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The currency in a gift economy is relationship, which is expressed as gratitude, as interdependence and the ongoing cycles of reciprocity. A gift economy nurtures the community bonds which enhance mutual well-being; the economic unit is “we” rather than “I,” as all flourishing is mutual.

"Simple ways to have a peaceful moment:

• Close your eyes and just breathe for two minutes.


• Leave your phone in another room for an hour.


• Watch a cloud form and then dissolve.


• Stand in the sunshine and notice how it warms your skin.


• Light a candle and watch the flame dance."

Visualizing a 90-Year Human Life in Weeks. Sometimes life seems really short, and other times it seems impossibly long. But this chart helps to emphasize that it’s most certainly finite. Those are your weeks and they’re all you’ve got. Given that fact, the only appropriate word to describe your weeks is precious. There are trillions upon trillions... See more

We need to talk about the economy and its coexisting blindfolded and ignorant structures that seem to have been the prevailing system for democratic societies over the last 100 years. We need to talk about how we look at systemic structures, why they matter and how they work. Few are truly paying attention to how the whole is functioning together,... See more