We all want to live our life in a world that is fair, where we all have a chance, where we can thrive. Join us in making that place for us all. The future will be decided by those who show up!

Resilient Ecosystems 
“The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is unchangeable or certain.” ~ John F. Kennedy

​A Social Contract

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.
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​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 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.

We use a jigsaw puzzle as a metaphor, we put the edges together; the education, facilitation, the perspective and 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.

If you show up!

Is the world fair and equitable? Are the odds not in your favor? Do the choices made support our humanity, or meet our needs? The answer to all of these questions is...NO!
We need serious, systemic and long term change or we will face a deepening entropy, the continuing decline for us and degrading of our humanity. There is only one way to change this: SHOW UP!
We the People, the first three words of the Constitution, and the key to how change can occur. You have a voice, use it, but use it effectively.
You have a piece to this puzzle, bring it to the table, engage and help determine what the picture, our future, will be.
SHOW UP!

A Vision for Resilient Communities

It starts with building a map of local neighborhoods, creating neighborhood leadership and representation. It grows from there to growing engaged and connected communities, providing guidance, training, and information. Core leadership forms and a grassroot network emerges with a focus on developing resilient communities. Reviews are made of community needs and what infrastructure is currently in place. Decisions are made and the communities mobilized to address shortfalls and increase capacity, security and quality of life. Along the way local industry is created, jobs, direct and indirect.

​Food is produced locally in quantity and quality to provide local markets, power is a distributed model, locally produced, and the face of community changes, becoming a beacon for other communities!
This beacon, a replicable model, will also attract like minded businesses to your area, and growth happens in a resilient manner, all the parts interconnected and inter-supportive.
The Benefits of Resilient Communities
Security​​
  • Economic
  • Food
  • Water
  • Power
  • Physical
Education
  • ​​Real Data
  • Tools
  • Skills
  • Communication
  • Understanding
Community
  • ​Common Ground
  • Relationship
  • Strength
  • Flexibility
  • Capacity 

IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION

Simple does not mean easy...
"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​
It really is simple... Find common ground, connect and learn to work together.

​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.
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.

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."