few, while progressively impoverishing the rest of humanity? What interlocking
causes indenture us to an insatiable economy that uses our Earth as supply house and sewer? It is not a pretty
picture, and it takes courage and confidence in our own common sense to look at it with realism; but we are
demystifying the workings of the global economy. When we see how this system operates, we are less tempted to
demonize the politicians and corporate CEOs who are in bondage to it. And for all the apparent might of the
Industrial Growth Society, we can also see its fragility--how dependent it is on our obedience, and how doomed it is
to devour itself.
In addition to learning how the present system works, we are also creating structural alternatives. In countless
localities, like green shoots pushing up through the rubble, new social and economic arrangements are sprouting.
Not waiting for our national or state politicos to catch up with us, we are banding together, taking action in our own
communities. Flowing from our creativity and collaboration on behalf of life, these actions may look marginal, but
they hold the seeds for the future.
Some of the initiatives in this dimension:
Teach-ins and study groups on the Industrial Growth Society;

Strategies and programs for nonviolent, citizen-based defense;
Reduction of reliance on fossil and nuclear fuels and conversion to renewable energy sources;
Collaborative living arrangements such as co-housing and eco-villages;
Community gardens, consumer cooperatives, community-supported agriculture, watershed restoration, local
currencies...
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3. Shift in Consciousness
These structural alternatives cannot take root and survive without deeply ingrained values to sustain them. They
must mirror what we want and how we relate to Earth and each other. They require, in other words, a profound shift
in our perception of reality--and that shift is happening now, both as cognitive revolution and spiritual awakening.
The insights and experiences that enable us to make this shift are accelerating, and they take many forms. They arise
as grief for our world, giving the lie to old paradigm notions of rugged individualism, the essential separateness of the
self. They arise as glad response to breakthroughs in scientific thought, as reductionism and materialism give way to
evidence of a living universe. And they arise in the resurgence of wisdom traditions, reminding us again that our
world is a sacred whole, worthy of adoration and service.
The many forms and ingredients of this dimension include:
General living systems theory;

Deep ecology and the deep, long-range ecology movement;
Creation Spirituality and Liberation Theology;
Engaged Buddhism and similar currents in other traditions;
The resurgence of shamanic traditions;
Ecofeminism;
Ecopsychology;
The simple living movement.
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The realizations we make in the third dimension of the Great Turning save us from succumbing to either panic or
paralysis. They help us resist the temptation to stick our heads in the sand, or to turn on each other, for scapegoats on
whom to vent our fear and rage.
Originally published at: http://www.joannamacy.net/three-dimensions-of-the-great-turning.html
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Personal Guidelines for the Great Turning

By Joanna Macy
Come From Gratitude

To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe--to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it,
lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it--is a wonder beyond words. Gratitude for the gift of life
is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art. Furthermore, it is a
privilege to be alive in this time when we can choose to take part in the self-healing of our world.
Don't be Afraid of the Dark
This is a dark time, filled with suffering and uncertainty. Like living cells in a larger body, it is natural that we feel the
trauma of our world. So don't be afraid of the anguish you feel, or the anger or fear, for these responses arise from
the depth of your caring and the truth of your interconnectedness with all beings. To suffer with is the literal
meaning of compassion.
Dare to Vision
Out of this darkness a new world can arise, not to be constructed by our minds so much as to emerge from our
dreams. Even though we cannot see clearly how it's going to turn out, we are still called to let the future into our
imagination. We will never be able to build what we have not first cherished in our hearts..
Roll Up Your Sleeves
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Many people don't get involved in the Great Turning because there are so many different issues, which seem to
compete with each other. Shall I save the whales or help battered children? The truth is that all aspects of the current
crisis reflect the same mistake, setting ourselves apart and using others for our gain. So to heal one aspect helps the
others to heal as well. Just find what you love to work on and take joy in that. Never try to do it alone. Link up with
others; you'll spark each others' ideas and sustain each others' energy..
Act Your Age
Since every particle in your body goes back to the first flaring forth of space and time, you're really as old as the
universe. So when you are lobbying at your congressperson's office, or visiting your local utility, or testifying at a
hearing on nuclear waste, or standing up to protect an old grove of redwoods, you are doing that not out of some
personal whim, but in the full authority of your 15 billions years.
Originally published at: http://www.joannamacy.net/personal-guidelines.html
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Sand dunes in Australia's Great Sandy Desert NASA/International Space Station
Edgewalkers: How to Walk on the Leading Edge Without Falling Off

By Judith A. Neal
Executive Summary

The complexity of todays world requires people to walk in many different worlds.

Edgewalkers are leaders who sense the leading edge and have the courage to take action on their vision.

Its important not to get too far ahead of the pack; walking on the edge only succeeds when others are motivated
to follow.

Walking on the leading edge is frequently the only way to succeed. Innovation, risk, and an ability to push
beyond comfort zones can often be decisive.
Introduction
The complexity of the business world today is astounding. Nothing is predictable. The rules of the game are
changing. Just when you think youve figured out how to have a competitive advantage, a competitor develops a new
technology. Just when you think youve found the right motivation tool, the values in your workforce seem to shift.
Just when you think youve found the right geographical area for the expansion of your internationalisation efforts,
political turmoil erupts.
Yet some people seem to have an uncanny knack for knowing whats going to happen before it unfolds. Theyre able
to create new rules for the game instead of following the rules everyone else follows. Theyre able to plan a strategy
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that seems absurd to most people at first, and is later called brilliant when its successful. They are a part of an
unusual breed of leaders called edgewalkers.
An edgewalker is someone who walks between two worlds. In ancient cultures each tribe or village had a shaman or
medicine man. This was the person who walked into the invisible world to get information, guidance, and healing for
members of the tribe. This was one of the most important roles in the village. Without a shaman the tribe would be at
the mercy of unseen gods and spirits, the vagaries of the cosmos. The skill of walking between the worlds hasnt died
out, in fact its even more relevant today. Organisations that will thrive in the 21st century will embrace and nurture
edgewalkers. Because of their unique skills, they are the bridge-builders linking and facilitating different approaches,
strategies, and techniques.
Walking on the Leading Edge
Five key skills form the hallmark of an edgewalker:

visionary consciousness
multi-cultural responsiveness
intuitive sensitivity
risk-taking confidence
self-awareness
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Visionary Consciousness
Edgewalkers begin with visionary consciousness. All their other skills are in service of a sense of mission about
something greater than themselves. They feel called to make a difference in the world. The visionary skills arise out
of a strong sense of values and integrity. Often these values are developed through some kind of painful experience
or loss, and the edgewalker becomes committed to helping other people who may be going through similar kinds of
experiences. Typically the edgewalkers have gone through a major personal or career change that requires them to
develop new skills that were never needed previously. Edgewalkers are the consummate integrators of seemingly
unrelated ideas, skills, and fields.
Multi-Cultural Responsiveness
Edgewalkers must have strong multi-cultural responsiveness. Theyre bilingual in the sense that they can understand
the nuances of different worlds or cultures. They span conventional boundaries and act as translators. Edgewalkers
know how to pick up on subtle cues that are different from their own. They pay minute attention to people different
from themselves and have an open, warm curiosity about people from other cultures. They look for commonalities
more than differences, and they want to know more about the worlds of others.
Intuitive Sensitivity
Edgewalkers have strong intuitive sensitivity. Theyre natural futurists. Because theyre avid readers they are
constantly integrating information from many sources and looking for underlying themes and patterns. Like the
shamans of old theyve learned to pay attention to subtle, perhaps invisible, signs of potential change. They have an
uncanny knack of making the right decisions, often taking action that seems counterintuitive to others. But when
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asked how they knew what to do in a particular situation, they have difficulty explaining. They reply, I just knew.
Intuitive skills are gained through the practice of deep listening. When listening to others, edgewalkers listen as
much for the unsaid as the said. They also look for coincidences, patterns, or synchronicities that might provide clues
to guide them in their decision-making.
Risk-Taking Confidence
Another strong skill that edgewalkers display is the skill of calculated risk-taking confidence. Edgewalkers have a
strong sense of adventure and experimentation. Theyre always attracted to the next new thing. Like entrepreneurs,
edgewalkers are easily bored with stability and are attracted to whats over the horizon. Theyre constantly asking
whats next and trying to figure out how to be part of it. Because theyre able to walk in two worlds, the world of
practicality and the world of creativity, the risks they take to jump into the next new thing are based on information
and intuition. Having a clear vision guided by strong values helps the edgewalker to take risks that might not make
sense to others.
Self-Awareness
The most important edgewalker skill is that of self-awareness. A principle that edgewalkers understand is that each
person is a microcosm of the whole. Leaders who are edgewalkers know that if theyre experiencing a vision or
dream or hunger, its most likely arising in others as well. The challenge for the edgewalker is to find others who have
the same passion and to work together to make a difference. Leaders who are edgewalkers have a strong sense of
being connected to something greater than themselves.
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These five skills can be taught. However, the leaders who tend to learn best strongly value their own personal
development and have low control needs.
Avoiding Potential Pitfalls
Edgewalkers can often get too far ahead of the pack. If this happens they lose their credibility and the opportunity to
influence others to do creative work. Its nice to have someone say youre ahead of your time, but there are few
rewards for being too far out there. The most successful edgewalkers can remain in the real world and can remember
established language and values so they can be a bridge to new ideas. For this reason, you should:
1. Watch for signs that you may be getting too far out on the edge; if this seems to be happening, revisit your own
past experience, current priorities and future aspirations.
2. When you have a new idea that you want to implement, talk to people who are likely to disagree with you or try
to block you.
3. Create relationships with people who may provide a good reality check.
4. Have patience with people who dont want to move as fast as you do; take time to build relationships with them
and specifically ask for their support.
5. Cultivate the skill of honouring people who disagree with you; listen for any pearls of wisdom they have to offer.
6. Be very aware of your highest values and have a strong commitment to integrity. Even if you get too far out on
the edge, you will know you are doing it for the right reasons.
If you feel blocked at every turn by people committed to the status quo, consider finding a different organisation to
work for, or even going out on your own. Being an edgewalker can feel very lonely. Connect with other edgewalkers
for support and inspiration.
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Making It Happen

