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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Love everyone you meet for one day
Sartre said “hell is other people”. We all know what he meant. The challenges of living side by side with others, strangers and loved ones alike, never cease. Try something today, for the rest of your day. A thought experiment, … Continue reading
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I don’t know
There is so much “knowing” going on, isn’t there? I know a bunch of things, I am always learning more, and realizing i know less. I aspire to bring the idea of “beginners mind” to my days… claiming an approach … Continue reading
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Dissent
I remember how I struggled in high school to raise my hand to ask a question. I felt I would look stupid. I still don’t feel comfortable standing out in a crowd or calling attention to myself, but I’m no … Continue reading
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Knocking on 50
I’ll be 50 in less than 3 months. Am I at the halfway mark of life? My grandmother lived to be 100. Both my parents are alive, 81 years old, driving, playing tennis, gardening and can’t believe their youngest is … Continue reading
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Organic is not just for your food
It’s easy to let so old habits go unexamined… like buying a Christmas tree. If someone asked me how I would feel about putting an object larger than just about anything I own except my car into the middle of … Continue reading
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Shhhhhhh…
It’s ironic that in this darkest time of the year, when most living things are slowing down and being still, most of us are rushing, shopping, spending and stressing. We want things to be nice. We want the family to … Continue reading
Six ways (you might not have thought of) to lighten your footprint at home
I think of my environmental practices in two categories: things I do to protect the health of my family and things I do for the planet. Since “we all live downstream” these two categories certainly overlap… buying organic helps my … Continue reading
We All Invest In Monsanto
They are everywhere, like a bad rash. It’s estimated 80% of the food supply contain ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) crops or factory farmed animals given GE feed and shot up with GE hormones & vaccines. And that doesn’t begin … Continue reading
Staying Open To Whatever Comes
I’ve been out a Muir Beach a few times lately enjoying some of the lowest tides of the year. Thousands and thousands of sea anenomes wait quietly for the ocean to reclaim them, and while they do, most are closed … Continue reading
Jerry Sandusky Was Once A 10 Year-Old Boy
Jerry Sandusky was once someone’s 10 year old son What happened? The stories we’ve heard about this man’s alleged abuse of children who were being served by his charity are dreadful. It is difficult to think about what these boys … Continue reading