PHOTO: Hood River, OR. -- a small community on the Columbia River.
We are trying to institute some of the ideas suggested in Real Wealth of Nations. We currently have local money (RiverHOURS) and are building a regional local food system to foster small businesses within the local economy
As I pulled out of my driveway this morning, NPR news came on. The lead story was Russia expelling four British ambassadors in retaliation for Britain expelling their four Russian ambassadors (and all this is over an extradition case).
All I could think is "Ah, the hierarchy of domination on a global tit for tat level". As I headed to my office, I thought--will we ever wake up to realize how much life we waste on this domination game playing.
And that's the key to me LIFE....And why I love Riane's using the term Hierarchy of Actualization. Creating a world that sets up systems to ensure that 'actualization' is the expectation for all--human, animal, plant, earth--would be such a great way to spend our days! Yet, sadly, we are so locked into hierarchy of domination, we don't even see these incredible possibilities.
But what might it look like if we were designing such a world? If you'd like to take a fun trip, sort of a "day in the life" in a world based on a perception of 'hierarchy of actualization'--please click on this link. It's a short story of a family living in this world. Finding meaning in a world that is based in a 'caring economics' system. Enjoy!
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