Posts Tagged "nature"

The urgent need for Active Patience

Posted by on Jun 6, 2014 in Sustainability, Writing | 0 comments

The urgent need for Active Patience

I was offered the honor of a lifetime when Naropa University (where I received my Master’s degree) asked me to be the graduate speaker at my commencement in May 2014. I used this opportunity to speak about my deepest passions and yearnings. I talk about our role as humans on this planet, and the lessons that arise from the core of our beings when we let ourselves rest. I had a lot of fun crafting and delivering this gift, and I hope you enjoy receiving it as much as I enjoyed presenting...

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Another kind of love story…

Posted by on Apr 18, 2014 in Sustainability, Writing | 0 comments

Another kind of love story…

…And another way to talk about sustainability.   This is a story about a world where there is hope for the future, and a world where people feel empowered to take action for the sake of their individual and collective health.   Let us together be a part of creating a better home.  

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All the time in the world

Posted by on Jan 6, 2014 in Sustainability, Wellness, Writing | 0 comments

All the time in the world

Time is a flowy, circular, and rather paradoxical concept.  Relative to region, culture, age, sense of spirituality, belief, and even altitude, time can feel different for everybody.  I have experienced many diverse quickenings and hinderings at different moments in my life, depending on inner and outer circumstances.  Some have been expansive, some universal, and some uncomfortably constrictive.  Elizabeth Gilbert captures this notion of time eloquently in her new novel, The Signature of All...

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Gravity: A reminder of Gaia

Posted by on Oct 7, 2013 in Sustainability, Writing | 0 comments

Gravity: A reminder of Gaia

Humans in space is a delicate topic.  I was hesitant, resistant even, to go see the new critically-acclaimed film, Gravity.  My tentativeness was for the potential of a filmmaker to be irresponsible or misguided with my emotions around what I perceived to be a sensitive matter.  But, ultimately, I trust the judgment of Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, and conceded to go watch the movie with my sweetheart. When the first astronauts reached space, they looked back on their home planet with a...

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Life likes life: Articulating the ethic of sustainability

Posted by on Oct 4, 2013 in Sustainability, Writing | 0 comments

Life likes life: Articulating the ethic of sustainability

Sustainability is a beloved word often used by earth lovers and green-washers alike.  This term embodies many definitions and identities from ecology to sociology, marketing to spirituality, science to design.  It typically balances the three areas of ecology/environment, economy/employment, equity/equality.  The many ways of understanding sustainability speaks to the fact of its relevancy in our time.  Sustainability connects us to the fact of our interconnectedness, our place in the...

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