Repairing the Earth - Part II

Michael Kroth • April 26, 2026


This is often quiet work. The work that rarely makes headlines.



Last time I wrote an essay on Substack I called
Repairing the Earth - Part I.  Here I go a step further, and expand the notion of repairing beyond fixing, to healing and nurturing.   Here's the video I used to tee it up.  I have a link to the essay, but I also have a link below to a summary you can download if you would like to get the gist.




Question


Where in your life are you being invited not just to repair—but to heal and nurture?


The best way to share your thoughts about this is on my Substack (my site is totally free) here:


Repairing the Earth I essay


Download Messy Elegance Field Notes for Repairing the Earth, Part II

Just A Heads Up


I’m beginning to use this Profound Living space differently than my Substack essays. Here there will be more of an emphasis on short reflections, videos, and  exploring ideas. There, there will be longer essays, many related to this idea of Messy Elegance that I'm exploring.


I'll also tee up my Substack essays here, like I'm doing here, so you can follow those as well, if you wish.  Substack is a much better place for engagement and feedback from you than here at the Profound Living blog, and I want to provide that opportunity for anyone who wants to weigh in on this or that.


The idea is to avoid duplication between the two sites, while giving the maximum opportunity to see what's going on in each place.  Here, I'm thinking we may also have - as we have had in the past - guest photos and essays in addition to what I'll be adding myself. 


It's an experiment - we'll see how it works out!


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