Making Sense of Things

About this blog… and about us

This blog is authored by Carly (female, 32) and Jean (male, 33), who wish to remain anonymous. It aims at helping us frame and articulate our ideas on topics of interests, including societal, environmental, international and more questions, in order to, ultimately, allow us to construct an ecosophical approach to life.

What does ecosophy mean then? A contraction of ‘ecology’ and ‘philosophy’, it has been defined differently. It is here taken as a comprehensive  and meaningful framework to every aspect of our life, and that is respectful of the wider environment, whether human or natural. It doesn’t need to be absolute or holistic – coherence in diversity is good too!

We recently moved out from Palestine where we volunteered for few months and have flown back to Europe, where we’ll be staying for few more months. Carly has worked as engineer in the private sector until leaving the company two years ago. She has taken some time off to be able to transition towards a way of life that allows her (and us!) to live veritably in accordance to her/our values. This explains – among other reasons – why she’s moved gradually towards permaculture. Jean recently completed a PhD in International Relations and is also working as a humanitarian aid worker. He has been involved in emergency projects in a number of various contexts, including Afghanistan, DRCongo, Iraq, North Korea, Haiti, etc…

Sorry that we reveal only a blurred picture of us!

This blog is about chronicling the development of a coherent philosophy of action, in other words about how to live a meaningful life. That’s not an easy task if you think about it… And is better done through community involvement than individual effort.

So, because this blog is part of a ‘thought-building’ process, we warmly welcome your views and opinions!

Naturally, we hope you get something out of it too, so that, together, we make sense of things.

For more information about the purpose of this blog and about us, check this post.