Write mission and values statements for the work you want to do in the world.
Read professional material in fields that are unfamiliar to you.
Listen carefully to what people and the world have to say.
Trust your instincts about ways you can make a difference.
Remember to take time to nurture your inner being and to pay attention to the signs you receive.
Master practicality and common sense, as well as commanding the creative and visionary skills.
Bring creative skills to scientific problems.
Learn a new artistic skill or deepen your involvement in the arts.
Involve others in your ideas, recognising different approaches and perspectives.
Conclusion
Edgewalkers are the leaders of the future. They are the corporate shamans who bring wisdom and guidance for their
organisations. Its not an easy role to play, but its one thats essential to the success of your organisationand one
that can make you feel fully alive.
Originally published at: http://www.edgewalkers.org/pages/article1.html
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Downloading the Future

Excerpt from an interview with Thomas Hbl by Chris DierkesBeams and Struts:
I think continuously innovative people are not just taking raindrops, they are living in a waterfall [of creativity]. So
some people when they are creative they collect once a drop of light, that is a new idea, and then they say 'Oh, I
copyright this'. Then they put a copyright on it and they make a business from it. I believe copyrights are actually a
reduction of our intelligence. We need copyrights because many people are not able to honor and respect the things
that people bring into life. But actually it reduces our intelligence because so many people are stuck on their
copyright that we miss the pointthat no idea belongs to nobody and when we bring fruits it's not a personal thing,
it's an impersonal thing. So there is no one there who needs to take a copyright. But as long as we are motivated by
our existential fear we are living in the world of the taking people.
Taking people are people who constantly look at situations for what they can get for themselves. In this world you
will never have enough because everybody is always looking for what they can get. In the giving world, which is
the next level of evolution, people, because they are so rich from within, they become creative wells, like pools
where water comes out. If you live in a world of giving people you will always have enough because everybody
is just overflowing. So, resources in the next level of development will not be a problemglobal warming will not be
a problem. All of these things will not be a problem because we will be much more intelligent. But if we are so
separate like we are today, in this hyper-individualized, postmodern society then it's a problem. But it's not a
problem of the outside world, it's a problem of our consciousness. []
People who are more developed are simply people who are more and more connected either to this rain and they
continuously collect drops of light, drops of inspiration or they are people who through inner openings or through
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former crisis they went through or through their strong spiritual drive are connected to a stream. And these people
live what I call online. Once you live in this stream you are online, you come from the future because your motivation
comes from the future of humanity and you capture the essence of situations, of communications, of interactions, of
things that happen in your life. You more and more see the essence of things, not the symptoms. []
So if people could open themselves so they could embrace a whole country or the whole globe in their
consciousness then they can become the voice of the evolutionary intelligence of the bigger community. And this
I think is innovative. We need such politicians. These are not egos who are on top of society; these are the voices of
the intelligence of society.
(Emphases added.) Read the remarkable full interview with Thomas Hbl here:
http://beamsandstruts.com/podcasts/item/753-thomas-hubl-on-the-creative-future
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The Imagination Age

