by Russell Maier | Aug 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
That title should get some attention! But, that is indeed the topic. This post was originally written as a letter to the 1Mandala team on a paragraph we are developing on ‘What is Co-Creation?’. I’ve edited it to post on the general issue and...
by Russell Maier | Aug 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Morning dawns in Sagada: should I leave today for Bontoc?There were so many times on my bike journey that I would come to an intersection and just have no clue whether to go left or right. After many agonizing moments and forced decisions, I learned that indeed if...
by Russell Maier | Aug 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
So, I noticed yesterday that my blog about fresh peanuts got as much attention as some of my most profound existential posts. Maybe I ought to mix it up a little more often!Well, do I ever have a lot more local stories to share as I weave through lands!Take yesterday...
by Russell Maier | Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
I must have eaten millions of peanuts in my life. I love ’em. However, it was only in the last week that I tried my first fresh peanut. I discovered that they grow them here in Sagada and sell them in the market.Unbeleivable. Really! Fresh peanuts are so...
by Russell Maier | Aug 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Have you seen the movie ‘10,000 BC’? Many critics dismissed it as rather superficial. And maybe it was, but there were a few things about it I found deeply intriguing. There was the reference to Atlantis and the Atlanteans that was so brief that I had to...
by Russell Maier | Aug 19, 2010 | 1Mandala
So as many of you know, I travel Jesus style without much $ to throw around. However, as a direct consequence, I also connect deeply with some of the most humble folks and communities on Earth. In these places I encounter simple ways to leave enormous blessings....
by Russell Maier | Aug 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Hiking from Sagada to Mainit village over a remote mountain pass in the Northern Philippines, I came across these beautiful specimens of the carnivorous ‘Pitcher’ plant. The plant uses sweet liquid at the bottom of it’s pitcher shaped appendage to...
by Russell Maier | Aug 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Hiking from Sagada to Mainit village over a remote mountain pass in the Northern Philippines, I came across these beautiful specimens of the carnivorous ‘Pitcher’ plant. The plant uses sweet liquid at the bottom of it’s pitcher shaped appendage to...
by Russell Maier | Aug 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
The other day, as I mentioned in my last post, I arrived from an epic two day hike from one village to another over an obscure and remote mountain trail. It was a experience rich in adventure and life lessons.On my hike there was a moment where I was completely lost...
by Russell Maier | Aug 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
The 1Mandala team and I have been busy writing. We have come up with a series of newsletters that will shortly be going out. I am quite proud of them Here’s the first! ——-When you build big, you gotta dig deep. Your foundation has to be...
Russell is a regenerative artist, inventor and philosopher based in Bali, Indonesia. He is one of the principals of global the Ecobrick. His regenerative theories are inspired by his time amongst the Igorot people, his journey with plastic and his work mandalas. Russell is currently working on a new theory of Earthen Ethics and Plastic Sequestration. You can follow him on Facebook