{"id":12294,"date":"2021-03-24T19:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T03:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?p=12294"},"modified":"2021-03-25T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T23:22:42","slug":"retreat-to-spring-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2021\/03\/24\/retreat-to-spring-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Retreat to Spring Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Suzanne Maxx \u00a9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20200809_134752-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>December 15th, 2019 I went on a Writer\u2019s Retreat, after years of the World Team journey it was time to get still and go within, and better listen before I could speak. Shortly thereafter the world would do more than, \u201cretreat\u201d but lockdown. Now the World Team\u00ae project\u2019s goal is beginning to be achieved, we are just beginning to use media to tell-a-vision and bring people together virtually for social and environmental transformation. We still have a long way to go with focused action but thank you in advance for your patience.&nbsp; &nbsp;I may not be responsive in the coming months, to complete what was set out to do pre-COVID19 with the writing for the World Team vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While spring has sprung in the northern hemisphere, it\u2019s not just a \u201cMarch\u201d it is becoming a sprint, springing into hyper-warp speed not only for \u201crecovery,\u201d but also for transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming through an OCEAN of awareness, with collective voice rising for justice, through the tide of the; #ClimateCrises, &nbsp;#COVID19Pandemic, #EconomicCrisis, #BlackLivesMatter, #Elections, #SacredPeopleSacredEarth, &nbsp;#InternationalWomensDay. Coming into this week with #FridaysfortheFuture, #Equinox,#WorldWaterDay #InternationalHappinessDay, #InternationalForestsDay,#BioDiversity&amp;Forrest, and now we are in the midst of #MonacoOceanWeek\u2026 building to more news on \u201cEarthDay!&nbsp; Blinded by the transformation tide, perhaps past the #DecadeoftheOcean or the SDGs, reaching for the UN\u2019s #GlobalGoals on \u201ctime\u201d #30\u00d730 by year #2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We, humans, are meaning-making machines, &nbsp;trying to fix concepts that could go from being one \u201cday,\u201d to every day &#8211;week or month to do more than \u201cbuild back,\u201d but to renew.&nbsp; And the focused energy of our collective intent in time is key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The OCEAN\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KtrnvQk110c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Atlantic Ocean USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the love of the Ocean and all above let\u2019s make these more than a day, week, month, let\u2019s make it our priority.&nbsp; A priority that breathes through, and into the fabric of society beyond time, and into our world\u2019s systems. &nbsp;Perhaps after this Health crisis, and the myriad of crises we together have realized more about well-being, freedom, and nature, to be better motivated for both personal and collective action&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The love for nature grows. I have experienced reciprocity with the interactions I&#8217;ve had with some wild friends. These wild friends have kept me inspired to learn more about biodiversity, their species, from their repeated visits together, while here on this island, writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-676x380.jpg 676w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210223_180824-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-676x507.jpg 676w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1-48x36.jpg 48w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210226_183144-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>The Great Blue Heron I named, \u201cBeauty\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to travel virtually to and for the ocean now, join in for Monaco\u2019s Ocean week;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fondationsanctadevota.mc\/projets\/monaco-projet-scolaire\/\">https:\/\/fondationsanctadevota.mc\/projets\/monaco-projet-scolaire\/<\/a> We appreciate the work that Team World Corps\/World Team Now&#8217;s first Honorary President, HRH Prince Albert II is doing and has done with The Prince Albert II Foundation and the team of entities that are focused on the future of the Ocean. Another special shout out to the proposed game-changing global approach to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), from the Varda Group, who have worked tirelessly on the &#8220;Because the Ocean,&#8221; and &#8220;The Future We Want&#8221; campaigns. They have supported World Team Now&#8217;s efforts at Rio+20 and proven over time that team works. Their consulting knowledge of Fisheries, Law of the Sea, and dedication to the ocean proves to be significant. Altogether, with each one of us, it can happen beyond one vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for holding the vision that we together can be like a true #WorldTeamNow, as we prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210211_072157-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Suzanne Maxx \u00a9 December 15th, 2019 I went on a Writer\u2019s Retreat, after years of the World Team journey it was time to get still and go within, and better listen before I could speak. 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