Author: davemacq
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Climate Silence
End climate silence: The most important thing you can do to fight global warming Although I am a Canadian, not an American, the statistics of this article and the recommendations of this article likely apply to my country also. Global warming is an international issue, and it is also a moral issue — our failure to…
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A Week of Unusual Contemplative Practice
As of tomorrow, I will be off to a week of unusual contemplative practice; I’m attending a workshop on Contact Improvisation, a dance form characterized by interaction, physical contact, and spontaneity. I’ve only had a brief introduction previously, but I very much enjoyed the combination of high energy and peacefulness in the process. I call…
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Living In Vancouver
Vancouver is proving to be an interesting city within which to live in the era of global warming and its challenges. As noted in Metro Vancouver: competing visions fight for the city’s soul, the global fossil fuel industry wants to develop Vancouver as a major shipping port for exportation of fossil fuel products: expansion of…
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Whom Do You Trust? (Part 2)
In the last post, I suggested that the most important question of the 21st century is: “Whom or what do you trust?” Our culture is in data overload, giving major attention to the latest “scientific research” and the latest expert, yet not valuing our own wisdom. I was struck by the following statement in the…
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Whom do You Trust?
Whom or what do you trust? I suggest that this is one of the central questions for living in the 21st century. What information to you accept as authentic so as to guide you in responding to the difficulties of this century. Most people are in data overload. For example, if I do a Google…
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The Management of Burnout
In the previous post The Nature of Burnout — Part 2, I indicated that burnout is the predictable long-term outcome resulting from over-functioning in the third limb of emotional triangles. To describe the management of burnout thus is quite simple: Stop the over-functioning Operate from the principle of: High intention; Low attachment However to do…
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The Nature of Burnout, Part 2
Apologies to my readers — I indicated in the first post The Nature of Burnout, Part 1 that there would be a second, and I got distracted. So here we go. To review what I said last time, “burnout occurs when I am overly invested in outcomes I cannot control — sooner or later, I…
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The Nature of Emotional Triangles
Apologies to my readers — I indicated in an earlier post The Nature of Burnout, Part 1 that there would be a second, and I got distracted. However, to do the topic justice, I need to discuss the nature of emotional triangles first. So here we go. In looking over what I have written in…
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The Climate Mobilization Pledge
We are at war, and we are losing! (Bill McKibben, 2016 Sep 6) I’ve indicated previously that I have joined The Climate Mobilization (TCM). What follows is the pledge I am making as part of this process. I’ve joined TCM because I strongly believe that our civilization is on a suicide course regarding Climate Change,…
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Reflections on Hope, Part 2
In the last post, I reviewed the negative forces that I believe impact the likelihood of catastrophe as the outcome of global warming. I want now to reflect on the positives concerning my hope for a mature culture. As stated, I strongly believe that, if we are to survive as a species, we must more…
Awakening From Your Anger 