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Your regenerative journey
...and how the 4 threads may help
Changing the world is overwhelming, and is inevitably peppered with times of despair and a feeling of helplessness. At other times we can feel buoyed by positive moves in the right direction, such as a great success story in anything from restoring a particular aspect of ecology, to an agreement by our leaders to do more.
The idea behind the 4 threads...
​What we ourselves can do is considerably confusing and hard. The ‘4 threads’ helps with that, not just by giving ideas of what to do, but helping you see it as a journey, taking on just one manageable thing at a time and not trying to change anything else until that has become part of your daily life.
​There is no judgement, no deadlines, no comparing. It is your journey and no-one else can own it.
Just know -you do make a difference and the more you tell others, the more of a difference you will make. We are sheep, we will do what you do. Once we have heard it, personally, 8 times, we tend to do it. (So a group of 8 yr old scientists once decided after a lengthy investigation)
Prize for January 2026!
Tell us the name for your '4 threads' club and you could win a coffee outing for your group members!
Reduce and Increase become a breeze with the 4 threads approach.
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An approach that takes the pressure off change is ‘reduce the harm and increase the heal.' Starting with the ‘reduce’ mindset instead of 'stop' you will have more wins and so it is easier to stay motivated.
By then seeing reduce and increase as a journey your mindset recognises the small steps and sees success through them.
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There are different ways to reduce and increase. For example, to reduce you can have something less often or have less of it when you do, you could also have a less harmful option of that thing.
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Decision fatigue is a very real thing, so by working on one change at a time and making it an accepted, normal part of your daily life, you take away these decisions.
This is where the colours come in -choose one thread from one colour at a time. If you record them you can continually celebrate your progress. Please share any fun visuals you make
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What is great is that the more we do in this steady way, the more energy and motivation that grows within us to do even more.
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Free fun activities, discussion topics, workshops, games and prizes(!) available for 4 thread clubs -just get in touch.
There is no charge -we just want to help.
December free workshop: Kimchi Making!
(get in touch to get your free badges and find out about our free resources)
If you form a ‘4 threads club’ with friends, or as a family, you can support each other with the trickier changes -some of them definitely do need creative ways to make them manageable in our modern lives. Team work can be some of the creative solutions.
We can provide 4 threads’ badges for clubs, with the idea being that you wear the badge that represents the colour thread you, personally, are currently tackling. This gets conversation going: others can give ideas of how you could make it work. Important point: It is not the idea to wear more than one colour in an effort to show the world all the good you are doing (we know you are) it is to wear one and so focus the discussion on the particular changes of each person.
The 4 threads discussion does more than solve problems of how to make the change. By sharing info on what you are doing, making that change becomes more the norm and others will also consider doing it. Wear your badge to the pub and see if it starts a conversation there. The badges look like chains because they represent the idea of chain talking… passing on the solutions. We have the solutions, we can change the world if we pass them on and so motivate others.​
​​The Practicalities
So this is the idea: You take up one new thread (change) at a time. Using the 4 groups as a guide, you can vary the colour of thread you take up and so be assured that you are saving all aspects of our incredible world.
The 4 groups are:
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Regenerative Living -Yellow
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Local Eco/Humanitarian Project -Green
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Have a Voice -Red
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Global Eco/Humanitarian Project -Blue
(see 4 threads page for ideas for each group or 'thread')
See the different groups to give yourself ideas so you can weave yourself a truly vibrant journey.
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How often you take up a new thread is up to you -some changes will take longer to adapt to than others and so you need to take this into account. As a family you may have a sit down ‘4 thread chat’ once a month or once a week. You can decide how you are doing with the last change/action and whether you are ready for the next.
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Tip: tricky decisions, needing 'web-like' thinking, are better made in the morning than later in the day.
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To become an official 4 threads club -just tell us your name and the number of people in your club.
You will then be able to claim badges, resources and enter our competitions.
There is no catch -we are just trying to encourage people to share their 'better choices' journey with others because this is where change will come from!
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Tell us!
If you take up the four threads journey, please let us know how you get on. We would love, love, love pictures of groups meeting and we would be honoured to see the journey you weave. Any pics to represent this journey sent to us, we will share. The image may show your own personal steps of change or a physical wall chart that you develop as a family to track your journey. If you are a business and would like to sponsor a prize of a group activity or coffee shop meet up, then please get in touch!
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Wishing you hope and motivation in the weaving of your journey.
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From The How the Earth Thinks Team
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Please help us fill the categories on the 4 threads page with ideas of steps people can take
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