Brilliant Advice from #Rumi About #ClimateChange
Rumi wrote: Sit, be still, and listen For you are drunk and We are at the edge of the roof
#DanKahan: Finding Art in the Science of #ClimateMessaging
Mentioning climate change in some circles is risky business, a form of social violence or even political warfare. But Yale researcher Dan Kahan knows a thing or two about transcending the entrenchment of our camps to find shared meaning. Learn more in this recent interview.
#CitizensUnited Obstructs #ClimateJustice
The Supreme Court decision in favor of Citizens United gave corporations the status of personhood and skewed democratic process by removing corporate limits to financial contributions in political campaigns. Profit-seeking industries financially seduce our nation's decision-makers and it is all legal. But here is a movement to restore sanity to…
Report Card for the Last #ElectricityFreeDay
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.