In my place most of the people are relatively well off. Most people are not aware of all the forces playing out around and through them. Most people are focused on their part in the set of transactions that create this ecosystem and this economy.

And I suppose that is how it has been since the beginning. We each start out completely dependent and learn what our community learned about how to fit – what it takes to survive. And then we focus on finding a place for ourselves and our primary concern is maintaining that transaction that allows us to survive – learning what it takes to earn enough money to be able to do what we want to do. For some people that is acquiring things, for some people it is maintaining a life style, for some people it is saving for retirement.

Being aware of the motivation of the people, plants and creatures that create this place, how can we influence their choices toward choosing more value retained in the system and away from choosing less value retained in the system? How can we use the existing forces to not only improve the conditions here for ourselves, but also for all the other people, plants and creature that reside here?

In this place I am working on building gardens based on recognizing contributions – where we can learn to honor the gift of the least among us.