There are so many new and exciting ways of defining and understanding leadership that are emerging, or perhaps just becoming more well known. I believe our understanding of leadership now and in the future will play a key role in determining the future state of the planet. The best part about this is that once [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Change’
Where the Personal Meets the Environmental
Posted in Environment, Personal, Political, tagged Acceptance, Action, Change, Environment, Love, Money, Personal, political, Time, Visioning on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve changed my tagline, and I’m re-vamping my blog. I would still like this blog to “to trigger thought, and challenge ideas about current environmental issues and their solutions”, but I want to shift the focus to “where the personal meets the environmental”. Change has to start from within. The personal is the spiritual is [...]
Reflections in Light of International Women's Day
Posted in Women, tagged Change, feminism, inequality, men, Women on March 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I never wanted to consider myself a feminist. I used to wonder why North American women were complaining, when we have it so damn good. Look at where we used to be compared to now: we can vote; we can go to University; we can become doctors, lawyers, CEOs, and politicians. Let us not forget, [...]
Me, Myself, and Plastic
Posted in Environment, Plastic, tagged Change, Environment, Fertilizer, Landfill, Mindfulness, Oil, Pesticides, Plastic, Pollution, Waste on February 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Take a look around you for a moment and notice all the things that are made either entirely or partially out of plastic. Your pen, hairbrush, detergent, lotions, pills, cell phone, clock and computer are probably all made of plastic. The ever-popular notion of the “evil” plastic bag is really only the tip of the [...]
Visioning
Posted in Visioning, tagged Activism, Change, Eckhart Tolle, Gateway Project, Non-resistance, Sustainability, Tar Sands, Visioning on January 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Eckhart Tolle introduced me to the idea that whatever you resist will persist. My Dad likes to reiterate this point by telling me to put my hand up to his, palm-to-palm. When he pushes on my hand, I reflexively push back, and then he’ll begin to push harder, and the entire time neither of our hands [...]
