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Self-Justification and Aggression
George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Sean Reed. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Trayvon Martin. And these are only a few of the most public cases where unarmed black men were killed while exhibiting no apparent threat to others. Additionally, there are thousands, if not...
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Are You Really Listening to the Voices?
Thus far, I have been writing about the communication of trees and plants and how that relates to our own social systems as people. This fascination in the voices that we do not hear and a desire to bring awareness and appreciation to the importance of those voices...
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The Bridge Between Perspectives
I heard somewhere that conflict occurs because we tend to focus on the minority of areas in which we disagree, ignoring the vast majority of the areas where we are in agreement. This idea strongly resonates with me, since it seems that if we put more effort into...
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Don’t Miss This Big-Ass Quarantine Silver Lining
It seems that those of us in quarantine who are returning to the outdoors in record numbers may be rediscovering their lost connection with nature. Nature also seems to be re-emerging to explore her relationship with us now that there are fewer cars, airplanes and...
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When Bad Things Happen
Adversity, suffering, loss, worry, a sense of failure, mistakes galore. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, depressed, and hopeless right now. Dwelling and ruminating on these feelings makes them worse, then even harder to bounce back. Feeling and naming our grief,...
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A Vision for a Vibrant Future, Post-COVID-19
The projections for what will become of us after the dust settles from the pandemic ranges from “we’ll go back to the way things were 3 months ago” to “descending to authoritarian and fascist solutions.” I suppose either are possible, but they seem to represent two...
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Our Great Big Time-Out
A shutdown of nonessential goods and services. It feels like I’m in a months-long time-out. Grounded, barred from the things I used to enjoy. For those of us who are empty nesters, this concept is somewhat a distant memory of a type of punishment that removes the...
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