I really don’t want anything more to worry about than I’m worrying about already. But like you, deep in the reptilian part of my brain I’m alert to threats even though (much of the time) there’d be comfort in being oblivious to them … [Continue reading]
I’ve been finding lately that the biggest obstacle to feeling the common beat is other people.It’s just easier to imagine sharing the rhythm and release—that universal correspondence environmentalists always wax-on about—when it’s all of … [Continue reading]
I suppose it’s good that I’m surprised by what I don’t know almost as often as I am by what seems to have escaped other people. “Ignorant” is a kind of general, all-encompassing category when you’re describing somebody. I … [Continue reading]
To make the hard decisions around climate change, we need the pull of a compelling story that tells us about all the great things that will follow and the ways we’ll be rewarded when we do. Because changing the ways we live and work will be hard, … [Continue reading]
Some food for thought (if you find that you’re hungry for it today) from Yvon Chouinard. (He pronounces his name yuh-vaan shwee-naard if you're wondering.) Throughout, I’ll just call him Yvon, because he seems to invite that kind of familiarity with … [Continue reading]
