October, 2009
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Be Who You Want to Become

Miscellaneous

Author’s Note: This is the first post in my 12 Great Commandments series, inspired by Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project. In each post, I’ll share with you one of my personal commandments for living, and I’d love to hear yours too.

I have no idea if this story is true or false, parable or memoir [...]

Oct 21, 2009

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The Devil’s Advocate Challenge – Or, Get Mad and Learn Something

Miscellaneous

My last post (Footprints, Imagination, and the Art of Sustainability) sparked a heated mini-discussion in the comments – which is awesome.
It also got me thinking. What is it about debate and argument that gets our blood boiling so fast?
But more importantly, it made me consider just how protective we are of what we believe. Sometimes [...]

Oct 19, 2009

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Footprints, Imagination, and the Art of Sustainability

Simplicity

Author’s Note: This post is my contribution to Blog Action Day 2009.
My first thought on climate change:
Too. Much. Hype. On both sides.
And way too much fear. Fear of the coming apocalpyse. Fear of the economic impacts of legislation. Too much mental clutter getting in the way of action.
Let’s face it: People change. Values change. Technologies [...]

Oct 15, 2009

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