The Power of Place
Much of this book will be concerned with this particular ecological thought: that what matters resides in relationships rather than things – between us, rather than within us.
James Bridle • Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
This is all to say: it’s worth listening when a place calls to you. It’s worth thinking about whether the place you live enables your goals or stands in their way. And it’s worth noticing what surroundings speak of enchantment, cultivate the conditions you feel at home in, and aim toward them. Life is more malleable than we think. It’s a surprise t... See more
Tommy Dixon • surroundings that speak of enchantment
Home can be local, a matter of the city, the neighbourhood, even the street; or we can change the angle and see ‘the place we belong to’ as a community defined less by physical space and more by passion, interest or shared experience; or we can zoom out and see it as encompassing the whole world and even beyond.
Jon Alexander • Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us
The untethered – people without a strong connection to an ecology and community – lack a shared past and see little value in working towards a shared future.
“Becoming a person of place makes long-term investments desirable, because the future becomes more valuable to you. Those who have committed to a place, an ecosystem, a community, feel those as... See more
“Becoming a person of place makes long-term investments desirable, because the future becomes more valuable to you. Those who have committed to a place, an ecosystem, a community, feel those as... See more
All of us have a source we are rooted in, a kind of default setting we return to. An emotional home. It’s where our minds go when they’re not busy with tasks, where our feelings go when we need solace, where our bodies go when we have free time, and where our money goes after we pay the bills.