Comments on: Sustainability is Forever http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/ A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Carla http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/#comment-26 Carla Fri, 06 Apr 2007 12:58:03 +0000 http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/#comment-26 A resounding YES! Beautifully said, Tim. A resounding YES! Beautifully said, Tim.

]]> By: wendi http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/#comment-32 wendi Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:16:16 +0000 http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/#comment-32 Tim, Your story-telling and that of Todd has oft made me laugh and then cry, each bringing me to tears. It was only after reading "Sustainability is Forever," however, that it occured to me to wonder if perhaps, some people can only truly understand how hopeless the situation is, and ...dr(i)unk deeply of their own grief and despair through the aquisition of disease or circumstances of imminent fatality. Is being ill with cancer or joining the armed services or serving as a reporter in war ravaged lands, perhaps a self-fulfilling prophecy toward "sit(ting) with hopelessness and helplessness and grief for a long, long time?" Tim, Your story-telling and that of Todd has oft made me laugh and then cry, each bringing me to tears. It was only after reading “Sustainability is Forever,” however, that it occured to me to wonder if perhaps, some people can only truly understand how hopeless the situation is, and …dr(i)unk deeply of their own grief and despair through the aquisition of disease or circumstances of imminent fatality. Is being ill with cancer or joining the armed services or serving as a reporter in war ravaged lands, perhaps a self-fulfilling prophecy toward “sit(ting) with hopelessness and helplessness and grief for a long, long time?”

]]> By: Julie http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/#comment-6453 Julie Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:17:08 +0000 http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/2007/04/05/sustainability-is-forever/#comment-6453 Just discovered your conversations with Todd... wow.... I've been sitting in my grief and hopelessness since I was a kid.... I started writing about how our civilization is spriitually inept and was destroying the planet in my teens. I wanted to get rid of cars. I wanted a community where diversity is celebrated and Mother Earth is our God. I went on to get a degree in environmental engineering hoping I could find a niche, to save the world. I wrote my life mission statement at 20: "I help heal the earth and all her inhabitants...." No such luck. I gave up. You are right that it's more fundamental than alternative energy/fuels and green buildings - it's the collective consciousness of all people - it needs to shift, like 180 degrees (ok, maybe 178). There are some of us who get it but not nearly enough. I want to live but I've been killing myself slowly with poisonous food and drink.... yet I truly I want to live. but I feel like I'm going to POP! I'm going to sponsor a screening of your documentary.... so I'll be in touch. Just discovered your conversations with Todd… wow…. I’ve been sitting in my grief and hopelessness since I was a kid…. I started writing about how our civilization is spriitually inept and was destroying the planet in my teens. I wanted to get rid of cars. I wanted a community where diversity is celebrated and Mother Earth is our God. I went on to get a degree in environmental engineering hoping I could find a niche, to save the world. I wrote my life mission statement at 20: “I help heal the earth and all her inhabitants….” No such luck. I gave up.

You are right that it’s more fundamental than alternative energy/fuels and green buildings - it’s the collective consciousness of all people - it needs to shift, like 180 degrees (ok, maybe 178). There are some of us who get it but not nearly enough. I want to live but I’ve been killing myself slowly with poisonous food and drink…. yet I truly I want to live. but I feel like I’m going to POP!

I’m going to sponsor a screening of your documentary…. so I’ll be in touch.

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