WEEK 7 (1): Connected Wisdom "Too Much Sky"

Connected Wisdom

1. What came to your mind after reading chapter 6 and the story of “Too Much Sky”? What are 2-3 ways, if any, that the lessons of the story link to your real life? Please describe the connection(s)

I see this story connected to what we sometimes take for granted. We don’t tell people around us we love them. We don’t show them we care because we assume they know. Once we lose them, it is then when we regret not telling them and wish we had them back with us but it is no longer possible.

Those are our commons in a family: our kids, our parents, our spouses, bros and sis, best friends. They provide us energy, they move us, they give us love and motivation but sometimes, we seem not to care. 

And also something very simple like being responsible with the water we use at home, we brush our teeth and keep the water running, wash the dishes and keep the water running. Last week, energy problems at my apartment made them cut the power off, consequently no water, since we have a pup in the building for floors higher than the 3rd. I live on the 7th so I had no water, I had to go downstairs to bring water up in a bucket. I realized I can wash a dish with half a cup of water, washed and rinsed. Using more is an excess we only see once the resource is gone. It is only there when we appreciate it.

2. Make a list of 2-4 activities and/or resources that are open to all online. In what ways do they impact your wellbeing and the wellbeing of the others? What are 2-4 feelings you experience and 1-2 needs satisfied when using these shared resources?

Resources:

Social / professional networks

Music / music videos

Health blogs (videos, written)

The way they benefit our wellbeing lies in the fact that we can keep connected with friends and family and also professionally. We do not lose touch and even though we are not close, we can still keep a conversation going and “talk” with our beloved ones. Music and health blogs help all of us to feed our minds, to relax, to keep us in good shape, to keep us emotionally stable -in a way. 

By using these resources, we feel happy, we satisfy our need of contacting people, we relax, we can keep ourselves healthy, emotionally and why not, physically.

3.  Provide 2-4 new ideas to protect the commons so you can also share them with future generations. What would be an effective and/or impactful way to share your ideas with other community members?

One thing I would suggest is to move most work to the online world. Working remotely has benefited the air, it has benefited the environment a lot. Despite the lack of exercises -we decide to do or not to do- remote work provides lots of benefits to communities: more fresh air, less car fuel contamination, less traffic, less stress, more productive time -if you know how to organize your time. Less human interaction; however, more time to do other social activities. If we didn't have this pandemic, things would be different in that sense.

This is something I can start doing with my business and with the university I work for. It is not only suggesting but working on a plan to implement it. I like the idea, actually.