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Making Sense of Our Great Evolutionary Shift at Marshall Auditorium (Roberts Hall), Haverford College

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April 23, 2011 from 1pm to 6pm
Annual Global Philosophy Forum at Haverford College on Consciousness, Connectivity, and Quest for the Unified Field of Global Wisdom, Science, and SpiritualityFeaturing our two invited distinguished keynote presenters — Lynne McTaggart and Howard MartinThere is a growing sense that humanity over millennia has been in an ongoing evolutionary maturation and our collective global wisdom suggests that we have arrived at a most exciting tipping point or great shift in our human drama which has…See More
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Up late, m'dear? Thanks. I need a good massage! I'll feel better in the morning though. You're invited to my First Friday event in Doylestown, 7 pm at the Borough Hall. It's on indoor air quality and we have a great speaker.
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Wish I could be there. It's birthday w/e for both my wife and son (3rd & 6th) and we'll be out of town.
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December 5, 2010 from 3:30pm to 6pm
InsightWhy do we celebrate the light in the midst of the season of darkness? Is our preoccupation with gift giving, busyness and celebration a distraction from our fear of the dark? Rev. Rhetta Morgan will explore how our willingness to be with and in the dark, deepens our capacity to embody the light.MusicThis month we will enjoy the folk duo, The Winterlings"The Winterlings have arrived on the scene with a stunning album, The Animal Groom. Amanda Birdsall and Wolff Bowden follow their muse…See More
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Death, Taxes, and Rising Energy Costs at Doylestown Borough Hall

October 1, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Today, the only things that are certain are death, taxes, and rising energy costs. The Department of Defense and the Department of Energy's Energy Information Agency predict huge jumps in energy costs as early as 2012. Consumers could see costs double by that time. Worse, there could be shortages as soon as 2015. This is very serious news, but whether or not it occurs as predicted, the fiscally responsible move, especially in hard economic times, is to stop wasting energy.Of course, energy…See More
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Love, and sustainable living. ...and I'm posting another First Friday energy efficiency event in Doylestown Merry Autumn, y'all.
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Love, and sustainable living. ...and I'm posting another event for First Friday in Doylestown Merry Autumn, y'all...
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I hear you on the dropped link in this social networking thing. I am currently learning how to hook them all up so that I don't have to redo my profile for each one. We'll see. About The Work, it is on Wednesday night starting at 7 going…
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I dunno, I figured that if we were friends at LinkedIn why wouldn't we be friends elsewhere??? I think some of this social networking has dropped a few stitches somewhere.
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Wed's eve.?? Where? What time?? I got the info from Hannalore.
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Hey, Larry, Yes, I definitely am well versed in The Work. Come along on Wednesday evening and lets share some inner adventure. Tell your friends, too. The more the merrier.
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Yo, I didn't know you were a practitioner of "The Work"!! Maybe see you at Hanalore's some Thurs.
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Flooding and Stormwater: (What Noah wished he knew) Are YOU a part of the problem or the solution? at Warminster Township Administration Building

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September 15, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Flooding and Storms is the topic at the monthly Warminster Environmental Advisory Council's Video - Speaker Discussion co-sponsored by the Doylestown Borough EAC.Hurricane Season is in full swing. Changes in climate cause us to have more rain in fewer storms. This means that areas prone to flooding will feel more impacts. What can we do about this costly and dangerous situation? What helps make it better, and what makes flooding worse? Could you be a part of the problem? Expert answers to these…See More
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The 70's energy crises brought me North again and I became a Paramedic. After graduating I founded the Abington Citizens EMS Advisory Council which successfully worked to establish the use of advanced life-support in the Township.

I moved to Connecticut in 1976 and was active with EMT's of Connecticut, a chapter of the NAEMT. I was editor of EMT News, Chapter VP , was on the Southwestern Connecticut EMS Advisor Council.

I'm a shifter of Paradigms, a holarchic thinker, a sailor, a friend of dolphins, an artist, a writer, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, a Green, and a full-time sustainability advocate.

I have two children, Brandon and Leigh David, two grandchildren (Elizabeth Ann and Jade) and a great-grandaughter who I've yet to meet. I have three ex-wives, one deceased. I am married to an extraordinary woman, Jacqueline, an astrologer and a recent graduate of Kepler College. We have known each other for much of our adult lives and have been happily married for many years.

I'm a second decan Taurus, with my moon in Sagittarius, and Scorpio rising. I was born in Philadelphia in the year of the rabbit.

I went to Central High School, Temple University Pharmacy School for a year, and for three years, The Philadelphia Museum School of Art (now the University of the Arts).

I was a regular at the Gilded Cage hootenannies, designed the poster for the first Philadelphia Folk Festival and volunteered with the PFF a lot over the years. I joined the Merchant marines in the mid-sixties, served with the USMM in Vietnam in 1967.

I ran a charter fishing boat on Delaware Bay, lived on and worked a charter sailboat for 4 years in Florida. I directed and coordinated a multinational search for the missing Saba Bank, a 56' power yacht lost at sea. I raced in the SORC and other races.

I continued to teach sailing, started a towing & salvage service, and became a boating safety consultant. I fell in love again while working in Erwinna.

I wrote environmental articles for the counter-culture press.

I'm a graduate of The Monroe Institute.

I've been a friend of Bill and Lois since 1988. I've been active with the Mankind Project. I'm on the DVRPC, DVGBC, the Warminster EAC, and the ECLA PA.

