Sources for Resourcient Living


As we thought about what resourcient living meant to us, we created four subgroupings - prescience (a happier, more thoughtful and hopeful mindset), reslience (a healthier and fitter body built to last), resourcefulness (a means by which to gather more learning, build better lifestyles and help ourselves grow), and efficiency (shared ways of making our lives, the lives of others and that of our planet more sustainable)
Resourcient Living: Resources
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Prescient
Prescient means building a positive mindset that is forward-looking, well-informed, thoughtful, and positively oriented

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Mindfulness & presence
Breathwork, awareness practices, nature immersion -- programs designed to give you Inner peace, reduced stress
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Intellectual curiosity and learning
Open courses, citizen science, public lectures -- programs designed to give you a joy of mastery, cognitive stimulation
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Creative expression & play
Free art tools, music sharing, storytelling -- tools for flow, aesthetic joy, identity
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Spiritual reflection & ethical living
Non-commercial teachings, retreats, moral inquiry -- tools for meaning, purpose, ethical clarity
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Empathy & dialogue
Story exchanges, listening circles, human libraries -- tools for connection, understanding, healing
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Resilient
Resilient refers to building a body that can stand up to our future, one that is strong, yet flexible, mobile and agile and built to last, allowing us to be resilient for a long and productive and joyful life

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Physical strength and conditioning
Physical and bodyweight training and exercise programs -- programs designed to give you vitality, strength, confidence, resilience
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Healthy aging and longevity
Lifestyle guidance, mobility support, cognitive health -- tools to support graceful and independent aging
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Movement & embodiment
Dance, yoga, Pilates, walking, body awareness -- tools to promote joyful motion, self trust
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Better-for-you diets
Nutrition education, plant-based cooking, food access -- tools for energy, metabolic health, joy of eating
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Rest & recovery
Sleep hygiene, digital detox, restorative practices -- tools for renewal, balance, and clarity
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Mental health & emotional resilience
Meditation, trauma-informed care, peer support -- programs designed to give you calm, clarity, emotional strength
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Resourceful
Resourceful refers to the ability to make more sustainable use of the resources we need for daily life. these include energy, water, waste, what we eat, and what we ultilize around the house and in the garden

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Sustainable energy
Wind, solar, hydro, geothermal
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Sustainable water
Recycling and conservation
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Sustainable food & diets
Restorative and regenerative farming
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Sustainable waste
composting
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Sustainable gardening
Organic fertlizers...
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Suatainable housing
Suatainably harvested timber, cleaning products
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Efficient
Efficiency is finding better ways of doing things and that often means doing things together, collaborative, as a community

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Community engagement
Volunteering, mutual aid, local joy projects -- tools to support belonging, pride, shared purpose
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Ecological stewardship
Forest schools, citizen ecology -- tools to support awe, reciprocity, groundedness
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Connecting with nature
nature therapy
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Relationship & intimacy
Connection rituals, non-commercial dating, family support -- tools to support love, trust, emotional safety
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Joyful governance & policy
Civic design, joy metrics, participatory budgeting -- tools to support collective flourishing, equity, dignity