August 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Collapse causes acute distress which, if not metabolized, can cause us to freeze up or spiral into despair. If, on the other hand, we process our distress in connection with other people, we can take "wise action" which bring "enlivenment."
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
'Distress & Enlivenment' - with Matthew and David
YouTube video by Collapse Club
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Collapse causes acute distress which, if not metabolized, can cause us to freeze up or spiral into despair. If, on the other hand, we process our distress in connection with other people, we can take "wise action" which bring "enlivenment."
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
Collapse causes acute distress which, if not metabolized, can cause us to freeze up or spiral into despair. If, on the other hand, we process our distress in connection with other people, we can take "wise action" which brings "enlivenment."
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
'Distress & Enlivenment' - with Matthew and David
YouTube video by Collapse Club
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Collapse causes acute distress which, if not metabolized, can cause us to freeze up or spiral into despair. If, on the other hand, we process our distress in connection with other people, we can take "wise action" which brings "enlivenment."
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
youtu.be/WoJTMQ6qVQ4?...
I do a podcast for 'Collapse Club', talking to people who are making an energetic and thoughtful response to collapse.
Here, I talk with Matthew Painton, a therapist and coach who helps people "metabolize the dark feelings" of being collapse-aware, to turn "distress" into "enlivenment."
Here, I talk with Matthew Painton, a therapist and coach who helps people "metabolize the dark feelings" of being collapse-aware, to turn "distress" into "enlivenment."
Matthew Painton - Finding What's Worthwhile, No Matter What
YouTube video by Collapse Club
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I do a podcast for 'Collapse Club', talking to people who are making an energetic and thoughtful response to collapse.
Here, I talk with Matthew Painton, a therapist and coach who helps people "metabolize the dark feelings" of being collapse-aware, to turn "distress" into "enlivenment."
Here, I talk with Matthew Painton, a therapist and coach who helps people "metabolize the dark feelings" of being collapse-aware, to turn "distress" into "enlivenment."
Q7. Some words that speak to you of empowerment, enlivenment, emboldenment. Do consider. #Spiritchat
May 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Q7. Some words that speak to you of empowerment, enlivenment, emboldenment. Do consider. #Spiritchat
Had a wonderful time seeing friends both old and new at the Rust Belt Fibershed Symposium! #rustbeltfibershed #enlivenment
January 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Had a wonderful time seeing friends both old and new at the Rust Belt Fibershed Symposium! #rustbeltfibershed #enlivenment
phenomenal capture. i can feel the enlivenment fm here
March 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
phenomenal capture. i can feel the enlivenment fm here
Reading this: mitpress.mit.edu/978026253666...
Enlivenment
We have been told that we are living in the Anthropocene, a geological era shaped by humans rather than by nature. In Enlivenment, German philosopher Andreas...
mitpress.mit.edu
March 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Reading this: mitpress.mit.edu/978026253666...
I meant that older people - I'm in my 70s - can be quite partial to social enlivenment to escape a sagging afternoon.
January 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I meant that older people - I'm in my 70s - can be quite partial to social enlivenment to escape a sagging afternoon.
50th page of Elmwych comic, with cat and dog action for your amusement, edification and enlivenment ( a thesaurus serves as a substantial weapon and is still legal to carry).
#werewolf #shapeshifter
#werewolf #shapeshifter
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
50th page of Elmwych comic, with cat and dog action for your amusement, edification and enlivenment ( a thesaurus serves as a substantial weapon and is still legal to carry).
#werewolf #shapeshifter
#werewolf #shapeshifter
Based on this piece: medium.com/enlivenment/...
Fighting for a better future is spiritual work — it may cost us everything if we pretend it isn’t
The marriage of hypercapitalism and fascism is a global vampiric death force. A powerful life force has to meet it.
medium.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Based on this piece: medium.com/enlivenment/...
