The Gift Economy Trading Post - New Ways to Share - "It Only Lives If You Give It Away"

New Ways to Share - "It Only Lives If You Give It Away" - Bruce Cockbun

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I have been interested in changing our monetary system for a long time. Many years ago, I wrote a paper and spoke at conferences on "Reinventing Money, Restoring the Earth, and Reweaving the Web of Life" while noting that the gift economy was the i…

January 30

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there is no question we are the ones we've been waiting for...

As I come out of my lengthy slumber, somewhere I remember reading we were working towards a gifting economy that would be in place some 300 years in the future... To find this little gem makes it oh such a Joyeaux Noel I have yet to experience! Appa…

December 22, 2009

Jim Fry replied to Jim Fry's discussion 'Definancialisation, Deglobalisation, Relocalisation - Part 1'

Part 2 - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Definancialisation, Deglobalisation, Relocalisation 16. The biggest risk of all The biggest risk of all, as I see it, is that the industrial economy will blunder in for a few more years, perhaps even a decade or m…

December 16, 2009

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December 16, 2009

Starcloud replied to Jim Fry's discussion 'Dialog on the Gift Economy, Barter and Currencies'

http://www.opencurrency.com/directory/index.php?view=region Thought you might appreciate this link.

November 23, 2009

Jim Fry replied to Jim Fry's discussion 'Dialog on the Gift Economy, Barter and Currencies'

For as long as I can recall, I have carried the impression that all service and labor are worth the same, regardless of what the unit of exchange is, be it silver, dollars or a basket of veggies. I celebrate that someone cleans a bathroom, sweeps a…

November 15, 2009

Starcloud replied to Jim Fry's discussion 'Dialog on the Gift Economy, Barter and Currencies'

You pose an interesting question regarding the topic of exchange. I have been experimenting with an exit from traditional monetary exchange for quite some time and have found that operating from a fully functioning gift economy takes a degree of fai…

November 15, 2009

Jim Fry replied to Eve Lorgen's discussion 'Compassionate Communication Skills, Counseling, Hypnotherapy'

Greetings Eve, Wonderful to have you here and I extend huge appreciation for your generous offers. My we each present our gifts, create a world of our visions and watch what develops! Namaste! Jim

November 15, 2009

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Compassionate Communication Skills, Counseling, Hypnotherapy

I'm willing to teach, counsel, and consult within the framework of what is called Nonviolent Communication methods or Compassionate Communication as described and written by Marshall Rosenburg.( Nonviolent communication: A Language of Life) I am cur…

November 15, 2009

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What would it take, to transform the world, and positively impact everyone you relate with? I suggest simple intention, leading to action, leading to change ... perhaps just giving of yourself without further expectations beyond being, becoming the change.