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Gaia"s Call

Listen to the call of the Earth and take action.

Taste the sweet nectar of stories and articles that make your spirit soar. Gaia"s Call is the whispered secret between the pages, urging you to become an Eco-Guardian for our planet"s wonders. 📚✨ Listen to the call of the Earth and take action. wbradfordswift.substack.com

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9:02

Interlude of Inspiration: From Homo sapiens to Homo...

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/10/31

It feels fitting that this piece arrives on Halloween—a day when we flirt with shadows and celebrate transformation…of sorts.After all, Frankenstein was never just about monsters. It was about creation without conscience—knowledge without wisdom, invention without care.In many ways, we’ve been living our own version of that story as Homo technologicus—powerful, brilliant, but disconnected from the living whole.The time has come for a new creation story—not stitched together from parts, but born of

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9:29

The Fourth Quarter

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/10/24

I took a long walk through the woods this morning with Rascal, my ever-eager walking partner and four-legged philosopher-in-residence. No phone. No podcasts. Just crisp leaves underfoot, a rising breeze, and the steady rhythm of paws and boots side by side.Out there on the trail, something stirred in me.A quiet voice reminding me:We’re in the Fourth Quarter now.Not just me. (I’m 76.) All of us…all humanity.And the question pressing in is this:How will we play it?Four Fingers in the AirIf you’ve ever

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11:43

Projects That Matter

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/10/17

For a long time, I thought the answer was just doing more.More writing. More coaching. More composting. More sharing. More everything.But here’s what I’ve come to realize: doing more only really matters if we’re doing what matters—to us. Purposefully. Joyfully. In alignment with what we love and long to protect.Taking action as an Eco-Guardian doesn’t mean becoming a full-time climate activist (although it could lead there). It might mean planting a single tree with your child… starting a weekly

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11:25

Becoming the Kind of Person Who Acts

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/10/10

For a long time, I thought the solution was just doing more.More writing. More coaching. More composting. More advocacy.I thought the world needed me in action.And it does.But what I’ve come to understand—what life has been teaching me, especially over the past few years—is that before we change the world, we must change our relationship to the world. That’s really what One Cause is all about. Releasing the four Great Untruths and embracing and living from the four Great Truths. And that requires

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7:18

What is an Eco-Guardian-in-Training? Are You One?

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/09/26

Not long ago and more nights than I care to remember, two questions kept me awake at night.What is an Eco-Guardian-in-Training (EGIT)?And are you one?The questions wouldn’t let me go. They prompted me to remember a time from my past when I co-founded the Life On Purpose Institute and, for 22 years, watched thousands of people begin their journey by taking the Life On Purpose Self-Test. That simple tool became the first step for countless people clarifying and living into their Divinely Inspired

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6:45

One Cause: Section Three – Inspired Action

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/09/12

A Letter from the FogDear fellow Ego-Guardians-In-Training,If I’m being fully transparent, this next part of the journey—moving from vision to action—feels both exhilarating and daunting. I’ve spent months now weaving together the threads of One Cause—laying out the Great Untruths that got us here, and the Great Truths that could guide us home. We’ve imagined a possible new future or at least a framework for one. We’ve planted the seed of a youth movement. And now… we’re standing at the edge.It’s

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10:30

Inspirational Interlude: When a Seed Becomes a Movement

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/09/05

Last November, something cracked open in me.The U.S. presidential election results had just landed, and like many, I was holding out hope for leadership that might finally meet the moment—leadership that could help steer us away from collapse and toward regeneration. Truthfully, I didn’t hold out a lot of hope that either political parties’ candidates would focus sufficient efforts on our global climate crisis, but I felt pretty confident that at least one of them would make some effort in the right

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18:49

End of Summer Loving Homestead Update

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/08/28

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11:24

Innovation, Imagination & Regeneration

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/08/15

“Bring out the secrets of nature for the happiness of humanity.”—Thomas EdisonWhen you think of a genius, you might picture someone like Thomas Edison—brilliant, prolific, and ruthlessly practical. He held over 1,000 patents, lit up the world with electricity, and helped create entire industries.And yet, one of his lesser-known quotes reveals something deeper:“Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Sales are proof of utility, and utility is success.”What if that had been different?What if

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12:44

The Call to Heroism in a Time of the Great Unraveling

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/08/08

A Heroic MomentIt started with a phone call.It was a Thursday night. Ann and I had just settled in when Amber, our daughter, called. Their basement was flooding. Justin, her husband, had been called away as a first responder, and she needed help—immediately. “No big deal,” I thought. I packed a bag, grabbed some clothes, and drove up the mountain to their home. I figured I’d help vacuum the water, maybe stay the night.I had no idea we were stepping into a storm that would soon be named Helene.By 2

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8:41

What If Our Laws Helped the Earth?

