A Declaration of Interdependence

We the peopleIn reverence for our shared earthAnd all of the life expressing on itWanting our lives and efforts to help create a world that works for everyoneDo hereby declare and acknowledgeThe radical intimacy of all living thingsOur interdependenceAnd our responsibility for ourselves and towards each otherBrings us together to meet our challengesThrough the shared wisdom of listening with respect and careAnd acting from vetted inspiration, developed togetherFollowing a path of cooperation and fairnessSeeking a future of mutually assured development for allKnowing our good expands by including all of life in our circle of careAnd sharing the resources available to all equitablyWe track the impact of our efforts through listeningRefining our solutions and patterns to benefit more beingsThis is how we measure progressThe thriving of more and more of our brothers and sistersHuman and beyondThe water, the air, the soilWe acknowledge different ways of seeing and communicatingAnd slow down enough to make room for each entity’s messageWe reckon with the legacies of extraction and exclusion that have shaped the systems of the past centuriesWe acknowledge the histories of harm and the structures of dominance that have fractured our belonging.We commit to repair — as love in action — restoring balance where life has been diminished.We mature beyond thinking humans know bestAnd recognize aligned, progressive action is evolving through all of lifeWe mature past individual consumer acquisitionInto engaged reciprocityWe mature past posturing and speak our truths, knowing our society is designing to meet all our needsWe mature past chasing pictures of successInto settled wholeness naturally expanding and expressing in serviceInnovation continues to move us forwardThough it’s not drive for moreIt’s refining our approaches for a lighter touch, more efficient distribution of resources, deeper careWe commit to each other, to our shared home, to our mutual wellnessThe chase is off, the dance beginsIn harmony with the music of our shared aliveness This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit fallingtenderly.substack.com