Excerpt from an interview with Rita J. King by Drew HansonForbes Online:
What do you mean when you say that the world is entering the Imagination Age?
The Imagination Age is a way to define the period in which we currently live, between the fading Industrial Era and
the coming Intelligence Era, in which machines will be smarter than people.
In the Imagination Age, we can collectively imagine and create the future we want to inhabit before we lose that
chance. This isnt just about generating utopian visions to make ourselves feel better about the challenges we face.
We can rapidly prototype and test ideas to alter our systems and lives.
The central question of the Imagination Age is: What does it mean to be human? This question is not easy to answer,
but if were going to guide our own evolution and preserve some aspect of our humanity in the machines we will
create, we have to try. Currently, we view technology as separate from us. Soon enough we will be integrated in ways
we can barely imagine now.
Intelligence is an emerging characteristic of the infinite cosmos. Theres no such thing as artificial intelligence, just an
increase in our knowledge and ability to use it. In the Imagination Age, we can start to understand what this really
means. []
Originally published on August 6th, 2012 Imagination: What You Need To Thrive In The Future Economy via Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/drewhansen/2012/08/06/imagination-future-economy/
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The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (Chapter 8: Climate)
By Charles Eisenstein
What, then, of the climate change activist who says, Certainly, inclusivity, exposing unconscious racism and
classism, giving voice to the marginalized, nonviolent communication, deep listening skills, and so forth are all
worthy goals, but we are talking about the survival of our species here. We need to achieve CO2 reduction by
whatever means necessary. These other things can come later. None will matter if we dont stop the six or eight
degree temperature rise that our present course entails. Therefore, to devote oneself to these things, or indeed to
most social issues, is a bit frivolous.
It may not be obvious, but this view buys in to another version of the Story of Separation, in which the universe
comprises a multitude of independent phenomena. In it, an environmental leaders neglect of his family or contracting
of minimum-wage janitorial services has no bearing on global climate change.
Quantum mechanics, with its collapse of the self/other, object/universe, observer/observed distinction, offers us a
new set of intuitions about how reality works. I wont say that it proves that by changing your beliefs or
relationships you will remedy climate change. It does, however, suggest a principle of interconnectedness that implies
that every action has cosmic significance. But even without sourcing that principle in quantum mechanics, we can get
there simply by asking, What is the real cause of climate change? CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases,
perhaps? Okay, what is the cause of those? Maybe consumerism, technological arrogance, and the growth
imperative built in to the financial system. And what is the cause of those? Ultimately it is the deep ideologies that
govern our world, the defining mythology of our civilization that I have called the Story of Separation.
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Carbon dioxide emissions will not change unless everything else that encourages them changes as well. Simply
wanting to reduce CO2 isnt enough, as the abysmal failure of 1992 Rio climate accords shows. The world solemnly
declared its intention to freeze CO2 emissions; in the twenty years following, they rose by 50 percent. Rising CO2 is
inseparable from every other facet of the Story of Separation. Therefore, any action that addresses any of those
facets also addresses climate change.
Sometimes, the web of connections that ultimately implicates climate change is visible through our usual lens of
causality. Those whose cause is cannabis legalization could point to the ecological benefits of plant medicine over
technology-intensive, energy-intensive, chemical-intensive pharmaceuticals, to the biofuel potential of industrial
hemp, or even to the way that marijuana smoking weakens some peoples drive to participate fully in the Machine.
For other areas of activism, the causal link to climate change is harder to see. How about marriage equality? Ending
human trafficking? Giving shelter to the homeless? In the separate selfs understanding of causality, it is hard to see
how these relate.
Let us ask, What kind of human being is politically passive, votes from fear and hate, pursues endless material
acquisition, and is afraid to contemplate change? We have all those behaviors written into our dominant worldview
and, therefore, into the institutions arising from it. Cut off from nature, cut off from community, financially insecure,
alienated from our own bodies, immersed in scarcity, trapped in a tiny, separate self that hungers constantly for its
lost beingness, we can do no other than to perpetuate the behavior and systems that cause climate change. Our
response to the problem must touch on this fundamental level that we might call spirituality.
It is here where the root of our collective illness lies, of which global warming is but a symptomatic fever. Let us be
wary of measures that address only the most proximate cause of that symptom and leave the deeper causes
untouched. Already some would justify fracking, nuclear power, and other ecologically destructive activities on the
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(specious) grounds that they will ameliorate climate change. Technological ideologues propose vast geoengineering
schemes that would seed the stratosphere with sulfuric acid or the oceans with iron, actions that might have
enormous unintended consequences, and that are an extension of the same mindset of managing and controlling
nature that is at the root of our ecological predicament.
For this reason, I am a bit wary of the conventional narrative about global warming, in which reducing CO2 and
other greenhouse emissions is the top environmental priority. This narrative lends itself too easily to centralized
solutions and the mentality of maximizing (or minimizing) a number. It subsumes all the small, local things we need
to do to create a more beautiful world in a single cause for which all else must be sacrificed. This is the mentality of
war, in which an all-important end trumps any compunctions about the means and justifies any sacrifice. We as a
society are addicted to this mindset; thus the War on Terror replaced the Cold War, and if climate change loses
popularity as a casus belli, we will surely find something else to replace itsay, the threat of an asteroid hitting Earth
to justify the mentality of war.
The mentality of war, which justifies and compels the sacrifice of all things for the sake of Victory, is also the
mentality of usury. As I describe in Sacred Economics, a money system that like ours is based on interest-bearing
debt, impels the endless growth of the money realm and the conversion of the many into the onethe diversity of
values into a unitary quantity called value.
As society becomes increasingly monetized, its members accept that money is the key to the fulfillment of any need or
desire. Money, the universal means, becomes therefore a universal end as well. Just like the paradise of technological
Utopia or the final victory in the war against evil, it becomes a god with an insatiable demand for sacrifice. The
pursuit of it subsumes the small or unquantifiable acts and relationships that make life truly rich, but that the
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numbers cannot justify. When money is the goal, everything that cannot be translated into its terms gets squeezed
out.
The same happens with war, of course, and with any campaign toward a grand unitary goal. If you have ever been a
crusader to save the world, you may have noticed how the little things that make life rich get deprioritized and
squeezed out. You may wonder, What kind of revolution am I fomenting here? What experience of life am I
upholding as an example? These are important questions! They cannot be ignored if it is true, as our intuitions tell
us, that the crisis we face today goes all the way to the bottom.
There is a danger that the climate change issue occludes other important environmental issues: deforestation,
eutrophication, fishery depletion, radioactive waste, nuclear accidents, wetlands destruction, genetic pollution, toxic
waste, pharmaceutical pollution, electromagnetic pollution, habitat destruction of all kinds, soil erosion, species
extinction, aquifer and freshwater depletion and pollution, and biodiversity loss. Some of the things we need to do to
reduce CO2 emissions would also mitigate these other problems; in other cases, they appear unrelated.
If the well-being of, say, a coral reef, or even of just one pond, doesnt implicate the future of civilization via climate
change, should we not care about it? Focusing on greenhouse gas emissions emphasizes the quantifiable while
making the qualitativemight I even say the sacred?invisible. Environmentalism is reduced to a numbers game.
We as a society are comfortable with that, but I think the shift we must make is deeper.
We need to come into direct, caring, sensuous relationship with this forest, this mountain, this river, this tiny
plot of land, and protect them for their own sake rather than for an ulterior end. That is not to deny the
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dangers of greenhouse gases, but ultimately our salvation must come from recovering a direct relationship to
whats alive in front of us.
We implicitly devalue that direct relationship when we cite greenhouse gases as our reason for opposing fracking, tar
sands excavation, or mountaintop removal. We conform to the mentality that sacrifices the local and concrete for the
sake of the global and the abstract. That is perilous.
Numbers can be manipulated; data can be misinterpreted. For instance, climate change skeptics point out that
atmospheric temperature has remained steady since 1997 (but what about the oceans?). It is likely to rise again soon,
but what if we face not continued warming, but increasingly violent climate gyrations as the atmospheric
composition changes with unprecedented rapidity at the same time the primary homeostatic control systems in the
forests and oceans are degraded? Or what if some geoengineering scheme brought down CO2 levels, or promised to
do so? Then fracking and drilling opponents would have no ground to stand on.
That is why, in addition to systems-level measures to address climate change (for example, a fee-and-dividend system
for carbon fuels), we need to appeal directly to our love for the real, local, unique, and irreplaceable land and water.
No amount of data can obscure a clear-cut. It can obscure total acres of clear-cutting, but not this clear-cut. We
need to ground environmentalism on something other than data.
Skeptical as I am about the conventional story of climate change, I am even more skeptical of climate change
skepticism. Most of the skeptics seem to dismiss every environmental concern with the same blithe confidence that
Earth can withstand anything we do to it. The issue of climate change is coming from an important realization that is
relatively new for our civilization: that we are not separate from nature; that what we do to the world, we do to
ourselves; that we are a part of the dynamic balance of Gaia and must act as responsible members of the community
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of all life on Earth. Many climate change skeptics seem to long for a simpler time, a story in which we lived on Earth
and not as part of it.
In the Story of Interbeing, we should expect that any imbalance in our own society and collective psychology would
be mirrored in analogous imbalances in Gaian processes.
CO2 and other greenhouse gases surely contribute to the instability of the climate. Even more dangerous, though, is
deforestation, because the forests are so crucial in maintaining planetary homeostasis (in many ways, not only as
carbon sinks). With healthy forests, the planet is much more resilient. Forests, in turn, are not merely collections of
trees: they are complex living beings in which every species contributes to their health, which means that biodiversity
is another factor in climate regulation. Clear-cutting aside, the decline of one after another species of trees all over
the world is something of a mystery to scientists: in each case, there seems to be a different proximate culprita
beetle, a fungus, etc. But why have they become susceptible? Acid rain leaching free aluminum from soil silicates?
Ground-level ozone damaging leaves? Drought stress caused by deforestation elsewhere? Heat stress due to climate
change? Understory damage due to deer overpopulation due to predator extermination? Exogenous insect species?
Insect population surges due to the decline of certain bird species?
Or is it all of the above? Perhaps underneath all of these vectors of forest decline and climate instability is a more
general principle that is inescapable.
Everything I have mentioned stems from a kind of derangement in our own society. All come from the
perception of separation from nature and from each other, upon which all our systems of money, technology,
industry, and so forth are built.
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Each of these projects itself onto our own psyches as well. The ideology of control says that if we can only identify
the cause, we can control climate change. Fine, but what if the cause is everything? Economy, politics, emissions,
agriculture, medicine all the way to religion, psychology, our basic stories through which we apprehend the
world? We face then the futility of control and the necessity for transformation.
Let me take the argument of interbeing to its extreme.
Climate change skeptics often blame climate fluctuations on the sun, which of course is not influenced by human
activityright? Well, I would hazard to bet that most premodern people would disagree that the sun is unaffected by
human affairs. Many of them had rituals to thank and propitiate the sun, so that it would keep shining. Could it be
that they knew something that we do not? Could it be that the sun is recoiling in pain from the ingratitude and
violence humanity is perpetrating on Earth? That it will inevitably mirror our own derangement?
Yes, my friends, the conceptual revolution we are beginning goes this deep. We need to rediscover the mind of
nature, to return to our original animism and the ensouled universe it perceived. We need to understand nature,
the planet, the sun, the soil, the water, the mountains, the rocks, the trees, and the air as sentient beings whose
destiny is not separate from our own.
As far as I know, no indigenous person on Earth would deny that a rock bears some kind of awareness or
intelligence. Who are we to think differently? Are the results of the modern scientific view so impressive as to justify
such arrant presumptuousness? Have we created a society more beautiful than they?
In fact, as the example of the quantum particle suggests, science is finally circling back toward animism. To be sure,
scientific paradigms that countenance an intelligent universe are mostly heterodox today, but they are gradually
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encroaching on the mainstream. Take the example of water. Emerging from the shadows of homeopathy,
anthroposophy, and research by marginal figures like Masaru Emoto and the brilliant Viktor Schauberger, the idea
that water itself is alive, or at least bears structure and individuality, is now being explored by mainstream scientists
like Gerald Pollack. We still have a long way to go before anything like the sentience of all matter can be accepted, or
even articulated, by science. But imagine what that belief would mean when we contemplate mountaintop removal
mining, polluting aquifers with fracking fluid, and so on.
Whatever the mechanismgreenhouse gases, deforestation, or solar fluctuationsclimate change is sending us an
important message. We and Earth are one. As above, so below: what we do to each other, even to the smallest animal
or plant, we do to all creation. Perhaps all our small, invisible acts imprint themselves upon the world in ways we do
not understand.
Endnotes:
8. Similar things can be said of the oceans, where overfishing, eutrophication (by fertilizer and sewage), and other
forms of pollution may harm the oceans climate moderating function. Acidification due to CO2 may also contribute
to this problem.
(Emphases added). Originally published in Charles Eisensteins The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible,
North Atlantic Books, 2013.
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Galpagos Marine Iguana, Galpagos Islands, Ecuador
Making Holes in Our Heart

By Kevin Kelly
I know the feeling. You are wandering around a huge harshly-lit hall full of tables displaying electronic stuff, new
devices that all look the same but claim to be different. It is the CES show, the largest consumer electronic show in
the world. The hall is overwhelmingly vast. You very quickly dont care to see any more stuff. It is not different. You
despair. The whole scheme of more stuff begins to look trivial, meaningless. You start to think just like this reporter
from the floor of CES:
There is a hole in my heart dug deep by advertising and envy and a desire to see a thing that is new and different and beautiful. A place
within me that is empty, and that I want to fill it up. The hole makes me think electronics can help. And of course, they can.
They make the world easier and more enjoyable. They boost productivity and provide entertainment and information and sometimes
even status. At least for a while. At least until they are obsolete. At least until they are garbage.
Electronics are our talismans that ward off the spiritual vacuum of modernity; gilt in Gorilla Glass and cadmium. And in them we
find entertainment in lieu of happiness, and exchanges in lieu of actual connections.
If we are honest, we must admit that one aspect of the technium is to make holes in our heart. One day recently we
decided that we cannot live another day unless we have a smart phone, when a dozen years earlier this need would
have dumbfounded us. Now we get angry if the network is slow, but before, when we were innocent, we had no
thoughts of the network at all. Now we crave the instant connection of friends, whereas before we were content with
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weekly, or daily, connections. But we keep inventing new things that make new desires, new longings, new wants,
new holes that must be filled.
Yes, this is what technology does to us. Some people are furious that our hearts are pierced this way by the things we
make. They see this ever-neediness as a debasement, a lowering of human nobility, the source of our continuous
discontentment. I agree that it is the source. New technology forces us to be always chasing the new, which is always
disappearing under the next new, a salvation always receding from our grasp.
But I celebrate the never-ending discontentment that the technium brings. Most of what we like about being human
is invented. We are different from our animal ancestors in that we are not content to merely survive, but have been
incredibly busy making up new itches which we have to scratch, digging extra holes that we have to fill, creating new
desires weve never had before.
I understand why we feel ashamed at how easily we can make ourselves envious and discontent, but I offer this
comfort during our despair: It is worth it.
We cannot expand our self, and our collective self, without making holes in our heart. We are stretching our
boundaries, and stretching the small container that holds our identity. Of course there will be rips and tears. Latenite informercials, and cavernous CES halls of unsellable gizmos, are hardly uplifting techniques, but the path to our
enlargement is very prosaic, humdrum, and everyday. The only real progress that sticks is boring.
Originally published January 11th, 2012, at: http://kk.org/thetechnium/2012/01/making-holes-in/
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The Cost of Creativity

