Many years ago, I was given of the most influential books in my life, called How Can I Help. This book helped me begin to observe what it means to be myself and how that impacts my daily interactions with other people. Yesterday, its author, Ram Dass, died and he will be in my heart...
Much of society tries to define us from the moment we are born. But if other people label us, and we let those labels box us in, then we are greatly limiting who and what we truly are. That’s why the only label I can fully accept is that we are the embodiment of God’s...
Whenever we judge something, there is always at least some shift in our state of mind. If we experience it as Good, we might feel: pride, hope or relief. If we experience it as Bad, we might feel let down, jealousy or frustration. These shifts in our state of mind impact how we respond to...
Almost all contracts for the purchase of the rights to the carbon in forests are drafted by attorneys representing the buyers, not the sellers… the indigenous communities that live in those forests.
I have been fortunate to be part of the treaty development team for the Milennium Consumption Goal Initiative. Being part of this has helped me think more deeply about sustainability. The more I think about it, the more I realize that of all the good intentioned measures that are being developed to help people find...
