This month’s news includes generosity during Hurricane Harvey; a great advance in cancer treatment; a new kind of grocery story; an ingenious use of carbon emissions; amazing new energy-harnessing clothes; and businesses stepping up to save precious wild spaces in the U.S…. How a Mattress … continue reading
There may be little or much beyond the grave but the strong are saying nothing until they see. – Robert Frost In Hamlet’s famous soliloquy, he asks, “To be or not to be?” He is talking about suicide, and “to be” means, in the context … continue reading
This month’s news focuses on wind-powered trains; Latin American women learning to code for great employment potential; an 8-year old zoologist phenomenon; a recycling revolution; and a gift of education in Tennessee… All Dutch Trains Now Run on 100% Wind Power Initially, trains in the … continue reading
Filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg is working on an extraordinary film about one of his inspirational muses, Fantastic Fungi – the underground world of mycelium network. This trailer for the film, which is called “Mother Trees,” reflects the connection and interdependence of fungi and of ALL living things, out … continue reading
This month’s news focuses on exciting developments in saving coral reefs; helpful grassroots responses to terrorism; the transformation of a decrepit park space; giving and sharing during Ramadan; and a high school success story… New Lab Aims To Restore Imperiled Corals Most of the news and research these days about … continue reading
How Letting Go Renews Love and Life… Recently, I celebrated my 30th anniversary. Over the years, my husband and I have shared times of deep joy and deep sorrow. We have shared in the grief of losing loved ones and in the comfort of our … continue reading
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.” – Wendell Berry And so it is, with “pleasing responsibility,” that … continue reading
Our partner, Spirituality & Practice, is offering this compelling and timely on-demand eCourse. We invite you to learn more… “The earth is too small a star and we too brief a visitor upon it, for anything to matter more than the struggle for peace,” wrote Coleman McCarthy. … continue reading
This month’s news focuses on big water-saving ideas; a simple water-stretching idea; helping girls with essential needs in Zimbabwe and beyond: Kenya’s bold ban on plastic; and an encouraging bronze symbol on Wall Street… 6 Water-Saving Innovations to Celebrate World Water Day Every World Water … continue reading
Water leads me on a sacred path and has for a long time. The ocean is in my blood. It’s in everyone’s, for we are oceans walking on land with our salty fluids and heartbeat’s ebb and flow. Our first nine months is in our … continue reading