A human being at rest runs on 90 watts. Thats how much power you need just to lie down. And if youre a hunter-gatherer and you
live in the Amazon, youll need about 250 watts. Thats how much energy it takes to run about and find food. So how much energy does
our lifestyle [in America] require?
Well, when you add up all our calories and then you add up the energy needed to run the computer and the air-conditioner, you get an
incredibly large number, somewhere around 11,000 watts. Now you can ask yourself: What kind of animal requires 11,000 watts to
live? And what you find is that we have created a lifestyle where we need more watts than a blue whale. We require more energy than
the biggest animal that has ever existed. That is why our lifestyle is unsustainable. We cant have seven billion blue whales on this
planet. Its not even clear that we can afford to have 300 million blue whales.
Geoffrey West (via Jonah Lehrer, The Cost of Creativity)
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Leonardo DiCaprio at UN Climate Summit 2014: The Time Is Now

Newly appointed as a UN Messenger of Peace, Leonardo DiCaprio opened the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit in New York
City with a surprisingly genius call to action. The transcript is below. The video can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vTyLSr_VCcg
Thank you, Mr Secretary General, your excellencies, ladies and gentleman, and distinguished guests. Im honored to
be here today. I stand before you not as an expert but as a concerned citizen, one of the 400,000 people who marched
in the streets of New York on Sunday, and the billions of others around the world who want to solve our climate
crisis.
As an actor I pretend for a living. I play fictitious characters often solving fictitious problems.
I believe humankind has looked at climate change in that same way: as if it were a fiction, happening to someone
elses planet, as if pretending that climate change wasnt real would somehow make it go away.
But I think we know better than that. Every week, were seeing new and undeniable climate events, evidence that
accelerated climate change is here now. We know that droughts are intensifying, our oceans are warming and
acidifying, with methane plumes rising up from beneath the ocean floor. We are seeing extreme weather events,
increased temperatures, and the West Antarctic and Greenland ice-sheets melting at unprecedented rates, decades
ahead of scientific projections.
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None of this is rhetoric, and none of it is hysteria. It is fact. The scientific community knows it, Industry and
governments know it, even the United States military knows it. The chief of the US navys Pacific command, admiral
Samuel Locklear, recently said that climate change is our single greatest security threat.
My Friends, this body perhaps more than any other gathering in human history now faces that difficult task. You
can make history ... or be vilified by it.
To be clear, this is not about just telling people to change their light bulbs or to buy a hybrid car. This disaster has
grown BEYOND the choices that individuals make. This is now about our industries, and governments around the
world taking decisive, large-scale action.
I am not a scientist, but I dont need to be. Because the worlds scientific community has spoken, and they have given
us our prognosis, if we do not act together, we will surely perish.
Now is our moment for action.
We need to put a pricetag on carbon emissions, and eliminate government subsidies for coal, gas, and oil companies.
We need to end the free ride that industrial polluters have been given in the name of a free-market economy, they
dont deserve our tax dollars, they deserve our scrutiny. For the economy itself will die if our ecosystems collapse.
The good news is that renewable energy is not only achievable but good economic policy. New research shows that
by 2050 clean, renewable energy could supply 100% of the worlds energy needs using existing technologies, and it
would create millions of jobs.
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This is not a partisan debate; it is a human one. Clean air and water, and a livable climate are inalienable human
rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It is our moral obligation if, admittedly, a daunting one.
We only get one planet. Humankind must become accountable on a massive scale for the wanton destruction of our
collective home. Protecting our future on this planet depends on the conscious evolution of our species.
This is the most urgent of times, and the most urgent of messages.
Honoured delegates, leaders of the world, I pretend for a living. But you do not. The people made their voices heard
on Sunday around the world and the momentum will not stop. And now its YOUR turn, the time to answer the
greatest challenge of our existence on this planet ... is now.
I beg you to face it with courage. And honesty. Thank you.
From the United Nations channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTyLSr_VCcg
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Agricultural fields in eastern Kazakhstan USGS/NASA
The Paradox of Preparing for Change

By John Hagel
I love paradox. Heres an example: the best way to prepare for change is to decide what isnt going to change.
Several weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to a gathering hosted by the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley. The
theme of the gathering was Changing the Game. They gave me exactly three minutes to offer some thoughts on the
best way to prepare for change.
Little did they know at the time, but I had deep experience with this topic from a very young age. You see, as a
child, I lived a very nomadic life. My father worked with a multinational corporation. Virtually every year he was
transferred to a new post in a different country.
So, each time my Dad got transferred, I faced the prospect of moving to a country that I had never been to before. I
had the challenge of making a new set of friends, knowing that, upon my fathers next transfer, I would have to leave
all the friends that I had made and start all over again in the new country. This would be challenging enough for
anyone, but for a shy and introverted young boy, it was a nightmare. Talk about preparing for change!
So, what did I learn from this experience? Well, I learned that change can be really, really exciting it was an
awesome opportunity to explore the globe at a very young age and experience so many diverse cultures. But change
is also really scary.
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As much as we might benefit from change, as human beings we all crave some form of stability in our lives. We
need something that we can hold onto in a world that seems to be whirling more and more out of control, an oasis in
the swirling sandstorm that clouds our view of the future.
That is why one of the most pronounced demographic trends of the past forty years has been the global growth of
fundamentalist religions. When everything seems to changing more quickly and uncertainty looms around every
corner, it can be enormously comforting to know that there is a Truth out there that will never change.
Fundamentalist religions unfortunately tend to go one step further and encourage a belief that change is suspect, that
the path of virtue is to fight change and return to some idyllic past.
So, how can we best prepare for change? My advice based on the experience that I have accumulated over the
years: decide what isnt going to change, especially in three key domains: principles, purpose and people. Ask
yourselves three key questions:
What principles or values will I hold constant?
As we move into a world of ever accelerating change and extreme events that will increasingly come at us from
entirely unexpected directions, we will be faced with options in terms of actions that we never expected to face.
Often, we will need to decide quickly which action to take there will be limited time for reflection or analysis.
In these circumstances, we will benefit enormously by having a set of moral and ethical guard rails that will help
us to narrow choices quickly. While the consequences of our actions can never be known fully at the time we make
our choices, at least we will have the reassurance that we have stayed true to the values that matter most to us.
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Not only will this be a comfort for us and enable us to take effective action more quickly, it will also be a
comfort to those around us. Through our actions, even very radical and unexpected actions, they will see what will
stay true for us even under the most trying of circumstances. In a world that increasingly depends on trust-based
relationships, this can be a hugely valuable compass for others as they decide whom to rely on as pressure mounts
and as new opportunities surface.
What purpose or direction will I hold constant?
Another way of framing this question is: why am I here and where do I want to contribute? In a world that
presents us with unforeseen events at an ever increasing rate, its very easy to become overwhelmed with
everything that is occurring and to spread ourselves way too thin, diminishing our impact on all fronts. We all
have limited resources. The best way to achieve impact is to mobilize a critical mass of resources, time and attention
against opportunities that really matter to us.
Please note: I am not saying we need to have a clear idea of our destination. I am referring here to the passion of the
explorer a clear and unwavering commitment to a domain of action that defines the arena you intend to play and
grow in. That domain will undoubtedly evolve rapidly, often experiencing disruptive change, and the boundaries of
the domain are likely to change over time. Nevertheless, by having some clarity around the domain, you will be
much more likely to have increasing impact over time relative to those who are buffeted about by the winds of
change that seem to present a shiny new object or an unexpected challenge on a daily, if not hourly, basis.
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Who are the people that Im going to take on the journey and who I am going to stay with, no matter what?
Even the most shy and introverted of us are ultimately social beings. We draw strength from deep connections that
help us get through those really tough times when we are being challenged in ways that we never thought
possible. Regardless of how strong or talented we are, if we dont invest the time and effort to build these
relationships and stay true to these relationships, no matter what, we will find ourselves weaker than those who
do. The victories will be more hollow and the defeats will be more difficult without those we can share them with.
In choosing the passengers on your journey, be sure to ask the question: are these people who amplify my
energy or are they people who drain my energy? We will need all the energy we can muster to confront and
master change, so we will be far better off if we can find people who provide us with even more energy than we have
on our own.
Be careful about the tendency to pick only people who are just like you. It can be very tempting because often
these people give us great comfort. On the other hand, we benefit greatly by having people as part of our cadre
who approach things differently from the way we do and who bring a very different set of experiences and skill sets.
Theyre the ones that we can count on to ask the tough questions, the questions we never even thought to ask, but
that turn out to be the questions that make the difference between success and failure. Theyre the ones who can
take a completely unfamiliar situation and help us to make sense of it and come up with innovative new ways to make
the most of that situation.
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Bottom line
From my earliest childhood experiences, Ive found that by focusing on these three elements of stability, I am
much better prepared for change.
The change that before seemed scary and created huge stress, now becomes something that we can not only
embrace, but seek out and benefit from. It becomes exciting because it provides us with an opportunity to learn
faster and develop ourselves more quickly, increasing our potential impact on the world around us.
We can do all this, because we now what is not going to change and where we will find the stability that we all,
as human beings, so desperately need.
Originally published October 8th, 2012 at: http://edgeperspectives.typepad.com/edge_perspectives/2012/10/index.html
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Why You Creating Stuff Matters

