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Great discussion, I would share that the best way is to share dialogue with native-indigenous people and move forward with what is shared with native-indigenous in leadership capacities.Native-indigenous leadership must be expanded to environmental policy and practice decision making outside of the reservations. I see native-indigenous leadership in government, business CEO and non-profit organizations for environmental health that is planned for several generations in advance.

Thank you Rolla for sharing the link. I was invited by Vivian to attend a virtual tour of an ancient village that will be used for Ecological Civilization hands-on learning. One of the best virtual tours ever!

Thank you Rolla for sharing a great quote from the readings. I see the quote as being a personal and social invitation to apply our imagination toward the world we want to live in as if it already exists in our experience.A glimpse into an experience that calls us to an inner desire to see even more.When there is a glimpse into a new paradigm, imagination expands, more is revealed in when to take inspired action.This process brings the invisible into the visible.

“The mind, once stretched by a new idea never returns to its original dimensions.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Thank you Rolla and Kathleen for sharing such beautiful poems.

“I walk by faith intuition and creativity. I welcome new friends, ideas and new places. I gaze up to the stars and give thanks. I grow the harvest food from the garden to learn about myself. I enjoy sharing the harvest with others. I receive strength from the positive energy of positive people. Whenever I feel drained by the unnecessary drama existing in human systems, I reach out and pick some Rosemary or other fragrant plant, put it to my nose and invite the fragrances of life to remind me of how blessed I am and how the simple things in life are the most meaningful.”

~ J.Garcia

I had an experience of initial aim that I have often referred to as the epiphany that opened doors for a new trajectory in my life.
Inspired by imagination, in 1991, I walked into the Downtown Los Angeles City Parks and Recreation Department and became a volunteer. I felt volunteering would provide outdoor, on-the-job work experience for a future gardener position within the City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Department. My assignment was at Point Fermin Park and Lighthouse in San Pedro, California. I began to feel a connection to something vast and expansive. One morning as the sun was rising and I was raking leaves under a large Magnolia tree, I had an epiphany and felt a deep connection to nature and the earth. I heard the sound of waves crashing below the lighthouse and seals barking from the rocks on the beach. I received an intuitive invitation to continue learning about the garden at the park and specifically the Earth. That same afternoon after work, I enrolled in a horticulture course at El Camino College. I have since found nature to be the primary teacher of how life grows, diversifies, and demonstrates the processes of interrelationship building.

Hi Jace, thank you for sharing great insights in your post. Great examples of Empathy in terms of concrescence. I am feeling empathy with the recent protests and what I hope to be a larger revolution in Iran over the killing of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for not properly wearing a head scarf by the Morality Police. The momentum seems to be building around the world in empathy and support for the women of Iran. In Appreciation.

Thank you for sharing the link to the full episode.

My apologies for some reason the link does not attach.

Please type in a search for (Star Trek Shore Leave Daily Motion) for the full episode. In Appreciation, Joe

I found this link to the full episode of Star Trek: Shore Leave

My thoughts are we as humans have the conscious decision-making capacity to drain energy and hurt like energy vampires or give energy, heal and help. Outcomes depend on the intentions we project from within ourselves, and all intentions are reflected in the mirror of reality. The mirror reflects back to us what we project into it. Staying on the science fiction theme which in many ways is not fiction at all. One of my favorite Star Trek episodes is from the original series and it exaggeratedly shows how reality works. It’s a good thing in many situations, there is often a delay in time before we humans experience our thoughts in the physical realm. Link to the Star Trek episode: Shore Leave (1966)

Tag Below. Could not find the full episode on YouTube but it can be found on many streaming networks.