Eco-chaplain, facilitator, writer, and founder of Kin SF, a Sunday morning gathering in San Francisco that reconnects people with each other and the living world.
I'm currently earning a master's degree in Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion at CIIS.
Hello. I’m Joshua.
Relationship is why we're here.
For a long time, I thought if I got the job, the income, the following—then I'd be content. Then I'd be fulfilled.
What I really needed was already here:
Friends who stayed through my milestones, ugly-crying, and my successes. Family who encouraged me even when they didn't fully understand what I was doing. The trees, water, and sun that gave me life day in and day out. My cat Liza, napping on my lap on a cozy afternoon.
In relationship, we…
Receive and offer care and support. This support serves as the scaffolding for our lives.
Move away from isolation, loneliness, and rugged individualism. Our togetherness smooths out the rough patches of life and lets us feel connected.
Weave together meaning by showing up in ways both big and small. For the grand occasions and the ordinary day-to-day.
Return to our hearts, to each other, and to the living world. While things like consumerism give us a false sense of satisfaction, relations endure when we tend to them.