our next performer is Willa award-winning writer Evelyn Cyril Hess
award-winning writer Evelyn Cyril Hess
award-winning writer Evelyn Cyril Hess she lives in the ring she’s the author
she lives in the ring she’s the author
she lives in the ring she’s the author of to the woods and building a better
of to the woods and building a better
of to the woods and building a better nest but she goes out in the lobby who’d
nest but she goes out in the lobby who’d
nest but she goes out in the lobby who’d like to take a look they both have been
like to take a look they both have been
like to take a look they both have been praised by critics and readers for their
praised by critics and readers for their
praised by critics and readers for their mindfulness and integrity her topic is
mindfulness and integrity her topic is
mindfulness and integrity her topic is in praise complexity I first met Evelyn
in praise complexity I first met Evelyn
in praise complexity I first met Evelyn years ago we were both doing book
years ago we were both doing book
years ago we were both doing book signings and I was super in all of her
signings and I was super in all of her
signings and I was super in all of her and I just adore from writing so I’m
and I just adore from writing so I’m
and I just adore from writing so I’m really excited that she’s here today
first before I start I don’t have a huge
first before I start I don’t have a huge voice can you hear me back there yes we
voice can you hear me back there yes we
voice can you hear me back there yes we can order a little bit more okay how’s
can order a little bit more okay how’s
can order a little bit more okay how’s that that better yep
24 years ago my husband and I moved to
24 years ago my husband and I moved to acreage in the wooded hills of the Coast
acreage in the wooded hills of the Coast
acreage in the wooded hills of the Coast Range the only hitch was that there
Range the only hitch was that there
Range the only hitch was that there wasn’t any electricity there there was a
wasn’t any electricity there there was a
wasn’t any electricity there there was a daily much water there wasn’t a house
daily much water there wasn’t a house
daily much water there wasn’t a house that’s commonly called civil living but
that’s commonly called civil living but
that’s commonly called civil living but actually is far more simple to turn
actually is far more simple to turn
actually is far more simple to turn faucet the news to everyone it’s simpler
faucet the news to everyone it’s simpler
faucet the news to everyone it’s simpler to go to the grocery store them to grow
to go to the grocery store them to grow
to go to the grocery store them to grow and preserve your own food add simply
and preserve your own food add simply
and preserve your own food add simply return a thermostat and it’s a chop wood
return a thermostat and it’s a chop wood
return a thermostat and it’s a chop wood yet in spite of what everyone expected
yet in spite of what everyone expected
yet in spite of what everyone expected we felt no they provision that all
we felt no they provision that all
we felt no they provision that all really felt and bridged so what was
really felt and bridged so what was
really felt and bridged so what was going on I have comfortable me at this
going on I have comfortable me at this
going on I have comfortable me at this my ninth decade on earth that I’m
my ninth decade on earth that I’m
my ninth decade on earth that I’m finally recognizing basic organizing
finally recognizing basic organizing
finally recognizing basic organizing principle of life so maybe
principle of life so maybe
principle of life so maybe dogs new tricks this principle and
dogs new tricks this principle and
dogs new tricks this principle and compasses ones that are well known they
compasses ones that are well known they
compasses ones that are well known they both importance of the Golden Bowl but
both importance of the Golden Bowl but
both importance of the Golden Bowl but it took me a very long time to see
it took me a very long time to see
it took me a very long time to see clearly its universality so today i want
clearly its universality so today i want
clearly its universality so today i want to invite you to come along with me as I
to invite you to come along with me as I
to invite you to come along with me as I review of many lessons that I had
review of many lessons that I had
review of many lessons that I had throughout life and they are basically
throughout life and they are basically
throughout life and they are basically unrelated a few sections except for that
unrelated a few sections except for that
unrelated a few sections except for that lesson perhaps you will be able to put
lesson perhaps you will be able to put
lesson perhaps you will be able to put it all together before your it degan
it all together before your it degan
it all together before your it degan when i was on the cusp of keep essence
when i was on the cusp of keep essence
when i was on the cusp of keep essence does it show
don’t put all of your eggs in one basket
don’t put all of your eggs in one basket my grandmother counseled a rather odd
my grandmother counseled a rather odd
my grandmother counseled a rather odd bit of advice we can think about it when
bit of advice we can think about it when
bit of advice we can think about it when I gather eggs I hope bask in one hand
I pick up to the hand skips and they are
I pick up to the hand skips and they are transferred safely quickly and
transferred safely quickly and
transferred safely quickly and efficiently if instead I held a bunch of
efficiently if instead I held a bunch of
efficiently if instead I held a bunch of baskets here very likely the eggs become
baskets here very likely the eggs become
baskets here very likely the eggs become a tumbling that’s flat into the ground
a tumbling that’s flat into the ground
