What a rich and fertile mix of 2012 Grant Partners (GPs) -- scientists, educators, filmmakers, documentarians, journalists, photographers, social activists, artists, and locavores.  Now six years into my vision for creating Invoking The Pause, I continue to be inspired by the variety of creative, collaborative projects GPs birth.

This year's crop run the gamut, including a look at how climate change is impacting our lives in "real time" - from indigenous tribes in Brazil's Amazon to California agriculture on both smaller, organic farms as well as larger agribusiness in the Central Valley.

One of my joys over the past 2 years has been to help amplify the GP's impact and enable greater connectivity -- with each other, myself, and the larger public. Recently, I heard from the current GPs on their "pauses" to date.  Here, in their own words, is the latest 'dirt':

C2C (Change 2 Climate) - Bodhi Garrett
Documentary Film "The Organic Life" -   Casey Beck
Science House Foundation - Joshua Fouts
Inner Transition - Trathen Heckman
Center For Investigative Reporting - Mark Schapiro
Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment - Nicole Heller