We live in Bucks County with our cat and work to make our home and life sustainable. We heat with corn, have a big superwindow in the livingroom. I'm a trained energy auditor. I've sealed most of the air leaks in the house, put more insulation in the attic, caulked and foamed every crack and crevasse visible. We've been insulating from the inside in, installed rigid plastic on the inside of the windows, and have a lot of work left.

I try to be the change I want to see in the world. I believe that the most important work in these extraordinary, historic times, is to learn to live as lightly as possible on Gaia, our mothership. I've had some successes in cutting my carbon footprint and help others to do the same. I will share what I've learned with anyone who asks.

Yes, these are extraordinary, dangerous times. But there's also great opportunity. The good news is that in an age of increasingly expensive energy and an increasingly fragile biosphere almost everything we do to lower our carbon footprint will save us money. But you don't need me to discover "Money as Debt" or to take "The Crash Course".

I see this as holy work and enjoy the company of fellow travelers at Common Ground. More than any other spiritual community I've found or heard from, Common Ground seeks, it strives, to walk their talk. They are uncommonly interfaith, diverse in color, age, class, education, and background. The band, the choir, and the soloists make music you could die for; but I've come to live for it .

I look forward to seeing you there soon, again and again. You can start learning right now about how to begin living lightly. Just type "www.the Story of Stuff.com and watch a short, smart, and funny video. Be prepared to be changed, one way or the other.

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Are we living a life consistent with the historic challenges now faced by humanity? Are we bailing yet?

Albert Einstein once said that since the splitting of the atom everything has changed except for the way we think, and thus humanity drifts towards catastrophe. As a sustainability advocate who keeps up with the cutting edge of environmental research and energy issues, I know how close we Earthlings are to catastrophe. It often makes me uncomfortable enough to act in adaptive ways and be a model of sustainable living. I'm making progress at the latter.



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Posted on October 31, 2009 at 2:00pm

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At 8:37am on September 20, 2010, Annabella WoodAnnabella Wood said…
I hear you on the dropped link in this social networking thing. I am currently learning how to hook them all up so that I don't have to redo my profile for each one. We'll see.
About The Work, it is on Wednesday night starting at 7 going till 9. That's this Wednesday. It will be the fourth Wed. each week. I would love to see you there.
At 9:57am on September 18, 2010, Annabella WoodAnnabella Wood said…
Hey, Larry, Yes, I definitely am well versed in The Work. Come along on Wednesday evening and lets share some inner adventure. Tell your friends, too. The more the merrier.
At 11:10pm on July 29, 2010, Duska WoodsDuska Woods said…
Thank you, I am very happy to be part of this great group and the ongoing dialog with its members...what a pleasure, I have come home again...
At 3:11pm on July 29, 2010, Duska WoodsDuska Woods said…
Larry, would love to talk more about it, unfortnatelly will not be abe to attend Aug. 1st meeting, will be at the shore for few days. I am sure that there will be other chances to continue this very imprtant topic.
I was born in former Yugoslavia now Croatia, lived in Rome five years, graduated from University of Zagreb in Philosophy and Art History. I came here from Rome in early 60ies and pritty quickly embrace the social movement..it was not difficult coming from Socialist upbringing and a father who gave his life for the 'freedom and sociall justice'.

l am telling this so you can understand that the socio - cultural influences did not efected me as much as if I were raised in the west, or may be I think so.
I would like however to challenge myself and am looking forward to the discussion.
Please forgive the spelling, do not have the time to check the dictionary.
All is well
At 10:38pm on July 28, 2010, Duska WoodsDuska Woods said…
Larry, I do not 'habitually think' rather try not to get cought in any thinking that is set, static and not wide open to challange and change. It seems that the more I think I know the less I know and I feel confortable dwelling in this unknowable and unmanifested realm.
All is well
At 10:14pm on July 28, 2010, Duska WoodsDuska Woods said…
Larry, how far would I go to tranform my consciousness? All the way to enlightment, there is no another way because otherwise you are subtituting a new way of thinking for an old one and therefore remain in the cycle of suffering....
All is well
At 11:11pm on July 27, 2010, Duska WoodsDuska Woods said…
Indeed I have tried to change the way I think...it's a struggle. Whenever I get cought in self doubting thoughts, evaluation or judgment I ask myself 'is that true?"of cours the answer is always ..it is not.
But I prefer not to think when I do not need to which is hard, I tried to be in a state of alert attention and presence.When the incessant thoughts start to take over I just reapeat to myself 'here and now' which brings me back to 'no thought' total presence and a state of acute alertness where I prefer to dwell.
I am not sure that your question was about 'no thought' but changing the way we habitually think and the way it shapes our belief pattern? That would be all together a different discussion for another time.
All is well in the Universe
At 8:02am on June 24, 2010, Susie BeilerSusie Beiler said…
Larry,
Please keep me posted about your sustainability events in Warminster.
At 2:49pm on May 27, 2010, Susie BeilerSusie Beiler said…
Hey Larry,
Carpooling is a possibility. I haven't been to CG in a while, but maybe next Sunday is a possibility.
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At 7:13am on October 6, 2009, Steven M. ClofineSteven M. Clofine said…
Larry; I read your personal info and I relate to you on many levels. If you read about me, you will know why. Step by step, "Pachamama" helps me to stay balanced in my life and teaches me to open my heart to friends, fellows and sisters for shared work and service, hand and hand, as we stroll along this path. Peace-Out!, Steven

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