The Original Living Responsibilities (OLRs)

are foundational patterns of life rooted in ancestral memory, ecological reciprocity, and relational intelligence.

The OLRs provide the relational and cultural foundation that makes honoring planetary boundaries science possible.

Returning ━━━━━━━━━ Through Kinship & Continuity

Continuity as Living Practice

Embodied Memory

Story as Bridge

Heart Wisdom

Sensing ━━━━━━━━ Through Connection & Emotional Intelligence

Grief and Gratitude as Practice

Joy and Play as Medicine

Dignity as Felt Integrity

Shared Resonance

Attuning ━━━━━━━━━━━━ to Pattern & Relationality

Listen to Land

Listen to Pattern

Listen to the Unspoken

Listen to Kin (Human and More-than-Human)

Weaving ━━━━━━━━━━ Insight into Action

Accountability as Kinship

Reciprocity as Natural Overflow

Place-Based Integration

Sacred Responsibility without Ownership

Becoming ━━━━━━━━━━━ Beyond Self & Living Legacy

Live and Create as Offering

Walk in Deep Time

Co-Create with the Unseen

Becoming a Good Ancestor

An Additional Note

Implementation & Design Partners

  • Stewarding Partner

    Earth Elders is an Indigenous-led nonprofit dedicated to protecting and regenerating Nature by empowering Original Peoples to lead conservation efforts. Guided by Traditional Ecological Knowledge and a Council of Elders, we support biocultural territories, cultivate future Earth guardians, and steward programs like the University of Mother Earth and the Earth Shield Initiative to safeguard the planet’s most vital ecosystems.

  • Implementation Lead

    (re)Biz is a global un/school and systems transformation initiative guiding leaders to reconnect business with Earth, spirit, and kinship. Through courses, immersions, and a 500+ strong community across 65 countries, we help pioneers shift from business-as-usual to regenerative, post-growth futures rooted in relational wisdom.