Conscious Voices #18 - Cynthia Rosi

Michael Dowd and his wife Connie Barlow travel the US in a giant van painted with a logo of the Jesus fish kissing the Darwin fish, under the caption "Thank God for Evolution." It's a descriptor of their marriage - he's born again, she's an atheist - and of his book, which celebrates evolution and the billions of years our tiny blue planet has been travelling around the sun. (www.thankgodforevolution.com)

 
Michael's talk at the Sustainability Now! conference hosted by Simply Living on May 1 is a hopeful and refreshing look at where we've come from, and what is therefore on the table in the next 250 years for humanity and other species. He's focused on building bridges, creating dialogue, and a context and language for us all to talk with each other about a collective future.
But first we hear from conference participant, Maureen Metcalf, who attended a session on the power of neighborhood organizing and green building standards. Later in the show, herbalist Anya Syrkin traces her path to wellness through herbs, and the blossoming of her own practice. She encourages us to use Ohio's native herbs for our own health and, well, just for the fun of it! After meeting her, I frittered a bagful of dandelion blossoms, and it's easily the most joyful meal my family had eaten for months.