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Report Card for the Last #ElectricityFreeDay

September 9, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Yesterday was the fourth and final Saturday in my series of electricity-free days; the series was a personal protest against America's fossil fuel policies and the corporations profiting from them. During the final day, two extraordinary things happened. First, I nearly spoiled all the food in the fridge. Second, I…

The Fifth #ClimateJustice #MindfulnessTraining: Preserving the Whole

September 6, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the last of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings that I began posting on August 26th. Preserving the Whole Aware of pain caused by individual and societal fear, greed, anger, and delusion, I will cultivate a peaceful mind of inter-being in myself and others. I will nourish myself and…

Report Card for #Electricity-FreeDay Number 3

September 3, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Whoa. Sometimes the world says stop. Sometimes my best ideas just aren't going to fly. Sometimes, skilfulness requires shutting my mouth and going with the flow. Here's the most recent skinny on my third try at living a day without electricity--twenty-four hours when I watched my burning aspiration fizzle into…

The Fourth Climate Justice Mindfulness Training: #SkillfulCommunication

August 29, 2013 by heatherlynmann

This is the fourth of five guidelines I wrote to wake myself to ethical choices supporting Climate Justice. Look at posts from earlier in the week to read about the first three Trainings. Skillful Communication Aware of pain caused by blocked, false, and unskillful communication, I will be present to…

The Third Climate Justice #Mindfulness Training: Sacred Conception

August 28, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the third of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings I wrote as a guideline for ethical living during this climate emergency. You can look back at this week's earlier posts for the text of the first two Trainings. Sacred Conception Aware of pain caused by actions that push the…

The Second Climate Justice Mindfulness Training: #Simple Living

August 27, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is the second of five Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings I created to give myself an ethical touchstone in daily life. Simple Living Aware of pain caused by the unsustainable production and distribution of goods and services, I will live simply in the nested ecosystem that is my home, invest…

Must-See NASA Imagery

August 27, 2013 by heatherlynmann

Here is an amazing piece from the New York Times. It tells the story of humankind's impact on the planet through images from outer space. It's painfully lovely. Click here to see more.

The First Climate Justice #Mindfulness Training: Protecting Life

August 26, 2013 by heatherlynmann

In my spiritual practice I felt an absence of clarity around the every-day ethics of living in harmony with Mother Earth. So, I re-wrote the ancient Buddhist precepts into up-to-date Climate Justice Mindfulness Trainings, guidelines I can chew on again and again in meditation. It's worth noting, I am a…

Report Card for Electricity-Free Day #2

August 25, 2013 by heatherlynmann

On August 11th, I invited you to join me on a journey of four electricity-free days over the course of a month. This is a non-violent protest against national policies that perpetuate a fossil-fuel dependency and the corporations that profit from them. My August 18th post tells the tale of…

Where Do You Get Your Climate Information?

August 23, 2013 by heatherlynmann

You can find consistently good, comprehensive coverage of the climate crisis at Dot Earth--the blog of Andrew Revkin in the New York Times Opinion Pages. If you like Revkin on Facebook, you will receive links to his posts. Check out today's piece; it asks if cities can adjust to a…

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