Resilient Ecosystems (RESECO)Helping communities achieve resilience and quality of life, oh, and change the world!
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“The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.” ~ John F. Kennedy
Before we get started
It is important to understand the what and why so that you do not waste your time on this site!
RESECO is working to change the world to become more human supportive into the future.
What does that mean?
At some level we all know that it is not working, none of it. We do our best to ignore as much as possible and deal with the anxiety as best we can, often turning to substance or escape to mitigate the feelings. No, this is not an addiction program, though addiction is addressed by changing the cultural foundation that creates it.
RESECO is taking on the big stuff in a small way... We focus on the neighborhood, building community, and developing a real democracy via grassroots networking. Nothing changes from the top down, only from the bottom up, the reason we don't believe this is for bottom up to work we need to talk to each other, and find commonality through our perceived differences. This is not easy, but it is necessary to fix what is broken.
Why?
If we do not find a way to overcome generated divisiveness to human commonality the brokenness will continue until we reach extinction. The crisis is here, the way forward is embracing our humanity and working together. Let's get to it!
RESECO is working to change the world to become more human supportive into the future.
What does that mean?
At some level we all know that it is not working, none of it. We do our best to ignore as much as possible and deal with the anxiety as best we can, often turning to substance or escape to mitigate the feelings. No, this is not an addiction program, though addiction is addressed by changing the cultural foundation that creates it.
RESECO is taking on the big stuff in a small way... We focus on the neighborhood, building community, and developing a real democracy via grassroots networking. Nothing changes from the top down, only from the bottom up, the reason we don't believe this is for bottom up to work we need to talk to each other, and find commonality through our perceived differences. This is not easy, but it is necessary to fix what is broken.
Why?
If we do not find a way to overcome generated divisiveness to human commonality the brokenness will continue until we reach extinction. The crisis is here, the way forward is embracing our humanity and working together. Let's get to it!
Mission
Help neighborhoods, across Kitsap (and elsewhere) to connect and create Resilient Community! In doing so, create the grassroots networks necessary to drive human change and meet human needs!
Engage?
If you are unaware that things are bad and getting worse, you can move on this is not for you!
If you want an instant solution through politics or protest, you can move on this is not for you!
This is a journey, generational work to teach people to embrace humanity, work together, build consensus, set priorities and create the foundation on which our future will be built.
How?
By bringing you piece of the puzzle to the table and taking the journey with us, RESECO provides a framework and some perspective, you bring the pieces that show what the picture can be!
Help neighborhoods, across Kitsap (and elsewhere) to connect and create Resilient Community! In doing so, create the grassroots networks necessary to drive human change and meet human needs!
Engage?
If you are unaware that things are bad and getting worse, you can move on this is not for you!
If you want an instant solution through politics or protest, you can move on this is not for you!
This is a journey, generational work to teach people to embrace humanity, work together, build consensus, set priorities and create the foundation on which our future will be built.
How?
By bringing you piece of the puzzle to the table and taking the journey with us, RESECO provides a framework and some perspective, you bring the pieces that show what the picture can be!
Resilient Communities ProjectsThe starting point for long term change and a human supportive future!
Resilience
The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Resilient communities develop capacity! Resilient Communities Thrive! |
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TO Boldly Go where Humanity Can Thrive Together
To Boldly Go? Yes because we are not there now. Make no mistake this is a journey we must take together.
"It always seems impossible until it's done." ~ Nelson Mandela
Join us @ Resilient Community Movement Network
We have our very own social media site on Mighty Networks, no more algorithms, you see everything, you can comment and be heard.
Join the Movement!
Join the Movement!
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A Little Perspective
The Overview Effect
“My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral,” he wrote, “It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered. The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness.
“Everything I had thought was wrong. Everything I had expected to see was wrong,” “I had a different experience, because I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us. Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound.”
