“We won’t have peace on the Earth,until we make peace with the Earth.”—Julia Butterfly Hill I haven’t been writing blogs for the usual holidays there’s far too many already—but Earth Day provides such a crucial focus for our times. All … Read more
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Happy Earth Day To You!
“We will not have peace on the Earth until we have peace with the Earth.” —Julia Butterfly Hill For those who might not remember Julia Butterfly Hill, she’s a woman who spent two whole years 180 feet off the ground, living in an … Read more
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We live in an amazing universe—one we have barely begun to explore. As humans on the verge of entering our planetary adulthood, we are just now learning to get along with each other, to have enough power as individuals to … Read more
Creating Heaven on Earth
As we approach the 43rd Earth Day, we see that humanity has come a long way–and I mean that both positively and negatively. When the first Earth Day happened in 1970, people were barely beginning to wake up to environmental … Read more
Waking the Global Heart: IONS Interview
FOUR QUESTIONS: An Interview with Stephan Dinan, April 18, 2006 1) SD: How do you see our current global situation? AJ: I look at the current state of global human affairs with a long view. I see the progression of … Read more
Grace and Gratitude
It’s that time of year when everybody’s blog has the topic of giving thanks. While this should be an everyday practice in a universe so full of blessings, the Thanksgiving holiday harkens back to a time when the end of … Read more
Occupy the New World!
http://www.occupytogether.org/ It’s interesting that the movement that began on Wall Street, now spreading throughout the world, starts with the word OCCUPY. It seems there is something on the earth plane that we have vacated and we are at last reclaiming … Read more
Bankrupting the Idiocracy
Bankrupting the Idiocracy by Anodea Judith I hate to write about money. It’s not my thing. And I’m tired of reading about it, hearing about it, and having it be the center of every newscast. It’s given far too much importance on … Read more
How Do We Make Change?
Photo from Chapter 8 of Anodea Judith’s Waking the Global Heart. One way that change happens – and certainly not the fun way — is the path of adversity. That’s when we get beaten so far down that we … Read more
Churning the Ocean of Milk
Life is full of contradictions. Like a good photograph, contrast brings out the drama of an experience. Light and dark, emptiness and form, joy and sorrow, success and failure – dance partners in progress on the path– three steps forward, … Read more