a tumbling that’s flat into the ground along with those several baskets however
along with those several baskets however
along with those several baskets however I had been collecting eggs right then
I had been collecting eggs right then
I had been collecting eggs right then grandmother’s advice was a Cohen of
grandmother’s advice was a Cohen of
grandmother’s advice was a Cohen of sorts a puzzle for me to figure out so
sorts a puzzle for me to figure out so
sorts a puzzle for me to figure out so if the eggs in this case were my hopes
if the eggs in this case were my hopes
if the eggs in this case were my hopes and dreams the basket was what I was
and dreams the basket was what I was
and dreams the basket was what I was counting on to deliver those dreams to
counting on to deliver those dreams to
counting on to deliver those dreams to me I remember what the basket at the
me I remember what the basket at the
me I remember what the basket at the moment was didn’t an A in English
moment was didn’t an A in English
moment was didn’t an A in English perhaps or a certain teacher or maybe a
perhaps or a certain teacher or maybe a
perhaps or a certain teacher or maybe a job to find out that a but behind the
job to find out that a but behind the
job to find out that a but behind the words was the idea was clear diversified
words was the idea was clear diversified
words was the idea was clear diversified don’t put all of your host in one thing
don’t put all of your host in one thing
don’t put all of your host in one thing still clear though it was here be many
still clear though it was here be many
still clear though it was here be many years before I realized a widely that
years before I realized a widely that
years before I realized a widely that message of suave I was maybe in junior
message of suave I was maybe in junior
message of suave I was maybe in junior high when I learned about Ireland’s
high when I learned about Ireland’s
high when I learned about Ireland’s mid-nineteenth century potato famine
mid-nineteenth century potato famine
mid-nineteenth century potato famine potatoes flourished in the average
potatoes flourished in the average
potatoes flourished in the average climate and stored well to giving the
climate and stored well to giving the
climate and stored well to giving the farmers and the
farmers and the
farmers and the the year and even having a little bit to
the year and even having a little bit to
the year and even having a little bit to sell most of the portent of chompers and
sell most of the portent of chompers and
sell most of the portent of chompers and their families subsisted on potatoes
their families subsisted on potatoes
their families subsisted on potatoes balloon but in 1845 and then again that
balloon but in 1845 and then again that
balloon but in 1845 and then again that you’re after a year after that a fungal
you’re after a year after that a fungal
you’re after a year after that a fungal disease destroy the crop it’s for
disease destroy the crop it’s for
disease destroy the crop it’s for spreading on the wind to infect land far
spreading on the wind to infect land far
spreading on the wind to infect land far distant from the first outbreak a
million people had to leave their
million people had to leave their country another million started
colder windier moisture rather than
colder windier moisture rather than usual had invited with light and then
usual had invited with light and then
usual had invited with light and then the political response was business but
the political response was business but
the political response was business but the real culprit was this the Irish
the real culprit was this the Irish
the real culprit was this the Irish farmers had written all
nearly all the farmers that one crawled
nearly all the farmers that one crawled to tales and to make matters worse they
to tales and to make matters worse they
to tales and to make matters worse they do only one genotype diversification
do only one genotype diversification
do only one genotype diversification could have supplied food for the people
could have supplied food for the people
could have supplied food for the people and some resistance Detroit
in college I learned more about
in college I learned more about monocultures and their offices functions
monocultures and their offices functions
monocultures and their offices functions are interconnected and complex in a
are interconnected and complex in a
are interconnected and complex in a diversified system whether there’s a
diversified system whether there’s a
diversified system whether there’s a wide variety of insects predator insects
wide variety of insects predator insects
wide variety of insects predator insects and control the insect pests and a
and control the insect pests and a
and control the insect pests and a dynamic soil ecosystem microbes
dynamic soil ecosystem microbes
dynamic soil ecosystem microbes contribute fertility and the soil
contribute fertility and the soil
contribute fertility and the soil requires less water numerous plant types
requires less water numerous plant types
requires less water numerous plant types ensure that only sounds accountant to
ensure that only sounds accountant to
ensure that only sounds accountant to extreme weather and the two are
extreme weather and the two are
extreme weather and the two are susceptible when a disease goes in
susceptible when a disease goes in
susceptible when a disease goes in unfortunately such diversity is
unfortunately such diversity is
unfortunately such diversity is difficult for mechanized industrial
difficult for mechanized industrial
difficult for mechanized industrial agriculture machine planting weeding and
agriculture machine planting weeding and
agriculture machine planting weeding and harvesting or far easier when a single
harvesting or far easier when a single