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/07/30

A Note for Families and the Young at HeartLast Friday, I shared some reflections on a new energy law passed by Congress—how it reveals the deeper beliefs shaping our politics, and how we might start building something better from the ground up.But the real question I’ve been sitting with since then is this: What are we teaching the next generation about freedom, responsibility, and the earth we all share?That’s why I wrote the following piece—not as a political commentary, but as a walk through the

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13:30

Red, White, and Burnt: The Cost of Independence at...

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/07/25

Before the fireworks faded this year and Rascal (my canine companion) had finally calmed down, I found myself caught in the sparks of something else entirely: a clash of narratives surrounding H.R.1, dubbed by some the “Big Beautiful Bill.” I’d heard plenty of heated rhetoric from Democratic leaders condemning the bill as a blatant handout to the wealthy and fossil fuel interests. But then I read a very different take—this time from a thoughtful Trump-supporting acquaintance who spoke glowingly of

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17:49

Reimagining Education and Community

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/07/18

Our current educational model isn’t broken—it’s doing exactly what it was designed to do: prepare children to succeed in a world built on the Four Great Untruths. But what if that’s the problem?Want more inspiration like this? Subscribe to join a movement reimagining the future—one story, one step, one spark at a time.Why Traditional Education Needs to EvolveLet’s start with a hard truth: the dominant model of education is not preparing young people for the world they’re inheriting. It was never

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11:35

What Are We Celebrating?

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/07/04

Before the fireworks light up the sky, before the flags wave and the anthems echo, I invite you to take a breath with me. Not a performative one, not a patriotic puff of the chest—but a quiet, thoughtful breath. One that asks: What are we actually celebrating today? And perhaps more importantly: What do we want future generations to celebrate on this day a hundred years from now?A Meditation with the Mighty MuseI sat this morning in meditation—seeking clarity, grounding, perspective. I imagined I

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5:21

The Four Great Truths: A Sacred Blueprint for...

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/06/30

Last week, I shared a personal TED talk-style exploring the deeper roots of the climate crisis—not just as an ecological emergency, but as a crisis of belief.Today, in Part Two, I invite you to turn toward the path of healing and regeneration. This video introduces the Four Great Truths—ancient, enduring principles that offer a new foundation for how we might live, love, and lead forward.These truths aren’t abstract theories.They’re how life actually works when it’s in right relationship.And they’re

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4:47

PART ONE: “What Is Climate Change… Really?”

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/06/23

This is something different.Today, I’m stepping out from behind the keyboard and onto the metaphorical red dot—sharing a short TED-style talk that I hope will stir something deeper than statistics or news headlines ever could.This first video asks a simple but powerful question:What if climate change isn’t the problem—but a symptom of something upstream?This talk is a labor of love, distilled from years of writing, reflection, and the One Cause journey. I’ve long dreamed of sharing it on an actual

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13:29

Flow in Groups: Unlocking the Collective Current of...

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/06/20

A Real-Life Story of Group Flow in ActionIn 2017, a small group of young climate activists began meeting in living rooms and local libraries to tackle a question that burned in their hearts: What if we actually treated the climate crisis like the emergency it is? What if we organized with urgency, heart, and purpose?This was the birth of the Sunrise Movement, a now-national force for climate justice. Their mission? To stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. But their

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17:35

The Tipping Point for Change: How Movements Take Root...

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/06/13

A True Story That Sparked a MovementIn 2019, residents of the small French town of Ungersheim made global headlines. Facing the twin threats of climate change and economic instability, the town embarked on a radical experiment: transition to local resilience. With strong leadership and grassroots participation, they transformed their food system to rely on local, organic agriculture, drastically reduced energy usage through solar investment and building retrofits, and built up local employment by

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21:45

Unlocking Flow: Tapping Into Your Inner Eco-Guardian...

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/06/06

Have you ever been so immersed in something you love that time disappeared? Maybe while playing music, sketching a new idea, building something with your hands—or even just wandering in nature, totally focused and free. That feeling of energized ease, where you’re at your best and most creative, has a name.It’s called Flow.Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and later peak performance expert Steven Kotler describe Flow as a state of optimal experience—where skill meets challenge, attention becomes

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13:53

Becoming a People of the Beloved Earth

Gaia"s Call ·

2025/05/30

How one simple question about a backyard weed revealed a radical new story—and a path toward regenerative living for eco-conscious families.What if our culture wasn’t built on conquest, consumption, or control—but on love?In this special feature from the upcoming One Cause book, we explore the concept of Priya Culture—a regenerative, reverent, and relational way of living. It might just be the key to remembering what the Earth has always known and shared with us…if we’d only been listening.A Whisper

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