In the last post I commented on negativity when talking about problems and issues and also the use of interpretive techniques to get people to listen more attentively rather than just tuning out. The mass media has done a wonderful job in scaring us about a multitude of issues and Read more…
“Modern corporate driven Industrial Farming is not about food! It is about chemical and oil corporations making money. Food is merely the vehicle in which they do this: And as a value added bonus, also a way to provide the healthcare industry – really sickcare – with long-term clients. Richard Read more…
In the last three posts I have outlined why I think we are all connected to nature. But that connectedness lies along a continuum of liking it for its pragmatic personal needs to loving it intrinsically as a part of who we are. I really do not believe that anyone Read more…
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare BioDiversity is known to be a complete interaction of all the species in an ecosystem. Modern science accepts that an ecosystem is a complete and interactive and dynamic collection of species (from the micro to especially the micro levels, which we Read more…
In my last post I stated that nearly everyone connects to the natural world on a fundamental level. The term Biophilia was first coined by Erich Fromm in his book The Heart of Man: It’s genius for Good and Evil (1964), but was popularized by E.O. Wilson in 1984 with Read more…
“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wears you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” Muhammad Ali Recently I received the Comment: “You actually make it seem really easy along with your presentation however I find this topic to be actually something that I feel I would by Read more…
The word Dominion as it is emphasized in the English language, influenced by orthodox Christianity, not surprisingly has come to be accepted as a type of rule over others. Whether this is by a monarch, or by humans over nature, it implies absolute power over. If you look at Dominion Read more…
During the colonialization periods since Columbus, missionaries came across indigenous peoples and automatically labelled them savage pagans simply because they were not European Christians. Not much has changed. This really is a great indictment on how effective the Eurocentric Judeo-Christian worldview has dominated for several hundred years. It is only Read more…
When I first started working at a university for a living at age 18, I worked with an incredibly diverse group of people with all kinds of personalities. Overall, we all got on well, we had to for the place to function. Some people kept their distance and some were Read more…
Can you be deeply spiritual and entrenched in the physical Material world? Yes, you can. What seems to happen though is that the more spiritual you become the more you become aware of ‘something’ that connects you to a greater reality. If you never questioned it, your life would still Read more…
Aldo Leopold, in his A Sand County Almanac book published in 1946, said, “There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.” And “The last word in ignorance Read more…
Like most technology of the last 70 years, we start with what sounds like a great idea and then rush it to mass production without any real consideration of long-term consequences. Then when consequences arise (as they always seem to do) we find that big money, scientists funded by them, Read more…
Our culture has all these people throughout history whom we revere for their creativity and inventiveness. The names Gutenberg, Tesla, Edison, Carver, and Bell, are but a few who made great technological changes for society. While today we might use names like Zuckerberg or Musk to show how creativity is Read more…
If we are to move towards a sustainable world, we most certainly will have to find ways to live more harmoniously with each other. We will not have to become saints to live together, but we will have to find respect for all our differences, and compassion will have to Read more…
“People will listen when they’re ready to listen and not before. Don’t waste time with people who want to argue. They’ll keep you immobilized forever. Look for people who are already open to something new.” Daniel Quinn. What we experience is our perception. What we perceive is our experience. We Read more…