6 Simple Things That Brings Holistic Happiness

You can almost smell it, right? That firewood and the crackling sound that comes with it. There’s something about the simpleness of gathering around a bonfire. That’s my first one on my short list…

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The Origyn Model for Envisioning and Cultivating the World We Wish to See

As an old proverb puts it, “where there is no vision, the people perish.”

Given our current global backdrop of living through simultaneous biological, environmental, psychological, social, and economic pandemics, this article aims to inspire a healthy vision and practical models to enable success in our visions for the peoples and organizations of our planet.

May we remember our power to build anew and to cultivate our soil so that a healthy and whole present may emerge for us all by us all. As another proverb says, “we reap what we sow.” So, may we now sow exactly as we wish to reap.

(Before continuing, please allow a moment to breathe, letting the realities of today settle in, along with the possibilities of the present. Whatever arises within, simply allow this space to notice.)

Together, let us now envision:

The individual beings and communities of our world prospering and sustaining as our most authentic selves and thriving collectively, all in harmony — as a whole.

In fact, money is of no concern at all — because we have learned to innovate past its inefficiencies, as well as our biases around what and who is “valuable” and how “valuable” we are.

Wealth is equitably distributed, as we recognize the surplus of value we have in all beings.

Thus, all are cared for by the brilliant systems we, brilliant beings, have cultivated.

And where we struggle, there are collaborative care and justice systems in place to facilitate healing and restore wholeness within our bodies, minds, and hearts.

All is regenerative.

Life is respected and vibrant.

We are actually alive while living.

We care about who we are and what we do.

Passion is abundant; so much so, one might think that we trade on love and passion alone.

We serve freely in whatever we commit to doing because we are free.

We know that we are valid by our being here.

There is no need to prove ourselves and live motivated by insecurity.

Children explore and are given the space and encouragement to evolve and discover their own path at their own pace.

Those who teach do so because they are deeply committed to the nourishment of the students.

Overall, this present values life and recognizes its abundance and the beauty of our diversity as strengths.

The biodiversity of nature is flourishing, and everything about this place gives back to itself.

The food is incredible; so much so that it is obvious the chefs and cooks pour love into it.

Love overflows.

This present is a healthy community where we are each accepted wholly, and opportunities to grow beyond expectation are abundant.

(Pause for breath here, recentering in both the possibility and reality of the present. May we allow this pause to be a moment where we tune into our own inner vision of what a more sustainable world can look like for us personally and collectively.

May we allow ourselves to imagine beyond what’s shared here. Please feel free to allow as much time as needed to continue envisioning, as well as remember glimpses of it already experienced in our own lives.)

Now that we are in the state of envisioning, how might we cultivate conditions for what we imagine to manifest?

Let’s first explore three simple and vital values that may serve as a sort of compassionate compass with guardrails for guiding our cultivation process:

Understanding and acknowledging the realities of our current context.

In the words of Marianne Williamson, “If we don’t have a deep understanding of how we got to where we are, we don’t have a deep understanding of where we are now. And if we don’t have a deep understanding of those two things, then we don’t have a deep understanding of where we go from here.”

2. Accountability

Once aware, it is important that we both acknowledge and operate with accountability (where all parts are accounted for) as every choice we make today directly impacts the trajectory for the moments to follow this present.

The crises we are experiencing are a direct response to many of the choices we have made, and we have the ability to shift course with the choices we make.

(Just imagine your accountant not showing the full picture of what was going on financially for your company or life. It would inevitably create complications somewhere, and/or reduce possibilities. Or perhaps, imagine your doctor not accounting for your family history or recent life activity when diagnosing you. This would have the same impact. Accountability is key.)

3. Alignment

When leaders of Fortune 500 companies and nation states alike sit down to evaluate their goals and visions, they request awareness of where things are now and accountability for how it’s going. This enables them to explore options for how they might grow more in alignment with their goals or further them if already in alignment, leading to decisions that are made to head for that direction.

In order to be in alignment, we must revisit our vision and the values that support it, keeping sight of the goal to bring it to fruition. For example, if we envision a just world, justice must be a feature of every contract made, every program written, and how we approach the next steps.

Our tools for alignment begin with “yes” and “no.” What we say yes and/or no to ultimately reveal what we are committed to.

Now that we are in a space of envisioning and cultivating, let’s consider how we might sustain this world. This requires new models guided by our values, such as the Origyn model.

The Origyn model is simple: If we want to understand the fruit we bear, then we must understand the source (the origin) of the fruits. The world we envision starts with the seeds we plant and the soil we cultivate for the seeds to grow. Our success in realizing the vision is largely governed by the alignment of our choices with what we envision. If our choices are in violation of the world we wish to cultivate, we hold ourselves accountable and align accordingly.

