Director Multisolving Institute. She/her. Systems thinking, climate justice, and multisolving, with a sprinkle of gardens and the odd puns. @bethsawin on Xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mmc6e2fe7s2fIf you incentivize growth above all else then eventually you'll be left with the companies who are willing to do whatever it takes to grow being the only option left in any industry.20 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmc6e2fe7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm7iimkenv2bA thread about the sacred. An interesting, hope-inspiring, trend I'm sensing is people being more open and explicit in speaking about the sacred in their work. I'm noticing it everywhere. In climate work. Public health work. Community organizing. 19 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7iimkenv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mma3encwe222Happy Old Apple Tree in Spring Day19 May 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma3encwe222https://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm7iimkenv2bA thread about the sacred. An interesting, hope-inspiring, trend I'm sensing is people being more open and explicit in speaking about the sacred in their work. I'm noticing it everywhere. In climate work. Public health work. Community organizing. 19 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7iimkenv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm7ieh7emh2nA thread about the sacred. An interesting, hope-inspiring, trend I'm sensing is people being more open and explicit in speaking about the sacred in their work. I'm noticing it everywhere. In climate work. Public health work. Community organizing. 19 May 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7ieh7emh2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm5tjovpjc2aA society that embraced complexity and interconnection instead of fighting it at every turn would, imo... - prize feedback, say by bolstering democracy and the free press and penalizing those who weaken either, knowing that systems without feedback quickly spin out of control [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5tjovpjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm5suqeve22aOriole is back. He has a strong work ethic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5suqeve22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm5ssylz5c2aThis era won't last forever but some of its consequences will. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5ssylz5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm5fbbb6r22aWell, it's time for another season of #porchnote I think because in our first warm stretch of days, life is bursting forth around here. There's a pair of comically startled pair of nesting mourning doves that come caroming out of the barn when you put the wheelbarrow away. Ever. Single. Time. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5fbbb6r22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mm5bhe47bs2u#MultisolvingMonday is a chance for some radical imagination today. "We are embedded in complex systems. We don't have any choice about that. Complexity & interconnection are features of our world. What might be possible if more us, and more of our leaders & organizations, embraced that complexity?"18 May 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5bhe47bs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mlvzveibg222"We’re in a moment when people are questioning everything we thought was solid. As assumptions crumble, the living earth story will continue to resonate, and it’s up to us to continue to hold and to share it." New from @judithdschwartz.bsky.social https://judithdschwartz.substack.com/p/climate-a-crisis-of-story15 May 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvzveibg222https://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mlvyo24e6c2rIt's been raining for days and all the wild flowers are closed up tight so I'm starting a new thread. Instead of wildflowers while jogging (see below) I will forthwith begin a thread of stone walls I jog past. This one surrounds an old family cemetery. Peaceful spot. https://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mjkgqejnms2h [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvyo24e6c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mlqi6rho6c2bAny one else notes emails and sometimes texts with "thank you for your attention to this matter" (in a serious not sarcastic way) when you never used to hear that in day to day stuff? Things really do seep into us from the collective I guess.13 May 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqi6rho6c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bethsawin.bsky.social/post/3mlglsn5nqn2hA little rainy day poem came to me.09 May 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:zmpgccecj3npsijsblvmi4yz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlglsn5nqn2h