In association with hhdlstudycirclemontreal.org
Archive for August 5, 2021
|
|
|
Video of the Week
|
Aug 05, 2021 |
|
 |
|
I Created the Repair Cafe
|
|
| Throwing our broken appliances and other items away seems to be the only thing to do if they have become unusable, but Martine Postman in Amsterdam wasn’t satisfied with this symptom of wasteful over-consumption. She was determined to find a way to do more then watch dumpsters overflowing and created the concept of Repair Cafes. Once a month her coffee shop provides space for repair experts to work with people who want to fix broken goods of all kinds – from broken computers to children’s toys to old watches. Portman’s creative idea has spread to over 70 countries around the world and offered an alternative to our throwaway consumer culture. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You’re receiving this email because you are a DailyGood subscriber.
Trouble Viewing? On a mobile? Just click here. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. |
|
|
|
|
 |
We are cultivating a garden together, backs to the sun. The question is a hoe in our hands and we are digging beneath the hard and crusty surface to the rich humus of our lives.
– Parker Palmer –
|
|
|
What Do Gardens Mean?
“This much is clear: people calling themselves artists and who are called artists by others — are making gardens and calling it art, or are making art in which the making of gardens is part of what they are calling art. And for a very long time, people who may not call themselves anything, have been making gardens that other people call art. Further, it would be greatly surprising if all this were not to continue. And given this time of profound meddling with nature and the dreadful results we are experiencing, the garden might be, in all its forms, the place best suited for calling us back to our senses — a role of gardens long established and held dear, whether consciously or not.” In this lovely, introspective piece, Richard Whittaker dives straight into the heart of a powerful, and curious question: What do gardens mean? { read more }
Be The Change
What do gardens mean to you? Take a moment to capture your spontaneous response to this question in some form. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sangha of Auspicious Companions 