May 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link Chief Executive Patrick Brockie has confirmed to NZ Transit Buzz 'there is no test train scheduled to run next week' following the enlivenment of the overhead at Waitematā station as there are 'still number of activities that need to be completed' ahead of a test train.
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December 5, 2024 at 10:32 PM
#CRLNews: City Rail Link Chief Executive Patrick Brockie has confirmed to NZ Transit Buzz 'there is no test train scheduled to run next week' following the enlivenment of the overhead at Waitematā station as there are 'still number of activities that need to be completed' ahead of a test train.
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In our Emotional Resilience meetings, we create a safe and structured space to experience despair, and to mourn our fantasies, in the compassionate presence of others. This opens the path to “enlivenment,” even in the face of collapse.
collapseclub.com
collapseclub.com
February 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In our Emotional Resilience meetings, we create a safe and structured space to experience despair, and to mourn our fantasies, in the compassionate presence of others. This opens the path to “enlivenment,” even in the face of collapse.
collapseclub.com
collapseclub.com
The current fabric is unravelling
leaving only the naked body of truth
that beats with the enlivenment of Love.
leaving only the naked body of truth
that beats with the enlivenment of Love.
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The current fabric is unravelling
leaving only the naked body of truth
that beats with the enlivenment of Love.
leaving only the naked body of truth
that beats with the enlivenment of Love.
#Biodiversity is #Biosecurity
By Leen Gorissen, PhD
"Earth became increasingly friendly to life because of life-supporting, 'wealth-generating' and world-making abilities that shape planetary processes of revitalization, climate stabilization, and enlivenment."
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/b...
By Leen Gorissen, PhD
"Earth became increasingly friendly to life because of life-supporting, 'wealth-generating' and world-making abilities that shape planetary processes of revitalization, climate stabilization, and enlivenment."
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/b...
Biodiversity is Biosecurity
Understanding how life creates a livable Earth radically alters our view of the world. It means that the material (abiotic) world does not simply shape the conditions for the living (biotic) world. Th...
www.kosmosjournal.org
December 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
#Biodiversity is #Biosecurity
By Leen Gorissen, PhD
"Earth became increasingly friendly to life because of life-supporting, 'wealth-generating' and world-making abilities that shape planetary processes of revitalization, climate stabilization, and enlivenment."
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/b...
By Leen Gorissen, PhD
"Earth became increasingly friendly to life because of life-supporting, 'wealth-generating' and world-making abilities that shape planetary processes of revitalization, climate stabilization, and enlivenment."
www.kosmosjournal.org/kj_article/b...
I'll say it again: we’re wired to feel more than one #emotion at a time. Feeling excited, nervous, sad, & grateful all at once...my heart overflows and I’m fully alive. Enlivenment expands my heart even more, with #gratitude for the capacity to feel so much ❤️
December 24, 2024 at 1:13 PM
I'll say it again: we’re wired to feel more than one #emotion at a time. Feeling excited, nervous, sad, & grateful all at once...my heart overflows and I’m fully alive. Enlivenment expands my heart even more, with #gratitude for the capacity to feel so much ❤️
In this Solidarity Prepping Group seminar, Matthew says: We adapt to the increasing stress of collapse in a 3-stage cycle: Information Processing, Metabolization Processes, and Wise Action Projects. This is how we transmute “bigger-than-self distress” into “more-than-me enlivenment.”
Metabolizing the Pain of Collapse - with Matthew Painton, Deep Adaptation Guide and Coach
YouTube video by Collapse Club
youtu.be
August 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In this Solidarity Prepping Group seminar, Matthew says: We adapt to the increasing stress of collapse in a 3-stage cycle: Information Processing, Metabolization Processes, and Wise Action Projects. This is how we transmute “bigger-than-self distress” into “more-than-me enlivenment.”
Later in 2027 I hope to be at the Swimmable Cities Alliance conference in Ottawa–Gatineau, Canada, to hear stories of the re-enlivenment of urban waters for people, nature and communities www.swimmablecities.org
An inspiring year of riverine work and play ahead!
