Where has all the (community) glue gone?
Every community needs some kind of social "glue" to keep it together. It doesn't matter how big or small the community is, the glue is always the non-productive, leisurely, intimate,
(R)Edefining the language / (R)Einventing the wheel
If there is a letter in the alphabet that represents the complexity of our world, it has to be R. Children have trouble to pronounce it, and some adults too.
On “change” – Inspired by Nepal
If there is even a single little habit that I am unwilling to change in myself, I have no right to expect anyone else to change their own habits. People
How to Create a New Social System
Are you fed up with the present social system? Are you wishing to join or create a system that’s newer, better, healthier? Are you already a part of an alternative
A Just Society is Possible:
Diary from Global Ecovillage Network conference 2012 By Nara Petrovič (The article was originally published in Slovenian in the neswpaper Delo, Sobotna priloga, August 4th, 2012) I heard a call
GEN in my genes
Have you ever had that fleeting feeling of knowing what it's all about, but had no words that could express it? Have you, then, tried to write a poem? Just
The power of how
These days all I really do is edit my book "Human Being: Instruction for Use" in English. I am finally satisfied with the text! I decided to share the introduction
ADVANCE in Slovenian Istria — August 4 to 19, 2012
From August 4 to 19, 2012, the emerging eco-community Naravice in Slovenian Istria (close to Koper) will host a two week event to delve into nature, people and relationships, called simply ADVANCE. Here are a
I am out of RIGHT mind and it feels great!
I was cutting grass this morning with a small handy scythe around vegetable beds in my garden. It made me think about one of the stupidities of our culture that’s
The last hours of fleeting negativity
I just finished reading The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann and the final pages of the book reminded me of one of my favourite quotes, by Bhaktivinoda