harvesting or far easier when a single crop is planted parallel roads
so that’s what corporate farmers do of
so that’s what corporate farmers do of course once that decision is made
course once that decision is made
course once that decision is made nature’s rules for a healthy balanced
nature’s rules for a healthy balanced
nature’s rules for a healthy balanced system are gone and must be provided by
system are gone and must be provided by
system are gone and must be provided by the farmer and the form of fertilizer
the farmer and the form of fertilizer
the farmer and the form of fertilizer purpose of a pesticide and irrigation
purpose of a pesticide and irrigation
purpose of a pesticide and irrigation all of those inputs from the next layer
all of those inputs from the next layer
all of those inputs from the next layer of problems such as chemicals leaching
of problems such as chemicals leaching
of problems such as chemicals leaching into distant waterways in killing
into distant waterways in killing
into distant waterways in killing aquatic animals so L lost to erosion and
aquatic animals so L lost to erosion and
aquatic animals so L lost to erosion and crops lost to baylor insects or diseases
crops lost to baylor insects or diseases
crops lost to baylor insects or diseases damage multiplies and those discs
damage multiplies and those discs
damage multiplies and those discs assistance for the same basic reason the
assistance for the same basic reason the
assistance for the same basic reason the trespassing chemicals or rotated earth
trespassing chemicals or rotated earth
trespassing chemicals or rotated earth knock out components of the affected
knock out components of the affected
knock out components of the affected system rendering it less diverse and
system rendering it less diverse and
system rendering it less diverse and therefore less stable someone compared
therefore less stable someone compared
therefore less stable someone compared the ecosystem to an orchestra given a
the ecosystem to an orchestra given a
the ecosystem to an orchestra given a gating chemical knocked out the entire
gating chemical knocked out the entire
gating chemical knocked out the entire string section the results in music
string section the results in music
string section the results in music would be bragging and just lights and
would be bragging and just lights and
would be bragging and just lights and the audience running for the exits I say
the audience running for the exits I say
the audience running for the exits I say we don’t think of Agriculture does it
we don’t think of Agriculture does it
we don’t think of Agriculture does it cause the pollution but in fact it can
cause the pollution but in fact it can
cause the pollution but in fact it can be a serious one for example farms along
be a serious one for example farms along
be a serious one for example farms along the Mississippi are currently projected
the Mississippi are currently projected
the Mississippi are currently projected to cause a 6,000 square mile dead zone
to cause a 6,000 square mile dead zone
to cause a 6,000 square mile dead zone and the gulf of mex
and the gulf of mex
and the gulf of mex strangling fish and other wildlife may
strangling fish and other wildlife may
strangling fish and other wildlife may be considered mono cropping more
be considered mono cropping more
be considered mono cropping more efficient that complex system based
efficient that complex system based
efficient that complex system based farming but that depends on how you
farming but that depends on how you
farming but that depends on how you define efficiency at the egg the goal of
define efficiency at the egg the goal of
define efficiency at the egg the goal of product or profit is sufficiently narrow
product or profit is sufficiently narrow
product or profit is sufficiently narrow if you focus on the moment and don’t
if you focus on the moment and don’t
if you focus on the moment and don’t matter though mind of the future helper
matter though mind of the future helper
matter though mind of the future helper for soil ecosystem is sacrificed for
for soil ecosystem is sacrificed for
for soil ecosystem is sacrificed for that metal and if you accept that your
that metal and if you accept that your
that metal and if you accept that your productivity exports costs that must be
productivity exports costs that must be
productivity exports costs that must be paid by others and perhaps in a good
paid by others and perhaps in a good
paid by others and perhaps in a good year mono cropping is very efficient in
year mono cropping is very efficient in
year mono cropping is very efficient in a bad year it’s the potato the Irish
a bad year it’s the potato the Irish
a bad year it’s the potato the Irish potato famine long-term health of and
potato famine long-term health of and
potato famine long-term health of and income from the soil and neighboring
income from the soil and neighboring
income from the soil and neighboring systems requires and interleaving of a
systems requires and interleaving of a
systems requires and interleaving of a great complexity of baskets I would call
great complexity of baskets I would call
great complexity of baskets I would call edge and thinking about starting a
edge and thinking about starting a
edge and thinking about starting a family I was counseled to diversify
family I was counseled to diversify
family I was counseled to diversify investments not that I had
investments not that I had
investments not that I had to infest but diversifying made sense
to infest but diversifying made sense
to infest but diversifying made sense financial markets go up and down as
financial markets go up and down as
financial markets go up and down as surely as the weather you certainly
surely as the weather you certainly
surely as the weather you certainly would want all your monetary eggs in one
