Feb 8, 2013 | Carolyn's Articles
I invite the reader to review the features of community resilience and personal resilience several times. In doing so, I believe it is impossible to miss their inextricable connection and how the two types of resilience impact the other given the reality that individuals and communities foster both.
Nov 18, 2012 | Feature Articles
Still, you can’t always get what you want. In the end, all that’s left is what you need. And we know that, unconsciously. It’s just that in the meantime we like to be sitting pretty. And not think about the fact that this very attitude of ours will hasten and worsen the end. We’re creatures bent on instant gratification. Which is, come to think of it, precisely why we have our optimism bias in the first place.
Mar 3, 2012 | Feature Articles, Options/ New Paradigm
The prescription is simply to walk in a natural setting. Nothing extreme, neither grand nor distant, is required. A walk during lunch down tree-lined streets, a restful interlude in a vest pocket park, or an evening stroll through neighborhood nature will suffice. Certainly the choice of what walking route to take does matter. In a study that validated aspects of attention restoration theory, a walking route through an arboretum that was tree-lined and separated from traffic significantly improved mental effectiveness when compared to a route in the same area and of the same length but more urban in character ( Berman, Jonides, & Kaplan, 2008).
Dec 3, 2010 | Collapse of Industrial Civilization, Economic Meltdown, Options/ New Paradigm
[Another glaring indicator of the speed with which industrial civilization is collapsing. Inevitably paralleling the end of jobs as we know them is a burgeoning underground economy which will be well in place when fiat currency no longer exists–CB] ORIGINAL...
Nov 30, 2010 | Preparation
Knowledge is something that no one can take from you. It’s the eternal wealth that will help you thrive in a Post-Collapse world. Mad Max: Village Roadshow Pictures Jeffrey Green Activist Post Some experts see the perfect storm emerging for a dramatic collapse...
Nov 30, 2010 | Preparation
By Giordano Bruno Neithercorp Press – 11/29/2010 Food production is one of the most essential concerns of any society. Without direct availability and ease of consumption, without the consistent flow of agricultural goods, every nation existing today (except the most...