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June 12th, 2010 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Do you remember the 70s song, “What you won’t do, you’ll do for love?” They could easily have said, “What you won’t do, you’ll do if you care.“
Truly caring is a yogic state. When you truly care about something, whether it’s a person, place, thing or ideal, that connection with caring gives you a sense of yourself that’s equal to coming home, at least to the best self you know. In yoga, we call this conscious union with Self. You know that it’s happening because it feels right, natural; in short, it feels good.
Yesterday the cat at the barn where we keep our horses had 5 kittens. So much joy filled the breezeway, the stalls, the arena, the grassy fields outside. We had been expecting the babies to be born soon. So yesterday my daughter ran to the lounge to check to see if they were born while we got the horses. The sound of sublime sweet excitement, “They’re here!,” came from the lounge. Every cell of my body changed in that moment. I walked into the room to find the mommy, Sissie, under a table in the corner, floating and surrounded by old barn blankets, and nestled inside of her semi-circle-shaped body were 5 perfect kittens suckling.
I know this cat well. She would greet me during the cold days of December when the average temperature in the barn was 25 degrees. She would purr and rub up against my boots as if wanting to warm them before I put them on, and even jump on the mounting block before I would step up to get on my horse. She was welcoming and affectionate; you could even say supportive of my ride and experience of the barn every time I came.
Now there she was, over in the corner, hours after having given birth, signs of the placenta still all over her belly, working on cleaning up her babies. She looked up at me with the same loving eyes and greeted me and my family.
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March 26th, 2010 | Uncategorized | 7 Comments »
HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY!
PARADIGM NOUVEAU ENTERPRISES
It is with sublime celebration and supreme humility that we would like to share Paradigm Nouveau’s 5 year anniversary with you.
Dear Paradigm Nouveau Friends and Colleagues:
In 2005 I launched a new paradigm, a paradigm where people lead and leaders follow. I took a stand based on 25 years of practice and research. A new paradigm isn’t created overnight; rather it is birthed over a significant period of time. PNE draws from the work of Albert Einstein, who emphasized creativity and imagination over knowledge; Buckminster Fuller, who spoke of Spaceship Earth, the fragile balance humanity lives in and individual responsibility for the future; Mahatma Gandhi, who demonstrated the power of a stand and Werner Erhard, who brought the idea of an individual making a difference to the masses. Paradigm Nouveau is steeped in synergistic models, contextual behavior, and personal integrity. Many of you have been co-creators in this unprecedented body of work, being people who lead. Wow! Thank you so much for standing with me for our future ~ I am blown away with what we’ve created!
Let’s celebrate our accomplishments.
PNE’s multi-faceted accomplishments over the past 5 years are registered in the following areas:
Global Transformation through Synergistic Projects
- 5 Year members of the Clinton Global Initiative, 2006-2010
- Co-producer of the Presidential Inauguration Conference in Washington, DC, January 2009
- Supported the Treasure America Project to provide an alternative economic base (rather than oil production) for native Alaskan residents, 2005-2006
- Climate Protection Manual for Cities, a joint project with Natural Capitalism Solutions to create a free resource for communities around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, 2006-2007
Creating a Green Economy through Equity Investments
- Solar Village Homes, designing the country’s first affordable zero net homes, 2008-2010
- Inspiritu Verde, first green building project in Steamboat Springs, CO, 2006-2010
- EarthWorks Expo (successor to the Global Warming Expo), Denver’s biggest, most informative and empowering green-living event of the year, 2008-2010
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December 17th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Below is an on-site communication from Paradigm Nouveau fan Amy Guinan, live from Copenhagen:
Hello!
The international unity and shared purpose in Copenhagen has inspired me profoundly. From my conversations, the marches and rallies in the streets, and the discussions and presentations at the People’s Summit, I have seen that a powerful unifying theme is emerging in the climate discussion – and it is Climate Justice. The rallying cry is for -and from- the people who will most suffer from climate change – not for business or economic safeguards, but for justice (“lesser” developed countries are not the ones dumping carbon in the air, yet climate change will hit them the hardest). This is refreshingly different from what I expected 
in the climate discussion.
