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Martin Keogh |
The Living Now Project I am the author of As Much Time as it Takes: A Guide for the Bereaved, Their Family and Friends. I travel extensively around the world, and during my travels I'm increasingly hearing a question, which a woman in Helsinki phrased this way:
Intrigued by this question, I've been posing it to others. One woman responded by fluttering her hands (a flutter I'm beginning to recognize that goes with issues that are too big to imagine) saying, “With so much stress in our lives, how can we think about THAT?” On the same day as that conversation, the Vipassana teacher, Jack Kornfield telephoned to say that this project is necessary and important, and that people everywhere are beginning to ask this question for themselves. In the responses I sometimes hear despair—a belief that we are just rearranging the chairs on the Titanic. From some, I hear the desire for practical suggestions—they want to know what they can do. Others express a longing for some spiritual perspective. The “tipping point” we are approaching is more palpable every day, and people are feeling it in a way they can no longer ignore. It's creating an emerging need for thoughtful people to provide reflection, inspiration and direction. That's why I'm posing this question to leaders, activists, and original thinkers in their respective fields. I’m gathering their stories, meditations, and advice into an anthology that will help people move through despair and inertia, and to spur them into some kind of beneficial action for themselves in their communities. I'm calling it the Living Now Project. A few of the contributors include, author Barbara Kingsolver; Nina Simons, cofounder of Bioneers; Jeneane Prevatt (Jyoti) who represents the thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers traveling the world to promoting the protection of the environment and diverse cultures; and Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet. To see a fuller list of people submitting their writings, click here. I would be honored by your contribution, and you would be joining a group of diverse and creative minds who know that we can do more than just “cope” with the situation, we can engage within it, and together provide the glimmers that add up to make a difference. Your essays/meditations are welcome between 800 and 2000 words. The deadline is May 15. Please feel free to email with your questions. Thank you for the work you do on behalf of all of us,
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