By Jennifer Louden
Sometimes I wonder why I write this
blog, why I lead writing retreats, why
Im spending time every day writing my
new project.
I regularly wonder, Why are you doing
this when the world is dying?! (By
dying I mean climate change.) People
are starving. Girls are being turned into
sex slaves. Do something!
This is a vital question to struggle with.
I am glad I am. It is part of my emerging
work and the book Im writing.
And Im delighted to say that, in asking
this hard question, I found a true (for
me) and noble answer:
I create and I facilitate other women
creating because its how we know
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who we are and what we are capable of.
Yes, I also create and facilitate creating because is makes me so happy, because it gives my life meaning and joy. And
that is essential that is savoring! and its also astonishingly true that when women claim their creative truth,
they stand taller and wonder, If I can create this, what else can I create?
I believe that is because as women, creating has mostly been denied us. Historically and personally. In claiming our
creativity, we take back what we put aside. Deferred. Devalued. Judged. Maybe it was the parent who said, Its not
safe to go into theater design; you need a profession you can count on if your husband leaves you. So you
completely deferred your desire to create theater settings. Or you wanted a family and then the cultural story of what
it means to be a good mother ate up what time you would have had for your violin, your water colors, your poetry.
Or perhaps you are more like me and just never thought you were capable of creating what you wanted to create?
(Yes, true, part of what my next book is about.)
Either way, when we retrieve what has been lost and revive it, make it ours for the self we are today, we (re)
discover our full blazing immense power.
Or another way to say it to create is divine.
Yet its so easy to not create.
To not venture into the unknown.
Which is kind of silly when you think about it because we are always and forever in the unknown!
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To believe our creations have to be big, original, or able to be monetized. (That makes me furious.)
To think its too late. We are too old, too behind.
To fall into the resignation: what difference will it make?
Here is what I believe it makes all the difference. I believe women who create are women who will not allow
our planet to burn. I believe we are women who will be strong enough to look at how we are living and be willing to
change, and to point the way for others to change, because we know the power of our own voices and the power of
creation.
Because we have journeyed for what has been lost and discovered how much more is possible. Not just for us but for
all the people, especially those without a voice or a choice.
Oh yes, I get that this could be a self-serving wish. I wish to create and I wish to help the planet, ergo they go
together. But just this weekend I had lunch with three women I have worked with both on retreat in Taos and in the
Life Navigation Course. It was almost too much for me to witness the changes that claiming their creativity has
brought and continues to bring. It made my heart beat so fast. And their changes leaving jobs and places that
were toxic, working toward creating work that has more meaning, creating books that will help others has
everything in the world to do with their happiness and shaping a fairer world.
The point of life is to make something good and beautiful in the face of meaninglessness and horror. To not give away
your voice to false gods of cool shoes, Facebook likes, fat bank statements or to cynicism, resignation and anger.
Rather to keep feeling, keep creating, keep enchanting yourself and others with the power of creation.
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To create is to generate. To be wildly questioning and open. And in doing so, to shift the world.
Thats what Im preaching today. Hope you will join me in preaching it too.
Love,
Jen
Originally published at: http://jenniferlouden.com/creating-stuff-matters
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Eyes Wide Open (Athens, Greece)
It may take great strength and courage and
perseverance, but we cannot afford to turn our
heads or walk around with eyes wide shut any
longer. Just as we cannot allow for these acts
of cowardice and horror to stop us from
standing in the light of our highest truth.
Youre tough enoughyou can handle the
truth. And in pushing your edges to be able to
withstand the pain and grow through it, we
grow also in our capacity to step into our
highest calling and potential in this life. To
emerge victorious and stronger. To bravely
out-create the horror with your light and
passion.
And this is, perhaps, the greatest
unrecognized and unappreciated benefit of the
suffering and darkness in the world.
From: No More Eyes Wide Shut We
Must Out-Create the Horror With Creative
Strength @satyacolombo #eyeswideopen
#jesuischarlie
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A Few Things I've Learned About Living In Alignment With My Calling

By Satya Colombo
Nearly all humankind is more or less unhappy, because nearly all do not know the True Self. Real happiness abides in self-knowledge
alone. All else is fleeting. To know one's Self is to be blissful always. Sri Ramana Maharshi
I love to come up with formulas for healing and self-actualizing and stepping into your highest power, but to
paraphrase the great words from my friend Bhagavati, formulas are not where its at, Truth is where its at. And thats on
you to find for yourself, of course. But here are a few truths that have worked for me. Taken together, these are some
of the things Ive learned over the years about how to step through resistance and into my highest vision
DONT BE AFRAID of the DARK
Face the shadow parts, face the fear. Learn how to heal yourself. Learn how to release negative energy from your
past. This includes learning how to work with your energetic field. Also includes: meditation and mindfulness
practices.
GET to KNOW and LOVE YOUR SELF a LITTLE BETTER
Who are you really? What are you made of? What are the core principles and values that drive your existence?
What matters more than anything? Whats your highest vision? Whats your M.O.? There is no substitute for
knowing who you are and what youre made of. This is an inquiry that (thankfully) never ends, and only gets richer
over time.
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WORK ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH the EARTH and the UNIVERSE
Work on your relationship with the earth, and the elements, and the soul of the world. The universe is so immensely
vast it can feel out of reach, but we dont need to understand it, just to look up at the stars and feel the power. We are
made of all the same stuff as everything out there. Start with opening your heart to feel the power and the gratitude
you have, then see if you can express that directly to these elements.
LEARN FROM the MASTERS
Educate yourself. Improve yourself. Level up. Get a mentor. Work with people you respect and learn from them.
Spend time with wise people who are rooted deeply in the truth of who they are. Choose to learn from people with
integrity who resonate with you. Always keep growing so you can keep innovating.
CLAIM YOUR STYLE
Get to know your weird quirks, your personality style, your SOUL STYLE. Embrace your style the skip in your
step, the threads that connect, the flavor of your soul. Get to know your flair, your taste, and the underlying
principles that drive your approach. Its such a huge part of who you are. And when you have a better handle on this,
its fun for us to witness too.
CREATE, CREATE and THEN CREATE MORE...FLOW LIKE WATER
Explore your creativity. Push the edges. Do wild and stupid and crazy things you didnt think you could ever do.
Take up a musical instrument, paint, dance, do something youve always wanted to do for no good reason. Always
keep stretching and diving deeper so you can keep innovating. Once youre aligned with your visionand especially
when its for the greater goodthe universe will have your back. (This also helps build stronger Trust.)
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GO for BROKE and PUSH YOUR EDGES
Go all out for the big dream. Take on something bigger than you. Something that makes your soul come on fire, that
makes a difference in the world, something that feels almost impossible, but not quite so impossible that you cant
pull it off within 1-2 years from starting. Even if you fail, even if it almost kills you especially if it almost kills you
you will learn more and be happier and better for it than anything else.
BRING the RAIN
Put your best work out in the world, but also put your most creative and unfiltered work out too. Push those edges
and keep showing up and putting it out there, no matter how uncomfortable it makes you feel. It gets easier. Connect
deeper with the people that matter. Start making income from your Soul Calling so that you can free yourself from
the binds of corporate servitude. Already free? Then level up your commitment to really live your dream, and do
what it takes to support that. Keep growing so you can keep innovating.
DO SOME GOOD
Do something positive, anchor your life around being of service and making a difference. A life is made more
meaningful by helping others. Just do it whatever way you can. Look at social change in a different way. Open your
eyes to any opportunity you can to make a difference. Look for opportunities to lend a hand. Get into your
community, smile and send love and good wishes to everyone you interact with, pick up the phone and call someone
for no reason. Small things can be huge.
GET GOOD at DOING NOTHING
When I took a couple weeks off in Mexico to do nothing at the start of 2014, it was the first time I gave myself
permission to do that in about seven years, and it was so fun! Because I was enjoying my ukulele so much, I ended
up putting together a free Happy Ukulele Songbook, which thousands of people have used to uplift each other and learn
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the happiest instrument in the world! Doing Nothing is also code for: Let go and cleanse yourself of the usual
thoughts, worries and beliefs as far as you can, empty yourself out to just the primal elements of your being, open
yourself to allowing the Universe Flow through you to lead you forward. You may need a week or more of this to
fully reset. Push that button at least once a year. (See: the art of doing nothing.)
(Bonus) ALWAYS KEEP INNOVATING.
One common theme of all successful thinkers, artists, entrepreneurs I knowand all the Edge Walkers in this book
they never stop innovating, growing, strengthening and improving. Thats a theme thats threaded through all of
that list, and all my life.
Not try and remember two of these things that turned you on and make your own damn list!
Or better yet, go and do something fun and good and worthy of this one precious life you have to live.... Run wild,
make your art, cook up a storm, make your magic and make a difference for the people you love.
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The Lightness of Being ~ by Alice Popkorn
What's Your M.O.? Choose Your Own Personal Operating System

