One last gate check before i really step out into the world again to start the next chapter of my life
How do i show up as my most authentic and honest self?
How do i not sound like a prick but not act like a dick in equal measures?
How do i remember i am both The Michael and the Michael watching The Michael?
…holding that both of them are light and shadow, floodlight and spotlight of the same greater consciousness
How do i position that clearly in a way that people understand so what im doing makes sense to them?
How do i not use flowery regen language to explain processes that people have been doing from the beginning of time and framing it as part of ‘this new movement’
this new -ism…
What is real in an ever present illusion?
Who am i kidding anyway…
Im just going to get overexcited again, go like fuck, break things, upset people, and make jokes that only i laugh at anyway
Well…
lets not dilly dally then…
The Cringe File
Asking Ai to find overused or cringe regen talk…
Some of my posts might show up :)
Part one: the specimens
SPECIMEN 01 — The cosmic consultancy
“This is more than a consultancy, it is a movement, a sacred invitation to co-create a world where leadership is enchanted with meaning, organizations are vibrant and alive, and natural law guides our collective flourishing.”
“to catalyze a planetary shift from domination to co-creation, from exploitation to reciprocity, from disconnection to coherence, and from profit-at-all-costs to prosperity-in-harmony.”
“From traditional and agile project-management over regenerative governance to Web3 & Blockchain tools, grassroots economics, and cutting-edge AI integration...”
“WE ARE NOT HERE TO REFORM THE OLD, WE ARE HERE TO BIRTH THE NEW”
SPECIMEN 02 — The regenerative luxury developer
“Crystalline Geometry & Lemurian Seed Crystals”
“Electromagnetic Remediation [...] shielding living and sleeping spaces from harmful EMFs based on decades of peer-reviewed research.”
“transforming the real estate asset from a cost center into a self-sustaining ecosystem that generates tangible ROI and long-term legacy value.”
“This philosophy blends cutting-edge architecture, building biology, wellness science, and even ancestral wisdom with advanced engineering and ESG-aligned metrics.”
SPECIMEN 03 — The academy sublime
“True leaders of today understand that we’re all part of an interconnected intelligence rooted in nature’s regenerative living-systems.”
“We need builders and creators from all walks of life who understand systems-thinking, regenerative wisdom and can respectfully draw on nature’s 3.8 billion years of experience in thriving and evolving through challenging times.”
SPECIMEN 04 — The conference title arms race
“Bioregional Regeneration as Collapse Resilience: Earth-centric Biocultural Kinship, Knowledge & Governance”
“The third element (de-pattern & re-pattern) applies before, during & after collapse, it goes hand in hand with acceptance of the actual & potential states of collapse”
SPECIMEN 05 — The academic pluriverse
“Regeneration as beliefs and practices is an entanglement of worldviews, ontologies, and epistemologies.”
“It is unequivocally pluriversal in nature, and spans countries and cultures interweaving and inter-relating across uniquely different contexts.”
SPECIMEN 06 — The gift-economy summit
“Regeneration of ourselves through a deep and authentic connection with Mother Earth.”
“Bioregions are an age-old organising principle that is being upgraded for the present age.”
“This event is based in the gift economy, if you wish please give us a donation.”
“The Summit will happen in the [...] platform.”
SPECIMEN 07 — The corporate version, and what it costs everyone else
“high-quality crops while restoring the natural rhythm of our surrounding ecosystem”
“Sustainable agriculture starts at the farm, and every farm is unique.”
“It’s really a huge scam. It’s something that’s being used by corporations to justify their greenhouse gas emissions.” (a food systems researcher, replying)
“agribusiness has a history of using carbon removals as a fig leaf” (an agricultural policy analyst, replying)
“Restoring the natural rhythm of our surrounding ecosystem”
SPECIMEN 08 — The admission from inside
“Language struggles to communicate effectively, making the challenge quite difficult as anyone working in regeneration knows all too well.”
Part two: the four mechanics
“Worldviews, ontologies, and epistemologies.”
“Vibrant and alive.”
“A sacred invitation”
“Catalyze a planetary shift”
Part three: the counter-specimen, and it is not a language reform
“We gave Nature one vote as a director on our board.”
“if the agenda of the meeting includes any Nature Reserved Matters, the quorum of such meeting of the directors (including adjourned meetings) shall include Nature”
“the board of directors shall provide a balanced and comprehensive reasons for such decision” (where the board votes against how Nature voted)
“The Nature Guardian is able to call on and delegate responsibility for decision making to a committee of experts.”
Next Steps
Start the reachout for Story of Place work in the Canberra Basin
Continue with everything else as a work through the constraints