Sustainability Blog

So what now? We have so much technology... is that what is going to save us? No. It's getting to know each other more, releasing each ot...

I was very depleted after five years of so much effort to manifest the Home of the Future. I took a break. Last week I decided to come off b...

I hired my coach again. Years ago, Nika Quirk helped me reach into my yearnings and pull out an action plan that got me to today. I'm c...

This journey towards true sustainability has taken some big twists and turns. I've learned I feel sustainable when powerfully supported ...

Xena and Caitlan bought a water heater and brought it home in the tiny car. Gently. I heard all about shopping at Home Depot in high heels. ...

When really tough things happen and hard choices must be made, my Silver Lining Powers run up to full power. I hear the Word of God and choo...

The folks who come out to your house and install solar panels are called "solar integrators." We design custom systems from modula...

 I caught site of this shopping cart mosh while assessing a roof for solar access. From the look on my client's face as I burst into lau...

Thank you, everyone who commented. My guru has spent decades sifting wheat from chaff in spiritual teachings and scriptures. It is his opini...

"That's my window!" "We can share the windows." "No! It's mine !" " NO!!! It's my window!...

The big pay-off of getting the forced air heat re-routed? Comfort inside when it's very chilly outside. Last night, open water in the ba...

I noticed today that I finally (finally!) feel like I'm part of a community. This community. Today I don't feel like I'm at the ...

I borrowed this graph from the BBC. Exit polls showed that the 25% of the US citizenry that identifies as White Evangelical Christians voted...

Ah, the marvels of tooth care. More than a dozen years ago, my dentist sold his practice and the new guy didn't do such a great job. He ...

I am having fun imagining where Xena is, even as I sit and work, or do laundry, or listen to Nicholas tell me about his D&D game. She...

I've had some extremely potent chemistry going on inside me for a few months. It reached a crescendo and collapsed; now, a week or two l...

Mariposa Grove and Willow House members are in various stage of prep to hie off to Black Rock City. I'll miss them while they are gone. ...

I admire, nearly to the point of envy, those people who are able to work harder when they are feeling blue. I'm wired entirely the other...

Last night after the community meeting a few of us pedaled over to The Temescal Street Collective's free outdoor movie night. About 300...