During this interview, we talked about how she enjoys her immersion into evolving positive change with her local community at the Point Chevalier Transition
\n Towns group, where she finds an active group of localised participators intent on walking their talk.<\/p>\n
Because, she sees that there is a movement happening - one without a capital \u2018m\u2019 but, it\u2019s a fundamental movement all the same.<\/strong> For example, they have the following active sub-groups up and running: The Old Homestead Community Garden with the Dignan Street Community Garden Hub, Then there is our Resource Pool for community members who would like to borrow mulchers, hoes, juicers etc. They also have set up recycling for soft plastics at Pt Chevalier Primary School, Te Ra Road - to avoid this going into landfill - as well as a social However, as an academic at Auckland University it is in the strategies as well as the processes that are enacted that Niki finds fulfilling, because she It\u2019s when we act in our daily lives, whenever we\u2019re doing things alone or are members of organisations following an evolutionary pathway that; just as Like every morning, we wake up we start creating the world - such as how we get to work, how we interrelate with our colleagues, how we relate to our children So Niki is wanting to know how, in our efforts do we - become more integrated as possible - from the depths of our heart as well as acting in the political And at a collective level, she considers the conversation we need to engage in - like what are we exactly endeavouring to do or create? That most people Then when she asks herself what are the key critical features to this quest? They are - individual expressions which leads to diversity, which is giving of our best selves - giving of our peak essence and the other part is \u2018community Just like when seeing a forest - it will have many, many species, and be very diverse at every level of biota, yet all those species will be living and Each species \u2018having its niche\u2019 and fitting in.<\/p>\n It\u2019s all about relationship.<\/p>\n Niki explores the \u2018Infinite and the Finite Games\u2019 - as put together by philosopher James Carse. Life is comprised of at least two kinds of games. One is finite games, in which the object is to win and the other is infinite games in which the object In contrast, infinite games have horizons that move as the player moves, welcome everyone into the game and the rules must change over time or the game To look at things in another way: When parents bring children into the world, their babies are their treasures. Mum & Dad will do their utmost to make sure that their little ones are Yet, to fulfil these aspirations, in most cases they have found themselves as the proverbial ingredients in a sandwich - that to survive in our Neo Liberal When seen in this context - the tragedy of our time isn\u2019t just all the damage we are doing to each other and our planet, it is that we aren\u2019t even having Nevertheless, today we are witnessing new ways of doing and living that are now finally being articulated from that of a perceptive, psychological understanding. Most of all, it is empowering us to involve ourselves into a new paradigm of ecological sustainability, peace and goodwill, and that which we at heart For it is now possible for us to change. The infinite game is right here, almost within our grasp, and everyone is invited.
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\n and the Bulk Purchasing Group.
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\n calendar, that includes local areas in the larger community.
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\n sees that there is a stirring within localised community a movement of connection happening - one that involves the neighbours like as mentioned before
\n yet, without a capital \u2018m\u2019 but, it\u2019s a grassroots movement all the same.
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\n when cells come together in greater self organising numbers be it growing from clusters of cells and evolving organs to bodies right up to organisations,
\n when we are involved be it politically or not - \u2018at every single level - we are creating the world.\u2019
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\n - the party we vote for, wherever or not we go out and clean the local street - all of it, is part of creating the world.
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\n realm even at a localised level - and how do we recognise the actions that are beneficial and those that are problematic - it\u2019s a hard task but to
\n Niki it\u2019s the task of being an activist.
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\n are recognising that \u2018ecological and human flourishing\u2019 are the twin pillars that go absolutely hand in hand - so the focus is really coming back to
\n ask - how do people work and play together in the spirit of life?
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\n and cooperation.\u2019
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\n doing in a form of co-operation, whilst all their different actions work towards having all the other species flourishing as well.
\n \n<\/p>\nThe Infinite and the Finite Games
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\n is to keep the game in play. Finite games have boundaries, include only select players and have rules that must not change for the duration of the
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\n will cease. In fact, when infinite players sense another player is about to lose, they attempt to change the rules to prevent this. Would you like
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\n loved and cared for with totally, dedicated mindfulness.<\/p>\n
\n economic game plan, certain sacrifices have to be made.
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\n much fun doing so. We\u2019ve become stuck, too busy winning to listen to our hearts and each other.<\/p>\n
\n It is clearly showing us positive options that enhance relationships, pull the strands of community closer and enable us to strategize a way of resolving
\n the challenges of survival.
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\n - all aspire to.
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