john silkey
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john silkey
Fishing with kids tips:
Bring fire and something to cook or heat up
Snacks
Water colors to pain with
Birding stuff and nature guides
Whatever style of fishing they want to do.
26 weapons grade parenting tips:
1/ Give them a "heads up," 5 minutes until bedtime, 10 minutes before leaving the playground
2/ Look at the world more through their eyes
3/ Don’t discipline like an angry madman. Stay calm and firm, model how you want THEM to... See more
Paternal Legacyx.comWe share DNA with every other living being. Approximately 98 percent of our DNA is shared with primates, and about 35 percent is shared with plants.... We all come from the same originating source, and we all comprise the same foundational elements.
We are part of a uni-verse, a collection of individual notes in one continuous song; the song that... See more
We are part of a uni-verse, a collection of individual notes in one continuous song; the song that... See more
i. Things to come back to when I’m feeling meh and ii. 3/3 Causal - becoming elders
Beautiful description. All part of the same song.
Sherri Mitchell via cac newsletter
From matt baker - the journey to be stone here Now Abiding This is where spirit lives
To be the Stone is to let consciousness finish its upward longing and settle fully into gravity, texture, time, and limit. Not as a compromise, but as a realization:
This is where spirit actually lives.
The Stone does not seek meaning.
Meaning leans against
... See moreBlog post on the tone and content of conversations on eneryg and climate change still run right past how much is needed from using less like demand side resources.
Its the pool analogy - our focus is on solutions that are “bigger” or “Different” or more” hoses to keep it filled
what about the dang holes in the pool and building a pool that loses or
... See morewriting idea
for long range planning - “Assumptions Attack”
Make expliciti the assumptions we’re making in any long term plan
Rank those by longevity and impact if wrong - i.e. policy assumptions are likely to change sooner rather than later as pendulum swings
if its durable it gets a higher # and is lower on list to pay attention to
Every 12-18 months formally
ongoing strategic planning facilitation to keep it dynamic
SEEA’s research into energy and health overlap. Use this as inspo for talking with health companies
One of the challenges with this research is that we're largely dealing with a constellation of causes and a constellation of health effects. One to one causation will be near impossible, though common sense points to "of course there's a connection."
... See morePotential low funding codes work-
-be present at key meetings
-share out those learnings to stakeholders
-collaborate with members to elicit their position on issues
-mine old SEEA codes work for new learnings to build on
-prioritize GA, FL, MS, LA
Fund by:
SEO’s?
DOE - supporting rural trades and manufacturers
Spend lots of (phone-free) time with her
Show her that the world is a fun and fascinating place
Encourage her to reason from first principles
Don’t interrupt her when she’s focused or daydreaming; help her learn to be entertained by her own mind
Refrain from imposing lots of little rules, but where there are rules, be firm about them
Build... See more
Show her that the world is a fun and fascinating place
Encourage her to reason from first principles
Don’t interrupt her when she’s focused or daydreaming; help her learn to be entertained by her own mind
Refrain from imposing lots of little rules, but where there are rules, be firm about them
Build... See more
Guidelines to remember - don’t over complicate it