"I saw more clearly than I have, with all the studying and reading I've done, the writhing, the slow death of Earth and we on it,"
"It's a little tiny rock with an onion skin air around it. That's how fragile it all is. It's so fragile. We hang by a thread... we're just dangling."
Although we are just dangling, we're dangling together.
"We're entangled with each other," he said, decrying conflicts between human beings. "We have a war... the stupidity of it all is so obvious."
~William Shatner; On his experience of traveling to space.
“My trip to space was supposed to be a celebration; instead, it felt like a funeral,” he wrote, “It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered. The contrast between the vicious coldness of space and the warm nurturing of Earth below filled me with overwhelming sadness.
“Everything I had thought was wrong. Everything I had expected to see was wrong,” “I had a different experience, because I discovered that the beauty isn’t out there, it’s down here, with all of us. Leaving that behind made my connection to our tiny planet even more profound.”
"I saw more clearly than I have, with all the studying and reading I've done, the writhing, the slow death of Earth and we on it,"
"It's a little tiny rock with an onion skin air around it. That's how fragile it all is. It's so fragile. We hang by a thread... we're just dangling."
Although we are just dangling, we're dangling together.
"We're entangled with each other," he said, decrying conflicts between human beings. "We have a war... the stupidity of it all is so obvious."
~William Shatner; On his experience of traveling to space.
IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION
"If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace." ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
To meet the needs of today, tomorrow, and the next day, we need to come together and take control of our local ecosystems and assure that they meet our needs, today and tomorrow, and the next day.
It really is simple... Find common ground, connect and learn to work together.
Simple does not mean easy...
Simple does not mean easy...
The challenge is learning to do this in our culture of divisiveness. This is where Resilient Ecosystems becomes the friend you need with the tools to help get the job done. We work with you and your community, side by side, helping you connect and develop common goals that will bring you together and become resilient.
Social Contracts
In the simplest terms, a social contract is an agreement on how people will live together. Here is the dictionary definition:
- An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
If we look at the cultural framework in which we live as our "social contract" we see that it is a bad contract that serves very few of us. What Resilient Ecosystems does is help people and their communities assess their role in our current social contract, see the real world beyond the framework and to determine what needs to be rewritten so that they have a more equitable foundation on which to build resilience and to "thrive".
Our work is based on our humanity and the realities of the world as it is, including the results of living in our current social contract and the devastation it has created. If we understand that the current structure was "programmed" by the few that benefit the most from it, we can see where the core problem is. What we do is help you and your community to learn how to come together, find commonality and gain the perspective to see beyond what our current contract presents. Once we get to this point, we can begin the process of reprogramming the social contract to meet our needs.
The jigsaw puzzle is a perfect metaphor. The edges we have laid out is the framework; the education, facilitation, the perspective. We ask you to bring the pieces to the center of the puzzle, where we can all determine what the picture needs to be. The final step is putting the puzzle together, which is easier with many hands.
- An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
If we look at the cultural framework in which we live as our "social contract" we see that it is a bad contract that serves very few of us. What Resilient Ecosystems does is help people and their communities assess their role in our current social contract, see the real world beyond the framework and to determine what needs to be rewritten so that they have a more equitable foundation on which to build resilience and to "thrive".
Our work is based on our humanity and the realities of the world as it is, including the results of living in our current social contract and the devastation it has created. If we understand that the current structure was "programmed" by the few that benefit the most from it, we can see where the core problem is. What we do is help you and your community to learn how to come together, find commonality and gain the perspective to see beyond what our current contract presents. Once we get to this point, we can begin the process of reprogramming the social contract to meet our needs.
The jigsaw puzzle is a perfect metaphor. The edges we have laid out is the framework; the education, facilitation, the perspective. We ask you to bring the pieces to the center of the puzzle, where we can all determine what the picture needs to be. The final step is putting the puzzle together, which is easier with many hands.
RESECO was designed to teach Communities to fish!
The Wolf You Feed
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
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