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Beth Buschini 1's avatar

This conversation touched upon so many aspects of our world that hold promise as it also revealed our "curriculum." Thanks Jon and Soren.

I'm also inspired by Bishop Mariann Budde's courage, passion and plea for mercy. Wow!

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Veronique Marchal's avatar

I appreciate Soren and Jon having a conversation about our “next chapter. “

I listened for the first 20 minutes or so, and feel compelled to share here. It is interesting to open up and begin to have a conversation and reflection about bridging politics government, our hearts and sitting on the cushion. I agree with Soren‘s email questions of do we need a new political system or do we need more conscious people? Or do we need both?

On the government system side, I do hope that we can look at how presidential candidates such as Marianne Williamson and Jill Stein, without a constitutional political campaign reform amendment, managed to raise money without political action, committees, receiving the results that they did, which includes not forgetting those that showed up at their town halls, signed, petitions, and ultimately voted. This I believe is part of some of the political “change” that may be interested in. I would like to see all presidential candidates debate publicly within the media equally. And if this is not possible for whatever reason that we find creative ways to do so. I also believe that a new political party was formed in the selection cycle, a new progressive party. These are all part of what I’ve followed, and noticed from the other side of the Atlantic ocean in France.

As it relates to more conscious people, it is always so good to hear again about “ searching and finding a middle way” or common ground, need, Hope, aspiration.

And it is from there, that maybe part of how we globally and locally can come together from all walks of life, political parties, religions, is relating to our basic human needs as people relating to healthy and plentiful food grown from our “food systems.”

(AI and food data: I read a news headline yesterday regarding an AI report tracking food preserves data throughout supermarket product items in the USA) future farmer workers and soil /water growing in California? + France and EU? +

For example, when I remember to be fully present and conscious, and I look into my plate and my fork before a meal and I give Grace and remember and look at every item on my plate and try and identify the original organic form was it growing? Do I know where it grew Imagine the workers how many hours how was it transported by fossil fuels in what packaging what is the nutritional value. It seems that I’m eating hundreds of work hours fossil fuels, soil, water, business models: who what how is in our plates, and therefore invisibly sitting at the table with us?

I wonder about the same middle way public private initiatives that can fill changing situations if government fundings evolve and change or need help expanding their reach and expertise…

And with the California fires, war zones and earthquakes natural disasters with such loss of home and shelter, is this not also a middle way opportunity to rebuild homes with “tables and plates” and food, neighborhoods, nations, and our children’s tomorrows.

I seem to recall reading an interview with candidate president Donald Trump saying “we all need good food “in relation to his support of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

In his inaugural speech he also said he wants to be known as a “unifier” for “peace”

Thank you merci beaucoup for this community space with frameworks and reflection points for consideration and collaboration. (Passionately and courageously with many words)…

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