definition of a sustainable world

I still go back to getting past "independence" to "interdependence". I think a truly sustainable world is one where there are more taken opportunities to build our strength upon our shared story.

This relates to transportation, to resiliency in times of economic/ health/ weather trials, to educational systems, to government support structures, to fabrication of products, to farming and sourcing of foods and management of materials leftover, to buildings and their operational uses.

We have worked so hard to be "independent" and to romanticize that concept since the start of the USA as a nation. Even before the USA came to be, many stories give accolades to the hero standing alone, but the real hero is the one standing with.

So – that’s our sustainable future. A simple (not easy) shift of paradigm regarding the perception of the term "interdependence" and honoring of the heroes that are heroes because of their relationship and work with those around them. Think of nearly anyone who has changed the world for the better and you will find they not only did not do it alone, but are proud of that fact.