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THE NATURAL HUMAN

If I asked you to describe a squirrel in its natural state, no doubt you could do it. Yet can you describe the natural state of yourself (humans)? Wouldn’t it be fascinating to get a group of humans from every corner of the world, and hear their answers to this question? You might say “Squirrels […]

MILLENNIALS and GEN-X’ers: THEY DESERVE OUR SUPPORT

Where did we get the idea that millennials, gen-Xers, etc. were somehow deficient, basically unprepared. I’d like to suggest a different approach. Millennials are our future. It is our job and obligation to hand them a world that is as good or better than the one handed us. If millennials lack tools or training, is […]

DOES THE PLANET, THE EARTH, AND ALL OF LIFE ON IT HAVE RIGHTS?

The Earthjustice motto: “Because the Earth needs a good lawyer” The Earth DOES and MUST have rights. Otherwise we humans will continue to destroy it. Can you imagine – a species destroying the very planet, and life on it, that created them? That is UNTHINKABLE. Humans pride ourselves on being unique, different than the primates […]

YOUR PERFECT LIFE

What is your perfect life? Don’t tell me you don’t have one. Every one of us has some sort of a fantasy, a dream, an idea of what could be. I know I do, and I call mine ‘hope.’ Parents, society, and our limited minds, have convinced us that the life of our dreams is […]

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Communities are human’s natural groupings, the groupings they have enjoyed for 3 million years. Yes, 3 million years. Pull up a picture of Lucy – Australopithecus, walking around on 2 feet just like you and I, same skeleton, same cranial and pelvic structure, finding food, raising young, doing all the things you and I do. […]

OUR OCEANS

(Reprinted from Ocean Conservancy’s website): “The ocean has protected us from the worst effects of climate change. From the beginning of industrialization until today, the ocean has absorbed more than 90 percent of the heat from human-caused global warming and about one-third of our carbon emissions. But we are now seeing the devastating effects of […]

MILLENNIALS IN THE NEW MILLENNIA: PART 2

CHANGE IS COMING The 2100’s cannot be a continuation of the 2000’s Millennials are not lost or struggling, not second-class people or citizens. They are a generation caught in the hallway of transition, change. We (all of us) need to support them as they navigate this difficult transition. When the way forward becomes clear, no […]

MILLENNIALS IN THE NEW MILLENIA: PART 1

NAVIGATING AMERICA: A Roadmap for Millennials Have you ever had this feeling? “I live in a country – someone else created it – many along the way have prospered and enjoyed it – now I come along, and I’m not sure if there are opportunities for me. Instead of opportunities, all we hear about is […]

PEACE

First, do you know what peace is? (if you don’t, how can you have it or even aspire to it?). DEFINITION: Peace (for ANY species) is “Living in harmony with your design.” With that definition, all 10 million species (except humans) currently live in peace. And that doesn’t mean that their lives don’t include conflict […]

RELATIONSHIPS AND HONESTY

If you think relationships are hard, try honesty. Not cash-register honesty, but … the truth. And what IS the truth? I wish I knew. Back in the mid-20th century, there was a fairly universal concept embraced by mature humans planet-wide called “right and wrong.” Today that concept is dead, replaced by the childish, immature alternative, […]