Praise for Total Reset: Insights and Testimonials
“Total Reset is an exploration of the human spirit. In my Nyikina language we call this liyan; our moral compass, intuition, values and knowing that connects our human being to the universal lifeforce. The richness of Greg’s journey teaches us to see and be in the world a different way. This ‘tru stori’ is a series of diverse experiences, each bringing a new learning to illuminate a deeper understanding of characteristics of the human spirit.
Each experience tells a story that invites us to reflect on our own values, ethics, and code of conduct, to self-regulate our behaviour and purpose in and for life. They are fused together through the wisdom of Nyikina elder Paddy Roe whose guidance provides the opportunity to unite, in a circle of time, connecting past, present and future in the now.
A central message is we cannot keep extracting from the earth energy systems for the profit and short-term gain of the predatory elite. Mother Earth needs the love and care of people to maintain Country, Living Waters, and multispecies justice. The sustainability of all life in our universe requires implementing Indigenous traditional knowledge and law systems. It is time to create peace with Indigenous people and with nature.”
– WAGABA, PROFESSOR ANNE POELINA
NYIKINA WARRWA GUARDIAN OF MARTUWARRA, RIVER OF LIFE
“In Total Reset, Greg Campbell honours a life-long promise to legendary Kimberley Lawman, Paddy Roe (Lulu) to pass on to the wider world the gift of understanding he received at first-hand from Lulu. Today the true depth of First Nations knowledge and its extraordinary remedial significance for our out-of-balance times is finally starting to be recognized. By way of this precious record of his years with Lulu, combined with his own reflections on the urgent and far-reaching relevance of Lulu’s teachings, Greg adds to this great new awakening to the need for First Nations leadership and wisdom.”
– FREYA MATHEWS
EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY, LATROBE UNIVERSITY
“Your contribution stands as a monumental example of what can and should be done; a return to fundamental earth values and our connections with them."
– DR JAMES BOWLER
GEOMORPHOLOGIST (OF MUNGO MAN/WOMAN FAME)
“True wisdom and the only path to survival is found in these pages. Thank You Lulu & Greg for the unselfishness of sharing for the betterment of all.”
– LINDA RYLE
BIRRIGUBBA/KAMILAROI, LAWER, ACADEMIC & FIRST NATIONS EQUITY ADVOCATE & MEDIATOR
“I just finished reading Total Reset and wanted to congratulate you on taking the time and putting all this knowledge together. This is a wonderful book. What a gift to be able to spend so much time with Lulu and to learn from his wisdom.”
– PROFESSOR CAMERON PLATELL
SURGEON
“If you want to gain a deep understanding of the Original People in Australia – Read this book!
Total Reset: realigning with our timeless holistic blueprint for living, was profoundly useful for me as it filled in many gaps in my understanding. The wisdom of the Original People shines through this book, and it is a gift to have the stories shared that show what is possible when we can see life through a new perspective.
Rich stories illustrate points and foster learning, while research in several areas creates a firm foundation for a new way of working together based on Indigenous knowledges and ways of being and doing.
This book should be part of the curriculum in schools as it shows the true wisdom, knowledge, and gifts of the Original People and shares vital information about living on and caring for Country. The contents of this book could create a course and be most valuable in our universities.
For those who prefer to listen to a story, the Audible book is brilliant! The narrator Mark Coles Smith has done a superb job of narrating it and it transported me back to the 1990s in the Kimberley when I had the honour and privilege of meeting Elders like Lulu and yarning with them under the trees in the red dirt.
This book captures the essence of the Original people and Country and shows how we are all connected and responsible for the care of each other and Country – that is the holistic blueprint for living.”
– CINDY MATHERS
AUTHOR, DELVE-ING INTO CULTURAL HUMILITY:
HOW RESPECT AND DEEP LISTENING CAN HEAL A NATION (2023)
“I count myself among the countless many who know the ever-inspiring learning provided through this body of work and most heartily agree that, as you say, “Nothing can extinguish the flame of the spirit of life.” Works such as Total Reset invite all to feel this flame within and around oneself and in all creation. Without a doubt, it is a profoundly important and meaningful work, a precious and timely gift to all. Goodness knows the world needs these wisdom teachings.”
– BARBARA RANDALL
WIFE OF ULURU TRADITIONAL OWNER, THE LATE BOB (TJILPI) RANDALL
“I am so energised as I keep dipping into your amazing and inspiring 30-year-in-the-making book, Total Reset. I conclude, before even getting halfway, that every house with readers should have a copy. I continue to find gems on almost every page and have little slips of paper tucked into the chapters to mark special passages I want to recall later. I am astounded at the amount of research done and writing skill shown to make your book readable and easy to understand.”
– KERI MOLLOY
ARTIST