Ben
Ben
@tcgpath.bsky.social
Working on a better path for us all.
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#philosophy #community #economics #politics #mentalhealth
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We thrive on rhythm. Rituals, either sacred or simple, restore balance, reduce anxiety, and ground us in community.

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#TheCommonsGuide #Ritual #Rhythm #Psychology #MentalHealth #Community
Ritual and Rhythm
Why Our Minds and Bodies Need Structure
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November 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Earth is not just resource, it is alive with spirit! Reverence and wonder are not luxuries but the roots of renewal.

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#TheCommonsGuide #SacredEarth #Shinto #Wonder #Miyazaki #Spirituality
Sacred Earth, Sacred Wonder
Recovering Reverence for the World
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November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We are more together than we are alone. True community honors difference while building strength in unity.

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#TheCommonsGuide #Community #Sociology #Psychology #Belonging #Resilience
The Collective Self
Finding Strength in Community
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November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Emotions are rivers within us. To resist them is to dam the flow. To allow them is to live with strength, resilience, and beauty.

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#TheCommonsGuide #Mindfulness #Taoism #Zen #EmotionalHealth #Resilience
Emotion as Flow
Learning to Feel Without Resistance
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October 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reality is not fixed. Like quantum possibility, the future is open. Our task is to shape it with care, courage, and humility.

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#TheCommonsGuide #Possibility #Future #Quantum #Community #Resilience
Reality as Possibility
Living with Uncertainty, Creating with Care
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October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Endless growth burns us out and strips the planet bare. The third lesson of The Commons Guide calls us to something better: balance, sustainability, and a way of living that truly thrives.
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#community #philosophy #sustainability #balance #resilience
Greed is Not Good
Neither, necessarily, is Growth
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October 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Life is more than the present moment. We change and adapt and if our past and future selves wouldn’t recognize each other, that is simply a joy of living life. More:

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#Solarpunk #Community #Belonging #PostCapitalism #SlowLiving #SystemsChange #Philosophy
Time Beyond the Moment
Living for Generations, Not Just Today
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October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Modern life tells us survival is enough. The first lesson of The Commons Guide says otherwise: our duty is to humanity and the Earth, creating a future worth inheriting.

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#TheCommonsGuide #FutureGenerations #Sustainability #Community #PostCapitalism
The Moral Horizon
Building a World Worth Passing On
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September 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
There are very concrete steps we can take to repair our democracy. This is an existential limitation that predates Trump and is buttressed by both major parties in the US.

End First Past the Post.
Implement Citizens Assemblies.
Make voting compulsory.

Don't let them say there's nothing to be done.
September 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
How do communities make meaning, and what has the destruction of community by capitalism done to us?
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Stories That Bind Us
How Communities Make Meaning
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September 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Hey y’all!
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September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM