== Agenda ==
* Check In
* Review WWWs
* Review Agenda
* Next Service Logistics
* Read Eric's user page
* Major Events: Equinox
* Book
* Evaluation
== Check In ==
* Ben ... okay, reading the Borrowers books ... there is a character named Tom Goodenough (real last name)
* Shelley ... don't feel well physically, but ok otherwise ... still have to work hard on laundry
* Brandon ... excited about Eric, the most recent member on SolSeed.org
* Sequoia ... great! had a great day, always asking "How was your day?" and wanting others to ask him the same, pushing boundaries, responds to boundaries
== WWWs from last time ==
* <s>Brandon ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing (just SolSeed for now)
* Brandon ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
* Brandon ... talk to Shelley about conferences ... by next call</s>
* Brandon ... finish the Preface and introduction ... by next call (worked on it a lot, about 4 hours)
* <s>Shelley ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
* Shelley ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
* Shelley ... ping Meg about food and content for the Sabbath service ... by tomorrow</s>
* Shelley ... mail the invitation and check to Lori ... by next call (don't have her address yet)
* <s>Shelley ... go to Joanne's to get stuff for the equinox with Kristianne ... by next call
* Shelley ... get reading for the traditional service ... by Saturday
* Ben ... follow your topical community protocol for this week ... ongoing
* Ben ... meditate and keep track of which days ... ongoing
* Ben ... write a section on Passion, Empathy, and Wisdom ... by next call
* Ben ... start on the background for the second shot of Something You Learn ... by next call
* Ben ... explore Portland's historical attributes ... by next call</s>
== WWWs ==
* Shelley ... call Lori ... tomorrow
* Shelley ... mail the last invitations ... by next call
* Shelley ... go to Portland Nursery to buy planting activity materials, and do test plantings ... by next call
* Shelley ... work on the gathering song with Brandon ... by next call
* Brandon ... make my opening for the equinox ... by next call
* Brandon ... nutrient cycle demo planned ... by next call
* Brandon ... look into a sun light ... by next call
* Brandon ... put in 4 good hours on chapter 1&2 of the book ... by next call
== Next Service Logistics ==
:Regular Service Saturday March 3, 3pm (Ben)
:Rotation: Brandon, Jerry?, Shelley, Ben
== Equinox ==
Attending
* Kristianne and Family (helping)
* Heather and Family (helping)
Handmade invitations sent
* Jeff & Family
* Emily & Family
* Laura & Family
* Mabel & Family
* All of Sequoia's classmates and his teachers
Electronic invitations posted
* Meetup.com group
* Facebook group
Haven't sent invitations yet
* Usher Milligans
* Ben's parents
Schedule
* 9:30 Brief Opening (Brandon)
* Family Activities
** Earth seasons demonstration (Ben)
** The nutrient cycle (Brandon)
** Planting and watering (Shelley & Heather)
** Making ribbon things for dance (Shelley & Kristianne)
* 10:15 Gathering dance
* 10:30 Brief Concert (Lori)
** Have most people sit on mats on the floor, with chairs around the edge of the room
* Blessing before the brunch
* 11:00 Brunch
TODOS:
* clean up the cat's poop in the back yard
* clean the back porch
== Book ==
Covers
* Front cover picture: a thriving family, nature, community etc
* Back cover picture: life spreading out from Earth
* Back cover explains the two parts in brief
Preface by Brandon
* Happy in the sun
* More or less alive
Introduction to the book
* Describes the two major parts of the book and how they relate (perhaps points out some specific treats from each part)
Part 1: A Vision for Life
* Chapter 1: Life - It's our epic story
** Life is worthy of veneration
** The upward spiral of life
** The "body of all life"
** Who you are
** Your calling
* Chapter 2: Bringing life to ourselves
** Getting into action
** Science-based spirituality
** Religion-shaped hole
** Multiple Selves
** The Divided Self
** The motivation paradox
** Passion, empathy, and wisdom
** ''More?''
* Chapter 3: Reconnecting with Mother Earth (bring life to our world)
** A scientific creation myth
** Two ways of living
** People are animals too
** Avoiding the other extreme
** An end to progress?
** Crossing the gap
** What can I do?
* Chapter 4: Building a society that brings life (bring life to each other and our communities)
** Our eco-village vision (as an example) (?)
** Gatherings of kindred
** The broader movement ''(unfinished)''
** ''More''
Part 2: The SolSeed Movement
* Chapter 5: Thriving on Earth
** Defining what we mean by "Starfarer"
** Growing the movement
** Forming SolSeed communities
** Spiritual practices
** SolSeed businesses
** SolSeed education
* Chapter 6: Taking root amongst the stars (bring life to our solar system and beyond)
** Orbiting mini-worlds
** Biospheres 3, 4, 5, etc.
** Terraforming/ecopoeisis: a multi-species joint venture
** Adapting to new worlds
** Generations between the stars
** On our own, far from home
** Coexisting with alien biospheres
** Uplift and psychopoeisis
* Chapter 7: Getting involved (Call to action)
** Tell the world who you are
** ''Attend events''
** Cultivate a topical community
** ''Join the work bees''
** ''More?''
== Evaluation ==
* Brandon ... I feel really good about where the book is headed
* Shelley ... I feel good about the call, I felt it was productive and that we moved along and didn't get bogged down
* Ben ... I agree with Shelley, and the book is pretty good too, and needs a lot of work