By Satya Colombo
Do you have a foundational approach to life that guides your way a set of principles to live by? Most of us have
some basic idea of what these are, and might agree with the commonly held Golden Rule Do unto others as you would
have them do unto you. But how many of us really live by this? And what if you were to clarify your own operating
principles and allow them to serve as guiding polestars in your life?
Your core guiding principles can serve as the foundation of a Modus Operandi (M.O.) for how you live your life, a
personal operating system of your own to help you uplevel the functions of your existence. Your M.O. can serve as a
vehicle for greater self alignment, effectiveness and joy in your life for settling into your life with a greater sense of
ease and flow, and finding a position of core strength at the center of it all. Once youve defined these, its so much
easier to stay the course when the chips are down.
The following outlines an approach you can use to define and outline your core guiding principles and highest values,
and use these to construct an M.O. for your life. Its a slightly revised piece from a program I created recently while
in the Balkan Mediterranean, 40 Days of Fun & Flow For Your Creative Soul.
Choosing Your Core Principles
Among the core principles that run through my life and inform all I do, three stand out as incredibly essential:
Integrity, generosity, and presence.
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Integrity means I am living and moving in alignment with my ideals. If there is ever a question of whether I should
take advantage of an opportunity to further my own interests when in so doing I risk compromising my core
commitment of integrity, I have my answer on how to move forward. I will not move forward if taking such action
would violate my core principle of living in integrity. Its a wonderful inner compass that helps me stay the higher
path when natural human impulses seek to pull me astray.
Generosity as a guiding principal offers a panacea of opportunity to step into a higher manifestation of my potential.
There is generosity of thinking, which enables me to release judgment and contraction around people who push my
buttons. Generosity of Spirit, which encourages me to be more open and giving of my essence. Generosity of giving,
which pushes me to be more forthright in sharing what I have on all levels. Generosity is a beautiful principle to live
by.
Presence is about bringing my whole self to the table. When I operate from a place of presence, there is an automatic
expansion that happens in my being, and I'm able to move through life with greater strength, confidence and ease.
My commitment to presence pushes me to stay in alignment with my self, and reminds me to come back to center if
the circumstances throw me off balance.
Now you:
Do the three principles above resonate with you? Think of the values that really matter to you the qualities you strive to live by.
When you think of what drives your actions every day, the values that matter to you the most, what comes up?
What core guiding principles would you choose for your life if you had to pick just three?
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These are the foundation for your M.O.
Protect What You Love
Many years ago someone shared a core principle of their life that has stuck with me ever since: Protect the things
you love. Ive found its really helped me to stay focused on my priorities when things get choppy.
When youre clear on what you love and cherish above all else, then you have a very strong motivator for moving
towards the highest good for you and your loved ones. It helps you stay on path when the chips are down. It helps
keep you in balance when the necessary demands of life require you to make small compromises around your core
principles. And it helps you remember whats really important, so youre less likely to drop the ball when push comes
to shove.
What do you love, cherish and strive for above all else?
Probably the number one thing I love and strive for is freedom. I strive for freedom, I work for freedom, I wish to
enable freedom for myself, for the people I love, and for the people I work for. For me, freedom means I am the
master of my own domain, and no matter what happens I have the spaciousness in my Spirit to know that it will be
OK. I lead my own life, I follow my own principles, I do what I feel is right and good and I love this life. No one can
take that away from me.
This becomes a part of my M.O then too!
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But freedom, like so many of the Big Things can be tricky. When does exercising my own freedom broach on the
freedom of others? Does freedom for one person mean suffering for others? How far will I go in compromising my
ideal of freedom in order to put food on the table, to be available and in support of my loved ones, to have the
freedom to do and have other things I desire in my life?
Because of my core guiding principles, I can see more easily when my desire for freedom might go against my
commitment to integrity, or when a lack of compassion for the needs of others goes against my core commitment of
generosity. My commitment to embodying presence gives me a higher vantage point and a sense of sacred balance. It
allows me to see how a small compromise in my personal freedom can enable me to be free in other essential areas, or
create the opportunity for future pursuits.
Now you:
What do you love and cherish and strive for above all else?
Whats your highest vision for yourself?
What does it look and feel like to be living that truth?
Know what you love and cherish above all else know your highest vision. This is the fuel and fire that drives your
M.O.
How to Own Your M.O.
The hardest part is getting clear on your core guiding principles and your highest vision, or what you cherish and
strive for above all else. From there its pretty simple: Put them together!
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For example, my modus operandi could be summed up as: Integrity, generosity and presencein service of true
freedom for myself and others.
You simply take your core guiding principles as the foundation and connect them with your highest vision as the
driver to form your M.O. Of course, being a Rebel Soul, you may find that your own way of doing this is a little
different, and thats great just come up with something you can remember. Something good to live by.
So, whats your M.O.?
This is so helpful to get more clarity on in your life. When you know your core guiding principles then you have a
clear path to follow in taking action. Your commitment to protect and serve what you love strengthens your M.O.,
and helps keep you in balance. Then its just a matter of staying the course and remembering to remember.
Take a moment to reflect and get clarity on this now or as soon as possible! Then allow yourself to go deeper into the
significance of each of these to your life over time. It's one of the most incredible inquiries you can do.
Wrapping up:
Use the opportunities that present themselves every day.
This is perhaps the greatest and most powerful practice I know, this true walk of beauty. It takes courage, it takes
strength, and yes, it takes commitment.
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Once you are clear on your M.O. you can use the opportunities that are presented every day any experiences that
threaten to push you off center and make the choice to recalibrate to your sacred center of inspiration. Connect
back in with your core principles. Its an inner sort of calling that comes from a deep sense of pride and integrity.
Why bother, though? Why go through all the effort when so many others are just pursuing their own lives their own way, with little
regard for the needs and interests of others and no true moral inner compass?
The answer is up to you. You define your values on on your own terms, no one elses, and definitely not the terms of
a society whose values are frankly obscene (just read the news on any given day). You are different. You are
something and someone truly great. You live your life on your terms, in alignment with your highest values. That's
you, right?
This calling to be of service, to live in alignment with your highest principles and embody your true potential as a
human that's yours to define. Its up to you to decide how far youre willing to go in stepping into your highest
calling, and carving your own destiny.
So as you step in the world each day, as you do your work, as you hear the calling of your Spirit and move in
alignment with that, call in the light and make a conscious choice about how you choose to lead your life. Choose
your Modus Operandi.
What are your core principles to live by?
What do you love and cherish above all else?
Whats your M.O.?
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Own it.
Love it.
Share it.
It's Good.
:)
From: 40 Days of Fun & Flow For Your Creative Soul On location at Banje Beach, Dubrovnik, Coratia
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At the Frontlines of Global Social Change: AVAAZ

