Listening Ecology

This article recognizes our global climate crisis, and the urgent need for action. The UN’s latest “Doomsday” report  is a call to listen and respond. We begin this article with a philosophy that supports listening to the whole environment, a receptivity that grounds listening with an encompassing ecological awareness. This philosophy is necessarily grounded in a living community, but a community that is not just sustainable, but one that must thrive and flourish . This philosophy section will be short, as we want to focus on communication and community, and how they must be listening in such a way as to include ecology /environment as part of our extended community. It is also important to know where to listen. This philosophy must include expansion of our feelings, senses, perceptions, and apperceptions, and describes necessary behaviors and actions that encompass the fullness of nature and ecology (Greek: the study of our dwelling, home). Social media can bring information and connect communities superficially, but the deep relationships that support successful action must be realized through rich face-to-face community building. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of what this listening style would include, and some suggestions for expanding listening awareness.

This article recognizes our global climate crisis, and the urgent need for action. The UN’s latest “Doomsday” report  is a call to listen and respond. We begin this article with a philosophy that supports listening to the whole environment, a receptivity that grounds listening with an encompassing ecological awareness. This philosophy is necessarily grounded in a living community, but a community that is not just sustainable, but one that must thrive and flourish . This philosophy section will be short, as we want to focus on communication and community, and how they must be listening in such a way as to include ecology /environment as part of our extended community. It is also important to know where to listen. This philosophy must include expansion of our feelings, senses, perceptions, and apperceptions, and describes necessary behaviors and actions that encompass the fullness of nature and ecology (Greek: the study of our dwelling, home). Social media can bring information and connect communities superficially, but the deep relationships that support successful action must be realized through rich face-to-face community building. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of what this listening style would include, and some suggestions for expanding listening awareness.