The 8 Instructions

INSTRUCTION NO. 1

CONNECTION

No lifeform can exist by itself. The natural world is a finely tuned, dynamic and interdependent community.

INSTRUCTION NO. 2

VARIETY

Diversity in nature is the number one predictor of a system’s health and resilience.

INSTRUCTION NO. 3

BALANCE

In a time when technology has outpaced relational skill, nature shows us how balancing agency (masculine) and care (feminine) is key to human procession.

INSTRUCTION NO. 4

RELATIVES

Over millions of years, many animals and humans have employed similar strategies for being healthy and content.

INSTRUCTION NO. 5

EFFICIENCY

Efficiency is the evidence of natural expression. Unfussed, unscripted. As usual and uncanny as breathing in and out.

INSTRUCTION NO. 6

RESILIENCE

All of nature is inclined toward recovery. Not just to survive, but to thrive

INSTRUCTION NO. 7

ELDERHOOD

In nature, healing from trauma creates genetic benefits that can be passed on to future generations.

INSTRUCTION NO. 8

UNCERTAINTY

To the extent we are able to embrace mystery, humans are able to live creatively and well with each other.

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