Avaaz is a fast growing social change organization with millions of members worldwide that uses a technology,
behavioral science and results-oriented approach to organizing for social justice issues and a better world. Avaaz
means voice in several languages. From their About page:
The Avaaz community campaigns in 15 languages, served by a core team on 6 continents and thousands of volunteers. We take action
-- signing petitions, funding media campaigns and direct actions, emailing, calling and lobbying governments, and organizing
"offline" protests and events -- to ensure that the views and values of the world's people inform the decisions that affect us all. [Some
key victories.]
I respect Avaaz founder Ricken Patels innovative approach to changing the world an approach thats resulted in
massive growth, successful campaigns, and a growth-oriented crowd sourced model for fundraising and supporting
the causes that matter most to their members.
I have no respect for naive activism. We take hard positions. When I was working as a conflict analyst I would recommend military
action when I thought it was appropriate. I think, honestly, that I'm quite clear-eyes and I think that the fatalism that I see in the
world is lazy and unsourced. People assume that cynicism carries with it a kind of expertise and I've never believed that." Ricken
Patel, Inside Avaaz can online activism really change the world?, The Guardian
Instead of fragmenting, we growunited by values...
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Movements, coalitions, and organizations often fracture over time into many smaller piecesor spend more and more of their time
trying to hold warring factions together. At Avaaz, we recognize that people of good will often disagree on specifics; instead of straining
for consensus, each of us simply decides whether to participate in any particular campaign.
But underlying Avaaz campaigns is a set of valuesthe conviction that we are all human beings first, and privileged with
responsibilities to each other, to future generations, and to the planet. The issues we work on are particular expressions of those
commitments. And so, over and over, Avaaz finds the same thing: that people who join the community through a campaign on one issue
go on to take action on another issue, and then another. This is a source of great hope: that our dreams rhyme, and that, together, we
can build the bridge from the world we have to the world we all want. [About]
I support Avaaz and the majority of their campaigns because they make it easy to make a difference, and they do a
damn good job of it. I recommend you join as well if youre not already a member, its quick and simple: avaaz.org
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Wanted to write some meaningful words to go with it, but what more can be said.... Could there be any more perfect beauty than what is created by our world?
Your Turn...
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep
moving forward. Martin Luther King Jr.
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So What Next?
Listen to your Soul Cry, go forth and Make Your Art!
You can try asking yourself some of the questions belowquestions I asked some of the edge walkers in this book, and
questions I often ask myself too:
What really matters to me more than anything?
When do I feel most alive and awake to the creative energy flow of my spirit?
How can I make a positive impact for the people and planet I love?
How does my state of being dictate my actions and experience in the world?
How is my spirit calling me to show up today?
How would I like to experience this day?
What is my responsibility as a human with this gift of life and intelligence?
What path am I committed to pursuing in this life?
What single practice supports me the most energetically in doing my greatest work?
How can I channel my creative genius into helping make the world a better place?
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Why not get started right now and choose one or two of the questions randomly to ask yourself?
Keep reflecting, and do what you can to do more of whatever your soul is crying for! Open your heart just a little bit
more to that calling, and go for it. (It doesnt have to be so complicated.) Think about these questions, write about
them, share your thoughts, your spirit and your magic freely with the world. It matters.
Further resources for inspiration listed below. You can share this book, and quote freely from it (with attribution).
Email it directly to your friends and loved ones, or send them this link so they can download it themselves:
http://satyacolombo.com/edgeflow
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The Remembrance
Way out past the breakers,
long beyond the edge,
past the longing for something better
The Remembrance of a simple truth:
I Exist.
Landing in that truth means a return to innocence.
Back to basics.
Back to an easier way.
Back to your roots
Double ice cream cones.
Sandcastles by the sea.
Movies in the daytime.
Dinner by candlelight.
Naptime in your schedule.
Crying cause it feels good.
Laughing cause life is funny.
Screaming at the sky for no good reason.
Letting go of your mind.
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Making your own rules.
Working for the fun of it.
Living for the hell of it.
The Grand Illusion is that you have so much to do,
and so little time.
But do you buy that really?
The Truth is:
All that matters is you are alive,
and you are living well.
Your family is alive,
your loved ones are alive,
your life is alive.
You know all this can change in a moment,
and you may well have lost loved ones and family in recent times.
Are you living well?
The Remembrance is a return to innocence.
Back to your roots.
Back to living easy.
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Back to a simpler way.
The Remembrance is:
I ExistI am alive!
Then, maybe:
How am I feeling right now how am I living right now? How am I breathing right now?
You are alive, and you are well. You are a living, breathing entity of love. Can that be enough for this moment? Im
pretty sure everything else can wait.
Let it wait.
With love,
(and double ice cream cones)
Satya
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Closing Note
Theres a metaphor from nature I have often relied on to explain an important principle of development and
growth
Trees grow from the outer edges as well as the roots. A tree with branches that reach high and long will eventually topple if the roots
arent strong enough to sustain their growth.
Spending too much time at the edges pushing outwards, and not enough time on the roots at the center, youre bound
to hit trouble eventually. There is an ebb and flow. A pushing and a resting. The Remembrance exists, because if you
keep pushing and revving too hard without the requisite pause for reflection and integration, youre likely to topple
over. And enough of those falls are enough to knock you out of commission for a long time.
Traditionally, a farmer would rotate his fields, letting them go fallow and rest between crops. Otherwise the soil gets
spent and requires more nutrients and care by way of fertilizers and what not. We can all use more time in-between
the edge-pushing victories and inevitable failures to settle and integrate. Like many of the contributors touched on
here, connect in with your center and push out from there. Or as Thorn Coyle so deftly put it,
We breathe into that center and become aware of the space around us. Where is the edge of our energy? If it feels really broad and
diffuse, we can gently call it in. If it feels constricted and close, we exhale and allow it to expand. Center and circumference.
The center and the edge.
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You can master both as you live and breathe.
And in that masterya life well lived, a little
human sweetness, and hopefully a planet we can
call home for many generations to come. Thanks
for taking the time to take this all in, and for
being a part of the change for good. A better
world is possible, and were making it every day,
each in our own way.
Aho! <3
Lekursi Castle, Sarande, Albania
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Acknowledgments
I must give special thanks to all the Edge Walkers who contributed your brilliance, wisdom and vision to this project
you pave the way for us all. And to the contributors who offered their work to the Creative Commons, enhancing
this project from end to end, and supporting the proliferation of the Good for the benefit of all.
Thanks to Kevin Wood for coming through with all the high energy, high-level editing assistanceyou proved
yourself to be indispensable. To Sofie Axelsson for all the love and inspiration to be the best man I can be. To Nicole
Tilde for the inspiration of her living example, and for nudging me to listen for what this book wanted to be. To
David Elliott for so much wisdom and support on the journey of healing, empowerment and creative exploration. To
Dyana Valentine for being a friend and inspiration, helping me keep it real and down to earth, and teaching me the
power of Im not sorry! To Claudia Contessini for always holding me to my very best, and elegantly, masterfully
advising me to stand in my highest power. To all my clients and co-collaborators over the years, for believing in
yourselves enough to follow your calling, and in me enough to guide you through it I am extremely grateful. I
must also acknowledge the gods of technology for going easy on me and enabling the good work to happen, thank
you. And lastly, to all my teachers in this life, to my wonderful friends and family, and to my readers and supporters
over the years you make it all worth while!!
With deep gratitude I acknowledge the earth, the animals and all of life which sustains me, the sun, the moon, the
wind and the water, the four directions, my high-self guides and spirit helpers, the universe, Great Spirit and the
Great Mystery. Aho Mitakuye Oyasin!
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Coming Spring 2015!

Book Two in the Soul-Fire Series:
SPIRIT FLOW
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The Soul-Fire Code: For the Magical Misfits, Rebels, Rainmakers, Dreamers, Movers
and Shakers
Distilled from more than a
year of live testing and refining
the Fire of Love process, this
*un-course* is made for super
sharp, Spirit-driven creative
rebels and entrepreneurs to
help you tap into your SoulFire Flow and successfully
launch your epic projects into
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Get My Soul Notes & (Free) Flow Kit

The Flow Kit contains a collection of curated content and exclusive resources from the Fire of Love Experience a
private community-centered project where we explore the edges of mindfulness, creative flow, and successfully
bringing your Soul Work to life. The Soul Notes are a short series of emails to help you work with your energy on a
deeper level and connect with the Universal Elements, so you can experience more Flow in your life.
Join my occasional email newsletter and receive my Soul Notes & Flow Kit, as well as early notification on
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Further Reading and Resources

Websites, articles and other resources on the following subjects...
Climate Change,
Creativity and Flow,
Global Economics
Human Evolution,
Personal Transformation,
Social Change,
Sustainable Business,
Technology and Innovation,
and other related subjects
Can be found here: EDGE FLOW RESOURCES
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Walking In Beauty
Closing Prayer from the Navajo Way Blessing Ceremony
In beauty I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty around me I walk
It has become beauty again
Hzhogo naasha doo
Shitsij hzhogo naasha doo
Shikd hzhogo naasha doo
Shideigi hzhogo naasha doo
T altso shinaag hzhogo naasha doo
Hzh nhsdl
Hzh nhsdl
Hzh nhsdl
Hzh nhsdl
Today I will walk out, today everything negative will leave me
I will be as I was before, I will have a cool breeze over my body.
Image by Daniel McCullum
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I will have a light body, I will be happy forever, nothing will hinder me.
I walk with beauty before me. I walk with beauty behind me.
I walk with beauty below me. I walk with beauty above me.
I walk with beauty around me. My words will be beautiful.
In beauty all day long may I walk.
Through the returning seasons, may I walk.
On the trail marked with pollen may I walk.
With dew about my feet, may I walk.
With beauty before me may I walk.
With beauty behind me may I walk.
With beauty below me may I walk.
With beauty above me may I walk.
With beauty all around me may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, lively, may I walk.
In old age wandering on a trail of beauty, living again, may I walk.
My words will be beautiful
Via Talking Feather
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Authors and Contributors

