#004 - Untangling responsibility and manifesting the world we want

Good morning!

Episode 4 of House of Life has just gone live on Substack and on all your favourite podcast platforms.

After the last episode, we both found our heads spinning regarding the nature of responsibility, so we begin this latest episode by diving back in their to explore it further. What really is responsibility and who really has it? We unpack the illusion of corporate personhood and wrestle with how powerless we can sometimes feel as individuals. This leads us to dive into some of the hidden power dynamics in government and the monetary system that fundamentally shape the game.

From there we shift upwards to continue our earlier exploration of consciousness. Is it a field rather than a by-product of the brain? If so, what does this mean for the nature of reality and how we interact with the world? Could believing in a better world actually be key to creating it? We end hopeful: maybe painting a vivid, collective vision could be sustainability’s secret sauce.

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Note that if you tuned in to the previous episode you’ll know that we ended episode 3 saying that we each wanted to craft a set of first principles of sustainability to discuss in episode 4. We’ve been thinking a lot about this but haven’t got there yet. If that’s on your mind, do feel free to share your current thinking in the comments and we hope to loop back to it at a later date.

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If you enjoyed the episode, here are a few ideas to take it further:

1. Make a ripple

   • Push one boundary this week (e.g., speak up in a meeting) and see how it feels. Do it with positivity and see what effect it has. How did it make you feel? And how did others respond?

2. Question the model

   • Tune in to one thing about the model of our society that has never made sense to you. Ask yourself, who are the real beneficiaries and who is paying the price? Share your take in the comments.

3. Daydream together

   • Chat with a friend and dare to dream of a shared future you’d love to create? Talk about it, sketch it, sing it—whatever feels good. Really feel into it and send a positive signal to the universe.