Everything depends on readiness for a form of existence organized locally around the commune and the living community. The division of work would essentially be built up anew from there. In the center of things, however, would stand not work, but life, the interpersonal traffic of a high, love-filled culture, where the values of being stand above the values of having.
So the immediate thing to do is to become familiar with developing communities: Start looking around for other people, families and groups to maybe share with them the adventure of a different life.
“So when the conversation about how to fix our school feels too complicated and overwhelming, just think of one thing: we can’t have great schools without great teachers. Repeat after me: We can’t have great schools without great teachers. And when you start with that simple truth, the solutions become pretty clear. Let’s recruit our [...]
Rachel Durston: This is a short story told by photos of a few months spent in Huitzilan, a small village in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico. I feel very lucky to have gotten to experience another culture so intimately as I did in the summer of 2003 and I want to share the feeling [...]
I have found it difficult to maintain peace of mind on a daily basis due to the many burdens that sit on my conscience. Memories from my past, problems I see in society, problems I see in myself, and any other annoyances or irritations life throws onto my path. For a long time I let [...]
Rachel Durston: I have a lot to say about education, but I think I will try to just limit it to one topic. I know that it is true that a poor carpenter always blames his tools, but I believe it is also true that a great carpenter, when doing some of the most important [...]