would want all your monetary eggs in one
would want all your monetary eggs in one basket that basket could easily
basket that basket could easily
basket that basket could easily disintegrated more importantly the lad
disintegrated more importantly the lad
disintegrated more importantly the lad though I rejoice that this man I married
though I rejoice that this man I married
though I rejoice that this man I married was not even remotely related to me
was not even remotely related to me
was not even remotely related to me there are civil and religious
there are civil and religious
there are civil and religious prohibitions against interpreting for
prohibitions against interpreting for
prohibitions against interpreting for good reasons stories in the Middle Ages
good reasons stories in the Middle Ages
good reasons stories in the Middle Ages royalty Marion close relatives
royalty Marion close relatives
royalty Marion close relatives demonstrate the serious potential for
demonstrate the serious potential for
demonstrate the serious potential for health and developmental problems
health and developmental problems
health and developmental problems financial diversification is important
financial diversification is important
financial diversification is important genetic diversification is crucial
genetic diversification is crucial
genetic diversification is crucial multiplicity of baskets makes the best
multiplicity of baskets makes the best
multiplicity of baskets makes the best eggs
eggs
eggs as our kids grew and became increasingly
as our kids grew and became increasingly
as our kids grew and became increasingly independent I meant to PKA teens in
independent I meant to PKA teens in
independent I meant to PKA teens in business meetings nonprofit work
business meetings nonprofit work
business meetings nonprofit work sessions where the best ideas and
sessions where the best ideas and
sessions where the best ideas and projects came from brainstorming people
projects came from brainstorming people
projects came from brainstorming people from different backgrounds were
from different backgrounds were
from different backgrounds were encouraged to share any ideas that
encouraged to share any ideas that
encouraged to share any ideas that popped into their heads the subject at
popped into their heads the subject at
popped into their heads the subject at hand and they were promised that there
hand and they were promised that there
hand and they were promised that there be no judgmental reaction from the group
be no judgmental reaction from the group
be no judgmental reaction from the group ideas would fly nearly always when
ideas would fly nearly always when
ideas would fly nearly always when inspired another until something truly
inspired another until something truly
inspired another until something truly be an effective evolved from the diverse
be an effective evolved from the diverse
be an effective evolved from the diverse points of you by now more wrinkles
points of you by now more wrinkles
points of you by now more wrinkles assault by reflection in the mirror the
assault by reflection in the mirror the
assault by reflection in the mirror the kids completed their education at
kids completed their education at
kids completed their education at families of their own and I’m finding
families of their own and I’m finding
families of their own and I’m finding myself drawn to articles with titles
myself drawn to articles with titles
myself drawn to articles with titles like exercises for the aging brain
the kicker is that these articles don’t
the kicker is that these articles don’t just prescribe mental stimulation
just prescribe mental stimulation
just prescribe mental stimulation reading crossword puzzles active
reading crossword puzzles active
reading crossword puzzles active discussions they stress the importance
discussions they stress the importance
discussions they stress the importance of learning new things okay because you
of learning new things okay because you
of learning new things okay because you want your brain to form new synapses
want your brain to form new synapses
want your brain to form new synapses more and different is better well with
more and different is better well with
more and different is better well with worrying about my brain one of the gifts
worrying about my brain one of the gifts
worrying about my brain one of the gifts of my dotage has been digested problems
of my dotage has been digested problems
of my dotage has been digested problems I remembered someone liberate minds his
I remembered someone liberate minds his
I remembered someone liberate minds his rumblings abdominal were simply
rumblings abdominal were simply
rumblings abdominal were simply abominable making me think that my
abominable making me think that my
abominable making me think that my problem was not you need to be so what
problem was not you need to be so what
problem was not you need to be so what do you think I discovered it seems that
do you think I discovered it seems that
do you think I discovered it seems that our digestion is largely largely
our digestion is largely largely
our digestion is largely largely controlled by our gut microbiome those
controlled by our gut microbiome those
controlled by our gut microbiome those trillions of bacteria other
trillions of bacteria other
trillions of bacteria other organisms that live in our bodies
organisms that live in our bodies
organisms that live in our bodies depending on what we eat and what
depending on what we eat and what
depending on what we eat and what medicines we ingest our microbiome
medicines we ingest our microbiome
medicines we ingest our microbiome either flourishes and complexity and
either flourishes and complexity and
either flourishes and complexity and health or it’s depleted
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