Amy Kraus
Winner of 16+ awards in music. Opera singer, jazz singer, business owner and fledgling drawer of stick people (I
published a children's book!). amy-kraus.com
Andr Solo
Andr is a journeyman priest who left his temple, his home and his friends to meet the gods. He travels by his own
body power only, and is currently biking and paddling to South America. He shares his adventure at roguepriest.net.
Bhagavati
Writer, designer, spiritual teacher and mentor. bhagavati.eu
Carrie Hensley
Carrie integrates yoga, mindfulness, meditation, and humor to help her students and clients recognize past
conditioning that keep them stuck in limited beliefs, let go of what no longer serves them, and help them reconnect to
their inner most authentic Self. Founder of the online yoga community, Sacred Sangha. carriehensley.com
Cate Stillman
Cate teaches a practical, cutting-edge approach to Ayurveda for those ready to commit to their health evolution at
yogahealer.com.
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Charles Eisenstein
Writer and public speaker, author of the books, The Ascent of Humanity, Sacred Economics, and The More Beautiful World
Our Hearts Know Is Possible. charleseisenstein.net
Chase Night
I read, write, and wear books. First novel, Chicken, is a southern gothic YA novel about first-time love, old-time
religion, and fried chicken. Werewolf? You decide. unbridledexistence.net
Chris Badgett
Chris Badgett believes a conscious approach to parenting and entrepreneurship can heal and change our lives,
families, and the world. Hes the founder of Badgett Web Design, and is building an online community for
entrepreneurial conscious parents at unconventionalparents.com.
Courtney Carver
Simplicity author and speaker dedicated to helping people focus on what matters most in life and work.
courtneycarver.com
Crystal Street
Award-winning documentary photographer, producer, web designer, consultant and digital storyteller.
www.crystalstreet.net
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Danielle LaPorte
Danielle LaPorte is the creator of The Desire Map: A Guide To Creating Goals With Soul, author of the bestseller, The Fire
Starter Sessions (with Random House/Crown), and co-creator of Your Big Beautiful Book Plan. An inspirational speaker,
poet, former think tank exec and business strategist, she writes weekly at daniellelaporte.com.
David Elliott
Author, teacher and healer David Elliott has spent over two decades helping and inspiring clients from around the
world to heal their deepest fears, blocks and negative beliefs. www.davidelliott.com
Don Miguel Ruiz
Toltec shaman, teacher, author of seven international bestselling books, including The Four Agreements and The Fifth
Agreement, a collaboration with his son, Don Jose. www.miguelruiz.com
Douglas Rushkoff
Author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now as well as a dozen other bestselling books on media, technology,
and culture, including Program or Be Programmed, Media Virus, Life Inc and the novel Ecstasy Club. He is Professor of
Media Theory and Digital Economics at CUNY/Queens. He lives in New York, and lectures about media, society,
and economics around the world. www.rushkoff.com
Dusti Akers
Performer, disruptor, brand strategist. Interests include wrecking the status quo and helping you create a meaningful
rebellion. CEO of Princess Parties NW. dustiarab.com
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Dyana Valentine
Dyana Valentine is not for the faint of heart. Shes spent 13+ years teaching leaders to listen to themselves and
complete seemingly impossible projects, and she serves up straight-from-the-hip advice in online magazines and
columns all over the net. dyanavalentine.com
Emilie Wapnick
Emilie Wapnick works with multipotentialites to help them build lives and businesses around all of their interests.
Her work has been featured in The Financial Times and Lifehacker. She is the author of Renaissance Business and
Productivity for Multipotentialites, and the troublemaker behind puttylike.com.
Fabian Kruse
Fabian Kruse writes about personal sovereignty, (un)productivity and the challenges of living an interesting life. He
is the author of Beyond Rules and Productive Anywhere. www.friendlyanarchist.com
Jan Stewart
Community Cultivator, Third Spaces Group. Champion, B Corporation Australia & New Zealand. Founder, School
of Space. janstewart.com.au/
Jennifer Louden
Jen Louden is a personal growth pioneer who believes self-love + world-love = wholeness for all. Shes the author of
several books on well-being, including The Life Organizer, inspiring more than a million women in 9 languages.
jenniferlouden.com
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Joanna Macy
Joanna Macy is an environmental activist, author, scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology.
She is the author of eight books and the founder of The Work That Reconnects. joannamacy.net
John Hagel
John is co-chairman for Deloitte LLP's Center for the Edge with nearly 30 years of experience as a management
consultant, author, speaker and entrepreneur. Author of "The Power of Pull," "Net Gain," "Net Worth," "Out of the
Box" and "The Only Sustainable Edge," John holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University, a B.Phil from Oxford
University and a J.D. and MBA from Harvard University. www.johnhagel.com
Joy Holland
Joy Holland is an intuitive empath, energy and clarity facilitator who shares the gift of presence to magnify your
inner brilliance. facetsofjoy.com
Judith A. Neal
Judi Neal is the Chairman & CEO of Edgewalkers International and the author of 4 books, including Edgewalkers:
People and Organizations that Take Risks, Build Bridges, and Break New Ground. She received her Ph.D. from Yale
University and was the founding director of the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace at the
University of Arkansas. www.judineal.com
Julie Daley
Julie Daley is a visionary facilitator, coach, consultant and creator who helps women awaken their creative passion.
She feels we are most effective, resilient and happy when we no longer separate who we are at work from who we
are in all areas of our lives, and works with clients to integrate their whole selves into life. unabashedlyfemale.com
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Julien Smith
Julien Smith is the CEO of Breather, an on-demand space company, as well as the New York Times bestselling
author of three books. He has been a professional voice actor, a radio broadcaster, and a consultant and speaker at
some of the largest corporations in the world. juliensmith.com
Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired magazine, and a former editor/publisher of the Whole Earth
Review. He has also been a writer, photographer, conservationist, and student of Asian and digital culture. kk.org
Leo Babauta
Leo Babauta is a simplicity blogger & author. He created Zen Habits, a Top 25 blog with a million readers. He's also
a best-selling author, a husband, father of six children, and a vegan. In 2010 moved from Guam to San Francisco,
where he leads a simple life. leobabauta.com
Lex Garey
I'm a front-end designer and developer with a keen interest in how technology can be used to create stronger
communities and human connection. I am an empath, Sagittarius, and a feminist. lexgarey.co
Margaret Nichols
Founder of Urban Oneness. NYC Oneness Maven + internationally recognized leader. Creator of the Mystic
Mastermind + upcoming Bliss. Here. Now. Author, speaker, spiritual teacher. Awakening evolution in business +
life. margaretnichols.com
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Marianne Elliott
Im a writer, yoga teacher and campaigner for a just world. In all my work, I collect and tell stories. Whether Im
creating a campaign to stop deep sea oil drilling, raising funds for women in Afghanistan, or writing an essay on yoga
and body image my craft, my medium and my passion is story. Author of Zen Under Fire: How I Found Peace in the
Midst of War. marianne-elliott.com
Marjory Mejia
Visionary artist, architect, writer, designer, feng shui consultant, lover of earth, spirit and mystery, awakener of
Sacred Flow, fiercely feminine, divinely sacred, luminous flow in your life. marjorymejia.com
Mikki Willis
Award winning filmmaker/cinematographer Mikki Willis is regarded as a pioneer in the world of transformative
media. A community builder, an inventor, a visionary artist, and founder of Elevate Foundation, Elevate Films and
Elevate Presents, a live event production/innovation initiative. elevate.us
Raam Dev
Raam Dev is a writer, thinker, and world traveling nomad. You may catch him crafting words in a cafe, running
barefoot through a forest, or lost deep in thought questioning what it all means. Discover his latest work at raam.org
Sandra Pawula
Sandra is a writer, editor, and inner explorer. She writes about finding true happiness and freedom at Always Well
Within. alwayswellwithin.com
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Sarah Kathleen Peck
Sarah is a writer, designer and storyteller. She writes about psychology and motivation at itstartswith.com. In her
free time, youll find her dancing, swimming, or doing handstands.
Srinivas Rao
Srini Rao is the host and co-founder of the Unmistakeable Creative, a popular podcast and website where hes
interviewed more than 500 successful and nationally known business owners, bloggers, online entrepreneurs, and
published authors. unmistakeablecreative.com
T. Thorn Coyle
Author, activist, mentor, teacher, mystic, and world traveler, Thorn roots body and soul by the San Francisco Bay.
thorncoyle.com
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Image Contributors
All uncredited images in the work are by Satya Colombo and are released under the Creative Commons license as
specified for EDGE FLOW. Additional images as credited are by the artists following. All artists have either given
express permission for use in this project, or via a Creative Commons license.
Alice Popkorn: ~ Free ~ https://www.flickr.com/photos/alicepopkorn/2971831831/ (image cropped and adjusted).
Alice Popkorn: The Lightness of Being http://www.flickr.com/photos/alicepopkorn/3536257872/ (image cropped and
adjusted).
Bryce David: Downtown Los Angeles The View - (image adjusted) http://www.flickr.com/photos/
farfromthepicture/4140390856/
Cyril Rana: Mars - We are coming!!!!! https://www.flickr.com/photos/retrogui_photos/6830698011/, cc 2.0 https://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ (image adjusted and modified for cover design).
Daniel McCullum: Footsteps https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmdzine/3890833471/
Kirk Kittell: Arunachala, Thiruvannamalai https://www.flickr.com/photos/kittell/6220506431/ - image adjusted.
NASA space images courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center.
NASA/International Space Station Sand dunes in Australia's Great Sandy Desert taken by an astronaut on
the International Space Station Mar. 25, 2013. [High resolution version]
NASA/International Space Station Eruption on Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. Jan. 10, 2013
[High resolution version]
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NASA/USGS A mix of harvested and ripening agricultural fields in eastern Kazakhstan Captured Sept. 9, 2013
by the Landsat 8 satellite. [High resolution version]
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ImageThe Blue Marble by Reto Stckli (land surface, shallow water,
clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical
support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean
Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field
Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights).
Peter Kemmer: Sea Turtle, Hawaii https://www.flickr.com/photos/pkmousie/4561068864/ https://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/
Thierry Ehrmann: Albert Einstein Mural at Abode of Chaos, France https://www.flickr.com/photos/home_of_chaos image adjusted
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About Satya
Satya Colombo is a writer, artist, healer, consultant and web designer for
creative rebels and inspired entrepreneurs. Sought after for his
unconventional fierce wisdom approach, he works with visionaries to awaken
their True Calling and develop life-changing online ventures, creative projects
and brands that matter. Author of The Soul-Fire Code and the forthcoming Spirit
Flow, Satya loves playing the ukulele, working with animals, exploring new
worlds and spending time with the ocean. Since 2012 hes been traveling the
world as he works and searches for paradise, and can be found online at his
site, Fierce Wisdom.
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To all the mothers in the world,

PART ONE Call of the Immortal Wild

PART TWO The Edge Walkers

Lex Garey: We Take Each Other for Granted

2.4: ONENESS, PRESENCE & PRACTICE

PART THREE Taking Action

Leonardo DiCaprio at UN Climate Summit 2014: The Time Is Now

The View, Downtown Los Angeles by Bryce David

PART ONE Call of the Immortal Wild

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Choose Your Life

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On the Journey at Tortuga Bay, Galapagos Islands by Sofie Axelsson

Part One: Call of the Immortal Wild | 6

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Part One: Call of the Immortal Wild | 8

How to Engage With This Work

Part One: Call of the Immortal Wild | 9

Retiro Railyards at sunset - Buenos Aires, Argentina

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What's Happening to Our World? Blame vs. Responsibility

At the railyards Retiro Station, Buenos Aires.

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Joanna Macy on the Great Turning...

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Changing the World with Every Step

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Sakurajima Volcano Eruption, Japan NASA/International Space Station

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The Elders Oraibi This Is The Hour

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Magic of the Ionian Sea Saranda, Albania, 2014

Part One: Call of the Immortal Wild | 2

PART TWO The Edge Walkers

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A New Breed: The Edge Walkers

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2.1: BEING TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE

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Don Miguel Ruiz: The Greatest Responsibility We Face

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Jan Stewart: Living Meditation

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That moment when the ocean turned purple

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Lex Garey: We Take Each Other for Granted

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Chase Night: We Should Take Some Cues From the Animals