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12 ways to give back to the Earth
Looking for a different kind of holiday gift? How about giving back to the Earth? Simple tips for respect and reciprocity with Earth. Bonus: if practiced, they will give back too. Reprinted from Intentblog.com. We may be deeply aware, during this … Continue reading
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Tagged environment, farmers markets, gardening with native plants, giving back, gratitude, green ethics, lawn mowers, native plants, organic, pesticides, reciprocity
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Valuing the spaceship we’ve got
In a lecture I attended last night, Daniel Lerch, editor of the immensely informative Post Carbon Reader, opened with that iconic picture of Earth shot from Apollo 8 as it circled the moon at Christmastime 1968: No doubt inspired (again) … Continue reading
Posted in nature, politics, spirituality
Tagged climate change, dreams, global warming, reciprocity, space travel, sustainability
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10 ways to give back to the Earth
The conversation around the table turned to the gushing oil in the Gulf of Mexico, the sense of powerlessness we all feel to do anything about it. We know our lifestyle is driving the need for oil. We know how … Continue reading
Posted in education, nature, politics, spirituality
Tagged attitudes toward nature, food, natural resource, organic, reciprocity, sustainability
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Reciprocity
I’ve been thinking about reciprocity lately—how it holds relationships together. How partnerships end if one or the other takes more than gives. How wars start over lack of reciprocity—disrespect, seizing land, taking resources. How contracts aren’t successful and trades don’t … Continue reading
Posted in nature, politics, spirituality
Tagged economics, indigenous traditions, reciprocity
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