In Capra's recent work he says ' Over billions of years of evolution, the Earth's ecosystems have evolved certain principles of organization to sustain the web of life. Knowledge of these principles of organization, or principles of ecology, is what we mean by "ecological literacy."
The idea of life taking over the planet not by combat but by networking particularly resonates at a time when we are looking for ways to build resilience.
I was asked by a headteacher at a recent meeting what I meant by relationships. Somewhat taken aback I really had to stop and think about my answer to a question that genuinely was looking for ways of connecting and making deeper sense of how perhaps to encourage this web of life.
So here is a little example...
Today I am going to meet with friends from the Incredible Edible project, I am excited about us getting together. We have put aside some time to talk through what we have done so far, to capture some of the main ideas and the learning that has happened along the journey so far. The idea is to create a timeline and begin to use it as a way of telling the story.
It is the coming together and the telling that is important. In preparation of this we have made some food, got a few bottles of wine, some tea and coffee and made a curry. We have lots of paper and pens and space to record and note down our ideas. We all know what this meeting is setting out to achieve, and we hopefully come prepared in our minds and are interested in what others have to say and recall.
During the time together we will listen to each other's story. We will as a result of hearing other's versions of the journey be able to embellish and deepen our own appreciation of what is happening. At the same time as we do this I think we deepen the connection between each other, gaining insight into the highs and lows of the work, recognising our anxieties and limitations, concerns and our celebrations of success. The conversation will be a living example of how relationships begin, are nurtured, encouraged and can flourish and - I am certain of this, can surprise through the new insights that shared conversation can generate.
The story so far will be recorded and presented later... for today that's all folks...
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