Our vision is to redistribute wealth equitably across our communities so that we might walk in alignment with our best selves and thrive as an ever-generating source and supply of our own sustainable health, wealth, and wellbeing.

When considering the above and envisioning how we might facilitate bringing the vision to life, we started with the understanding that a world that is for all must be by all. We also know it would be nearly impossible for even a few people to fathom and meet the unique needs of every single person in existence, nixing the idea of a singular savior.

The Origyn model was founded on the following theses:

With our theses leading, we designed two interconnecting approaches:

Our Mirror — a private shopping e-companion that helps people track the choices we’re making and reflect how aligned our choices are with our values.

Thanks to this overwhelming success, we were able to validate our theses and build a unique distribution model that recognizes the importance of both empowering individuals in our community and establishing systems-level change that embodies our values. Here is a glimpse into the Origyn distribution model, which mirrors the water cycle:

From this example, we can see multiple ways that Origyn’s distribution model flows and cycles the wealth generated back into our communities so that all of us can prosper together through the success of just one organization.

In all of this we realized that, with today’s accessible data tools, any organization, leader, or community can apply the model of offering a window for us all, including organizations and everyday people, to make healthier choices, as well as a mirror to help us be aware of our truth and align accordingly.

As we all begin to act with awareness, accountability, and alignment, we can actualize the present as a whole, regenerative, loving, and just one through our unique gifts and resources — both on a systemic and individual level.

But remember to first envision, to be clear on the world we wish to see, to align actions with that vision, and to always be accountable.

In conclusion, whether Origyn (the company itself) is massively successful or not, the Origyn model, values, and distribution approach itself have already proven that if we offer platforms that make it simpler for us to do better, then we will. So, regardless of if we’re in business, politics, law, art, science, our daily life, or whichever field one is in, we hope this inspires the leader in each of us to get clear on our vision, values, and begin aligning accordingly.

Before transitioning into the next thing today, breathe again to center in this present, moving from this energy with a clear vision around how all of our actions in each moment align from here.

Our early success was swiftly followed by offers from impact investors and venture capitalists. In the end, we declined over $2M and decided we had to find other paths for funding because none of the terms of agreements aligned with our deepest values and vision to redistribute wealth across our communities, rather than balloon the pockets of a few successful investors.

Though every investor was well-intentioned by statement, the actual terms of the contracts always gravitated away from our overall goal and pointed back at a model such as Amazon’s. As investors made statements such as, “I’ve never seen such a model,” and “I don’t know how that works — at the end of the day, we’re investors, not philanthropists,” the goals of capitalist growth became more apparent.

This led us to consult lawyers across the world about the precedence of compassionate, non-extractive contracts that could allow investors to invest and wealth still to be equitably distributed across our pool of stakeholders and community members. We were unable to find such contracts, and it indicated a larger issue: The great majority of our society is built on agreements that, even when well-intentioned, perpetuate extractive approaches through an underlying structure that rewards exploitation in exchange for gain.

We have since found examples that reward community stakeholders in the co-op and community-owned business space, but none of them are structured for an organization to scale nationally or globally. So we are now exploring ways to establish trust agreements that are kind and compassionate, respect the value of all stakeholders and community members equitably, and can scale sustainably while distributing resources appropriately. These would also be able to be in the public domain, so we can make more aligned agreements.

Founder of Origyn and Illuminator of the Origyn model, Zi is an artist, serial post-growth entrepreneur, writer, and community bridge who cultivates visions and systems that value and respect all forms of life. Zi was formerly #1 Sales Leader for TESLA, co-leading their National Sales Learning Council, and has both successfully generated millions of dollars through his startups and turned down millions of dollars from investors who were not aligned with his organization’s values. Zi has provided strategy consultation for orgs such as Mission Investors Exchange and various Chambers of Commerce, and his accolades include being recognized by the State of Georgia for substantial economic development work, co-writing legislation for the US House of Representatives, crafting curriculum for national nonprofits such as the Children’s Defense Fund, and consulting universities on how to build community around creativity and innovation. Zi has successfully empowered organizations, artists, students, and many more to be our best self not only by traditional metrics of success, but also in alignment with clear values. Zi attended thirteen schools prior to starting college at the age of fifteen, is the eldest of ten siblings, and loves his family, community, travel, and exploring all that we don’t know.

6 Simple Things That Brings Holistic Happiness

The Origyn Model for Envisioning and Cultivating the World We Wish to See

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