How to be Courageous Everyday Apr 12, 2024

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How to Be Courageous Everyday

 President Franklin D Roosevelt said “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”  The overwhelming reality of climate change and...

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Lessons Greta Thunberg Continues to Teach Us Apr 11, 2024

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Lessons Greta Thunberg Continues to Teach Us

She’s in the news again. This time, for being twice detained by Dutch police at a demonstration that blocked a major highway into The Hague in the Netherlands and then again for blocking a different...

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How to Move the Needle on Climate Inaction? Apr 09, 2024

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How to Move the Needle on Climate Inaction

#What do you think about the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights on Switzerland’s climate inaction?

Today, Europe's top human rights court, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg,...

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Eclipsing Boundaries: Mindfulness Lessons from the Solar Eclipse Apr 08, 2024

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Eclipsing Boundaries: Mindfulness Lessons from the Solar Eclipse

Today, as many of us recently experienced the breathtaking spectacle of the solar eclipse, either glued to our televisions or among the fortunate few to witness it firsthand along the...

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Embracing Uncertainty: How "What If?" Fosters Resilience and Growth Apr 05, 2024

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Embracing Uncertainty: How “What If? “Fosters Resilience and Growth

The power of “What If? is profound in its simplicity. When framed within the context of self-actualization and life aspirations, it evolves into a potent tool that...

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What If We Succeed? The Unseen Possibilities of Climate Action Apr 04, 2024

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What If We Succeed? The Unseen Possibilitiees of Climate Action

­­What if we can vision a better future for ourselves, even given the current climate crisis? According to a recent article in the New York Times by David Gelles, Ayaba...

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Why Are We Here--NOW? Apr 03, 2024

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Why Are We Here—NOW?

I am sure we’ve all asked ourselves this throughout our lives and maybe feel that the answer to that question was never more important than it is today, given all the uncertainty in the world. We may know folks who...

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The Earthshot Prize: Empowering Farmers and Reducing Carbon Apr 02, 2024

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The Earthshot Prize: Empowering Farmers and Reducing Carbon

Spotlighting Transformation

One of the most brilliant Albert Einstein quotes is, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” The Earthshot...

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How to Transform Climate Change Anxiety Apr 01, 2024

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How to Transform Climate Change Anxiety

Neuroscientists tell us that we have neurons that connect with one another and create paths, based upon how we think and act. Just one thought can put us on a fast track down a rabbit hole. #What are your...

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How to Cope with Climate Anxiety Mar 29, 2024

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How to Cope with Climate Anxiety

#Do you remember when you first heard the term, “climate anxiety?” I do—it was about six months ago, and it seems that after that, I heard it a lot. In a world grappling with unprecedented...

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Is Nature Intelligent? Mar 27, 2024

Is Nature intelligent? In a recent interview sponsored by Bioneers, called, "Nature's Intelligence: Coming Down from the Pedestal," renowned anthropologist Jeremy Narby explores the Western definition of intelligence, which refers to humans alone and excludes non-humans. He states, "If we want to...

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How to Tap Into Your Empathy with Nature Mar 26, 2024

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How to Tap Into Your Empathy with Nature

When you were growing up (or even as an adult), did you experience someone being cruel to Nature? For me, it was seeing kids using their BB gun to shoot sparrows off a telephone line or seeing other kids kill...

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