Permaculture...permanent culture-I believe that at its core, permaculture is the study of relationships, with the goal of discovering what is healthy. To practice permaculture is to translate those observations of natural healthy relationships to human relationships, not just between humans and the rest of the natural world, but also between humans. To be a permaculture designer is to be a facilitator or encourager of healthy relationships by recognizing the functions of elements and placing them in such ways that they naturally develop together into healthy, thriving systems. As such, I have began to understand that these insights start with me. Asking the question, what do I need to be healthy? In the pursuit of the answer to that question, I find an interconnected web of relationships, such that if I am becoming more healthy, so will life that is close to me. Fundamental for this recognition is love. Love of self-love of life. For the closer I look at me, the more transparent the me seems to be, as I see I am really just a part of this interconnected set of relationships.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:37:56 +0000
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