Agenda
- Check in
- Opening Blessing
- Review WWWs
- Weekly event logistics
- Year Plan
- Spring Equinox
- Review Agenda
- Pitch Video
- Tactics Talk
- Evaluations
- Closing Blessing
Check-in
- Brandon … I'd like to have a good day today, and I'm worried that I'm not set up for that mentally. I'm hopeful that this call will help me get right.
- Ben … I’m feeling accomplished because I caught up on my email yesterday. But now there are several people to contact and I should start on my taxes. So, work never ends.
Opening Blessing
Sometimes, it's easy to feel sad because we think there may be nothing more for us to do! This is not actually a real thing, though. May we take comfort and joy from knowing that each one of us gets to recapitulate the Sysiphusian myth. May we enjoy the ever-present work together. --Blessed Be
WW(W)s from last time
Ongoing
- Brandon … Bedtime at 9:30 every night, wake up with alarm at 5:30
- Brandon … spend 15 minutes every day on Machine Learning
- Brandon …Send Ben/Eric a video message each day about what I did and watch theirs
- Brandon … Meditate regularly with Eric or Ben
- Ben … Send Brandon/Eric a video message each day about what I did and watch theirs
- Ben … meditate regularly with Eric
- <s>Ben … spend at least 15 minutes a day on my story for the Equinox</s>
- Eric … Send Brandon/Ben a video message each day about what I did and watch theirs
- Eric … Work on Buckleberry or Auberge Paradis at least 15 minutes a day
- Eric … Meditate regularly with Ben
- Eric … Meditate regularly with Brandon
- Eric … Practice viscerally connecting with Gaia at least once a week.
Time-specific
- <s>Ben … check if the local Sushi Land has a conveyor belt … today
- Ben … talk with parents about the revised Equinox date … today</s>
- Ben … buy a new copy of Seeing Nature … today
- Brandon … talk with Shelley about Equinox scheduling
WW(W)s
Ongoing
- Brandon … Try for a streak of 3 days in a row with bedtime at 9:30 every night, wake up with alarm at 5:30
- Brandon … Meditate regularly (at least 3) with Eric
- Brandon … Coach regularly (at least 3) with Ted
- Ben … Send Brandon/Eric a video message each day about what I did and watch theirs
- Ben … meditate regularly with Eric
- Ben … spend at least 15 minutes a day on my story for the Equinox
- Eric … Send Brandon/Ben a video message each day about what I did and watch theirs
- Eric … Work on Buckleberry or Auberge Paradis at least 15 minutes a day
- Eric … Meditate regularly with Ben
- Eric … Meditate regularly with Brandon
- Eric … Practice viscerally connecting with Gaia at least once a week.
Time-specific
- Ben … buy a new copy of Seeing Nature … today
- Ben … send Brandon the directions to my place … today
- Ben … send Brandon some images from Pick a Future … by next call
Weekly Events Logistics
Service rotation: Eric, Ben, Brandon, Rico, Shelley
- March 18 Service: 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 EST … Rico
- March 19 Business Call: Probably cancelled due to Equinox
Religious Organizations
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1828.pdf
Year Plan
Spring Equinox March 20th
- Ben’s 2 block away Sushi-land is closed down, but there Sushi-town is 6 blocks away with a conveyor and veggie options … if Village Sushi is really a thing it is even closer
Pitch Video
A religion old or new, that stressed the magnificence of the universe as revealed by modern science, might be able to draw forth reserves of reverence and awe hardly tapped by the conventional faiths. Sooner or later, such a religion will emerge. ~ Carl Sagan [audiobook clip w/ images of Carl and Hubble images]
[pictures of our events and aspirations] Since Carl Sagan spoke these stirring words more than 20 years ago, such a religion hasn't fully emerged. But SolSeed is working on it! We embrace science, cherish the earth, and commit to regular, inspiring practice to change our lives and the world.
[show species that have gone extinct from our actions] We believe the evolution of Humanity has been an enormously expensive experiment for life on Earth. We will only be worthy of such a tremendous cost if we embrace our unique potential to help life flower in new ways.
show space colonies, e.g. from the bottom of [this page] We believe that life itself is calling us to transcend the bounds of Earth and plant the seeds of new ecosystems throughout the solar system and beyond.
Just think of the possibilities! [Carl Sagan video clip from Cosmos]
We hope you’ll join us at SolSeed.org.
Tactics
Green-hatting
- YouTube adverts on Symphony of Science videos that point to our pitch video
- Events
- Earthseed in person
- Atheo-pagan in person
- Spiritual Naturalists Society Gathering
- Partnership with the I Freaking Love Science Facebook page
- Embracing diversity by defending immigrant and refugee rights
- Meet with police leaders to express the need for rules that avoid making police the enemies of immigrants
- Hold/participate in an event to celebrate diverse cultures
- Become a formal legal religious organization
- Purchase the rights to the Millennial Gaia statue (make it public domain or creative commons)
- Hire a sculptor to create our own Gaia imagery, including multiple ages
- Make t-shirts with cool graphics
- Make a music video for The Seed
- Create an online store where people can get music, story books, tee shirts, our books, gaia statues, service materials etc (start with a page of links)
- Connect with the PDX trans-humans meetup folks
- Create a SolSeedian boy-scout-ish troop/pack
- Partner with Trackers Earth
- Carl’s Religion Podcast
Evaluation
- Brandon … I'm in a better mood. Thank you, Ben!
- Ben … I think brainstorming is really fun. I wish it were as fun to actually do the things. I look forward to the first draft of the video and would be happy to help with that any way that I can.
Closing Blessing
Each one of us on our own is probably too small and weak to make a big difference in the world. Together we give each other permission to dream that we can do work that makes a difference. May we continue to encourage each other and find the work that we can share to realize our highest aspirations. -- Blessed Be