I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great humility and respect. I see us as well as social creatures, and when I began to look back and say, ‘what is the fundamental bottom line for us as social creatures?’I couldn’t believe it because it seemed so hippy dippy, but it was Love. Love is the force that makes us fully human.

We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

Each of us has the ability to act powerfully for change; together we can restore that ancient and sustaining harmony.

We all live downstream

Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.

Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.