Today, like all other days, was jam-packed with opportunities for engagement. From the lectures and presentations in the People’s Summit to the daily marches and protests (Saturday’s march drew 100,000 people), from the art exhibits around town to the open air discussions in the city square, Copenhagen is buzzing with activity and discussion. I pinch myself in astonishment when I recall that my day was spent listening to speeches by Bill McKibben of 350, Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, and Naomi Klein (under a circus tent in the squatter community of Christiana!)
There is discont
ent brewing about the lack progress in the Bella Center, and if a binding treaty is not agreed upon in Copenhagen it will merely add more fuel to a fire of that is already burning hot. Bill McKibben commented that MIT students are in the Bella Center making parts per million projections based on carbon reduction compromises being negotiated. Today, as the current agreements stand (the US cutting 17% by 2020, EU 40% by 2050, etc), the carbon in parts per million in the atmosphere in 2100 will be 770 PPM!!! 350, as we all recall, being the uppermost limit for a life-sustaining planet.
I conclude that the power will have to come from the people to the leaders. Our voices must grow louder and our numbers stronger as we continue to pressure our leaders. Wednesday we march to the Bella Center with the goal of those inside coming outside to meet us, the people they represent, for a REAL discussion. If the march on Saturday is any indicator of the power we can expect, the people united will not be divided.
Miss you all. Love,
Amy
December 11th, 2009 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Below is a dialogue between Amy Guinan and PNE CEO Audrey James on the action from Copenhagen:
Dear Audrey:
The climate talks are definitely getting warm over here in Copenhagen.
As I roamed the streets today, both looking for some protest action and a place to sleep (the former easier to find than the latter), helicopters buzzed overhead, impromptu climate art exhibits appeared on bridges and in open plazas, a crowd of Nepalese women wore sashes that read “Save the Himalayas,” and posterboard arrows pointed to Klima Action centers and activist camps throughout the downtown area. It’s buzzing over here and the possibilities for daily action are unlimited: from volunteering at the food banks, to the huge 60,000+ march tomorrow morning, to the all-night drum session for climate justice, I am so hopeful that the world leaders in the Bella Center, where the negotiations are happening, hear the commotion we are all making out here in the streets.
Copenhagen itself is amazing. Bikes abound, bridges and canals form the city, the metro and bus system is very easy to navigate (now if only the beer wasn’t 8 bucks a pint…:). Most notable, though, is the international feel in the city presently. I was at a rally meeting last night for an action targeted at big corporate polluters (which today is now all over the news for its effectiveness); translations were happening in French, Italian, German. In fact, when the members of the assembled crowd were asked who was Danish – or knew the city of Copenhagen – a very small percentage of hands went up. There are people from all over the globe expressing and acting on their concern for our planet (the carbon spewed getting us here, though, is definitely devastating to think about – some major tree planting needed to offset this one.)
I am still settling in and have finally found a place to sleep – in a communal warehouse provided by the efforts of a number of Danish NGO’s. Tomorrow I will join a large march and will then volunteer at one of the Klima camps – the drum session seems in the cards, too. In the upcoming days actions related to food justice, climate refugees, and industrialization will all occur. Along with a bunch of crazy parties and concerts – Euro style.
I am grateful to be here and to be part of this international movement. I look forward to the upcoming actions and am confident the voices in the streets will grow louder and louder. Hey, world leaders, do you hear us yet?
Much love to all – miss you.. I will send pictures as soon as I get an adapter cord. :)
Amy
Dear Amy:
Thanks so much for your communication Amy!
I am inspired and hopeful on many levels after reading your words.
Please know that your presence there represents hundreds if not thousands of us who would join you in a heartbeat.
Stay well and get a good night’s sleep so you can continue to rock from Copenhagen!
Your friend and partner in Climate Change & Global Transformation.
Audrey James
CEO Paradigm Nouveau Enterprises