#SwimmableCities #WorldRiversDay 9/9
An inspiring year of riverine work and play ahead!
#SwimmableCities #WorldRiversDay 9/9
Swimmable Cities
Urban Swimming Culture & Urban Waterway Restoration
www.swimmablecities.org
September 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Later in 2027 I hope to be at the Swimmable Cities Alliance conference in Ottawa–Gatineau, Canada, to hear stories of the re-enlivenment of urban waters for people, nature and communities www.swimmablecities.org
An inspiring year of riverine work and play ahead!
#SwimmableCities #WorldRiversDay 9/9
An inspiring year of riverine work and play ahead!
#SwimmableCities #WorldRiversDay 9/9
#ForceOfLife #2
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#ForceOfLife #2
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
Or, why we need #solarpunk
medium.com/enlivenment/...
"A big part of the answer is true systemic and relational spirituality. This is something that has long been [...] a big part of indigenous futures work. And yet it is strangely ignored..."
//Here, adopting indigenous paradigms can help, IMHO
medium.com/enlivenment/...
"A big part of the answer is true systemic and relational spirituality. This is something that has long been [...] a big part of indigenous futures work. And yet it is strangely ignored..."
//Here, adopting indigenous paradigms can help, IMHO
Fighting for a better future is spiritual work — it may cost us everything if we pretend it isn’t
The marriage of hypercapitalism and fascism is a global vampiric death force. A powerful life force has to meet it.
medium.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Or, why we need #solarpunk
medium.com/enlivenment/...
"A big part of the answer is true systemic and relational spirituality. This is something that has long been [...] a big part of indigenous futures work. And yet it is strangely ignored..."
//Here, adopting indigenous paradigms can help, IMHO
medium.com/enlivenment/...
"A big part of the answer is true systemic and relational spirituality. This is something that has long been [...] a big part of indigenous futures work. And yet it is strangely ignored..."
//Here, adopting indigenous paradigms can help, IMHO
This 5-phase framework by Emily F. Gates (School contributor) and Pablo Vidueira is a flexible guide to support you to navigate #complexity and advance systemic change. In this article, they share key processes and relevant resources for each phase: medium.com/enlivenment/...
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
This 5-phase framework by Emily F. Gates (School contributor) and Pablo Vidueira is a flexible guide to support you to navigate #complexity and advance systemic change. In this article, they share key processes and relevant resources for each phase: medium.com/enlivenment/...
We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change
->The Irish Times | More on "Creative arts reversing climate change" at BigEarthData.ai | #climate change
->The Irish Times | More on "Creative arts reversing climate change" at BigEarthData.ai | #climate change
We need creative help to understand and reverse human-induced climate change
It’s nine years ago this month since German biologist and eco-philosopher Andreas Weber spoke in Dublin about how it was time to embrace a mind/body connection with the natural world in all its fragility and strength. This mutual relationship with birds, animals, flowers and even stones he defined as “enlivenment”, as he spoke about his encounters with nightingale song and honeysuckle blossoms on a quiet street in a downtrodden part of his native city of Berlin. I was emboldened by the same need to interact with nature – and the human creative connection to it – when I went to the Glencree Valley in Co Wicklow one evening in early July to see the gorse-thatched structure that artist Shane Finan had built in a field opposite Knockree Hostel. It wasn’t the first time Finan had explored these prickly uplands plants with their yellow coconut-scented flowers. But I could see how they had mesmerised him into creating a temporary pavilion looking right across the valley to the Big Sugarloaf mountain. With the artwork Furze: Fuel, Fodder, Thatch, Tools and Toys, Finan invited the public to interact with and consider the heritage and folk traditions of gorse (also known as furze, wins,...
www.irishtimes.com
July 18, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Bearing the unbearable together engenders enlivenment and compassion.
September 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Bearing the unbearable together engenders enlivenment and compassion.