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Wise Livelihood in a Life-Alienating System

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 5, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Last week, i had a mini-depressive episode. I just couldn’t get out of bed to go to my internship. The thought of going to work the next day was unbearable. So, i called in sick, turned over, and slept some …
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Posted in Activism, Lebensexperiment | Tagged cultural trauma, permaculture, systems thinking | 3 Replies

Learning a new language

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on May 28, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Since March, i have been very intentionally immersed in nonviolent communication through a virtual community and a pretty intense class. As i am emerging from the semester, i am noticing that i feel more exhausted than usual. And i am …
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Posted in Community Building, Personal | Tagged habit thinking, nonviolent communication, NVC, permaculture, regenerating ourselves | Leave a reply

Permaculture and Justice

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 13, 2011 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Grappling with finding ways to counteract stereotype development, i decided to take a permaculture design course. Permaculture suggests that we can design our communities to ensure sustainability but do these designs address issues of justice? That was the question i …
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Posted in Academic, Philosophy | Tagged ethics, justice, permaculture | Leave a reply

Letting Go of Expectations

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on December 24, 2010 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Search for “let go of expectations” and you will find oodles of pages that tell us why it is important to let go of our expectations but they never really tell us how (including my own musings on expectations and …
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Posted in Healing tools | Tagged nonviolent communication, NVC, permaculture | 2 Replies

The Wonders of Cobbing

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 10, 2010 by RachelApril 19, 2013

Cob is an ancient building material made with sand, clay, water, and straw (see cobbing in action in this promo trailer starting @ about 0:43). It has been widely used in many cultures, including in Germany for the traditional timber …
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Posted in Transition | Tagged permaculture, Urban PDC | Leave a reply

Trees, Hills, and Justice

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on November 9, 2010 by RachelMay 8, 2013

My permaculture class went on a field trip to learn more about dealing with water in permaculture designs. One of the first things you notice in the areas around San Francisco: The hills are brown. During the summer time, there …
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Posted in Transition | Tagged climate disruption, permaculture, Urban PDC | 2 Replies

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