(Note: I am reproducing this post from 2024 as it is still timely!)
As we end the old year and begin the new one, we come together in crisis — and in celebration of the Good happening on the ground in local communities. In the face of crisis, communities unite. Differences are put aside, and people focus on the common need and the common good.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live this way of life 24/7?
My book, Birthing the Symbiotic Age, was released as part of the Substack series one year ago and is filled with real-life examples of how we can live this way.
You may say I’m a dreamer … though what makes it possible is an Ancient Blueprint that has been largely forgotten yet is ever-present. Along with our survival instinct is an equally strong spiritual impulse to connect in universal kinship.
In these times, it may seem we are a long, long way off from that. Yet this desire to connect for mutual benefit is universal and longs to be expressed.
That is my hope, with a deep trust in what’s coming in 2025 – that as we face the intertwined wicked crises that some have called a slow-motion apocalypse -- the spirit of UNIVERSAL KINSHIP that humanity shares will RISE.
In 2025, let’s be strong in ourselves and strong for each other.
In 2025, it’s a time to embody even more extraordinary courage and Love not just to survive but also to thrive in this time of great change. It doesn’t matter that society seems to be going crazy!
What matters is WHAT we do in response.
What matters is HOW we are, standing up for our principles and character,
not what others do.
What matters is that we STEP UP, holding space for ourselves AND others to spread the Highest Goodness we can bring forth.
If you are reading this post, you may have already heard the call to beautify and unite the hearts of humanity. A new spirit is emerging amidst collapsing narratives and decaying structures.
If the old center cannot hold, it’s up to us to come together around a new center -- a singular, unifying, Transcendent power that transcends all appearances and all divisions.
St. Maximus the Confessor, an Eastern Orthodox monk 1,400 years ago, pointed to this Power with his simple “mission statement” for humanity and for each of us: “the fulfilling power of love that gathers together what has been separated…. to Gather the Cosmos Together in Love.”
The Jewish tradition’s Tikkun Olam points to this same Power – healing the world by bringing the fragments that have been previously separated — together.
Let’s celebrate a truly NEW year where we become living expressions of UNIVERSAL KINSHIP and UNIVERSAL BENEFIT - UNITING our communities.
Thank you for being part of our Symbiotic Community. Have a Happy New Year!
In Gratitude for all the good work you are doing, Richard.
Great News for the New Year — the physical book Birthing the Symbiotic Age will be coming out in Spring 2025!
Before then, please catch up on what you might have missed. See the book Synopsis, Strategy Overview, and Table of Contents below.
Building Bridges to a New World
Dear Fellow Symbiotes, I have received many requests to share background on the Symbiotic Culture approach.
XO 🙏
Yes, humanity is poised to thrive, no matter how deep the dive, in 2025
HNYXXXV - take off is complete, keep seat belts fastened as the ride may be bumpy until we reach crusing altitude of shared gratitude. You are the captian - steer well, aim high and look the horizen in the eye