Essays on Staying Sane
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Another Green Blogger Returns To Day Job, Asks 'What's The Point?'Thinking about sustainability can make a person feel like landfill runoff. Writing about it can suck even worse. Hence, I needed a break, but I'm popping back in to say hello and to share some new ideas, because I've missed you guys and I want to keep writing! Keep reading...
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Bring Home Nature, Boost Health & MoodTime spent in the wilderness soothes the soul and boosts physical health better than any pill ever could. Learn more about the benefits nature brings, and get tips on how to bring natural elements into your home. Get the full story here.
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When Tragedy Knocks, Reality AnswersWhen the unthinkable happens and you're rocked to your core, when there's nothing you can do to change heartbreaking circumstances and nothing you do will make it go away, what do you do? This is a piece about self-care, self-reflection, being present, bearing witness, and letting the real us, the stuff we're really made of, rise up to do whatever it is we're best at. Read more here.
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Well-Being Is A ChoiceTo have it, to achieve it, to snatch it out of the sky is our decision. That's it. Whether or not we choose to accept it is totally and completely up to us.
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Beware the Negativity Trap: How to Cope with Doomsday Climate News (& Spread Positive Vibes Instead!)Planetary implosion got you down? This post suggests a radical way to process bad news so you won’t want to jump off a bridge! Developing a grounded, panic-free mindset just might bring us the clarity we need to do the good work Earth needs us to be doing. Read the full story!
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Perspective Shift: What You See is What You GetIf life's got you down, maybe it's time to try to look at things differently.
Is there anything at all about that situation that's been bothering you--whether it's work, romance, your home environment, a certain rocky friendship--that you could consider redeeming? Just one little thing? (e.g. "Maybe my job sucks...but at least I have a cool boss!") Because once we start actively, consciously looking for the good things in life, they begin to appear, everywhere we turn! Read more over at the blog about seeking--and finding--more joy and good in the world! |
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Aligning Ourselves to Good VibrationsI talk to myself every day & journal every day. I know, it sounds kinda weird, but it helps! Below is the kind of thing I tell myself in meditation at sunrise and what I write down in repetition. These words really do bring me clarity and comfort, and help me see the joy in my life more apparently than ever before. Feel free to use & share these mantras, which are inspired by and adapted from the principles outlined in the Abraham-Hicks philosophies and the Law of Attraction.
Life is a gift, and the universe is filled with astounding, magical gifts that are available to me, all the time. |
I open my heart and mind to receiving them. I surrender to the goodness that's out there, just waiting for me to accept it in my life.
Good things are happening. Life takes care of me. My energy is aligning to the powerful vibrations of joy, love, compassion, kindness, and abundance.
I open my heart and mind to the power of those energies. I internalize and feel the vibrations of each of those emotions. I notice them as they appear in my life, bit by bit, hour by hour, appreciating them fully for the magical gifts they are, and showing gratitude for the chance to experience every one. There is so much to be grateful for; so much to look forward to.
I recognize the magic of the universe each and every day, and in doing so, begin to align myself with the wondrous opportunities, endless joy, expanding love and boundless abundance that is swirling about me all the time.
I surrender to the purpose of my divine path, so that I may fill my heart with joy.
Good things are happening. Life takes care of me. My energy is aligning to the powerful vibrations of joy, love, compassion, kindness, and abundance.
I open my heart and mind to the power of those energies. I internalize and feel the vibrations of each of those emotions. I notice them as they appear in my life, bit by bit, hour by hour, appreciating them fully for the magical gifts they are, and showing gratitude for the chance to experience every one. There is so much to be grateful for; so much to look forward to.
I recognize the magic of the universe each and every day, and in doing so, begin to align myself with the wondrous opportunities, endless joy, expanding love and boundless abundance that is swirling about me all the time.
I surrender to the purpose of my divine path, so that I may fill my heart with joy.
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This Has Nothing to do with Sustainability & Everything to do with JusticeI wrote this essay in response to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of and investigation into Judge Brett Kavanaugh for alleged sex assault against one (or two, or three, or a dozen?) of our sisters.
Like many of you, I was being re-triggered & re-traumatized hearing and seeing news of the events, everywhere I turned, no matter how much I avoided news or social media. Because sex assault never goes away, I honor my story, my pain, and vow never to be silent again. Read the post here. |
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Prayer for ForgivenessForgive us our sins, dear, incredible Earth.
For our parents didn't know that plastics would make you so sick. Our grandparents didn't realize that lead would poison your water and your dirt. Our great-grandparents didn't see that burning coal could destroy your air. We still have much to learn so that we may take take better care of you. Keep reading... |