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Five Little-Known Tips For Disaster Preparedness

January 12th, 2014 · 6 Comments · books, climate change (global warming), energy, entertainment, health & well being

The record-breaking cold in much of the U.S. reminds me that we’re all vulnerable to extreme weather and disasters, and need to be prepared for them. Climate change means more of everything: drought, destructive hurricanes, heat, cold and floods. It’s broader than just global warming. It’s our internal resources — our attitude and coping skills […]

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When Sadness Morphs Into Joy

January 5th, 2014 · 8 Comments · climate change (global warming), community, money

Like most people, I prefer happy paths. I don’t seek out grief or sadness. But, sometimes grief ends up spurring  joy, and making us rich in what matters. In my 30′s, I made ruinous spending choices that led to a bankruptcy. I felt wrenching shame. Defaulting on my debts made me feel that I barely […]

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And The Winner Of “I Am Malala” Is . . .

November 28th, 2013 · 9 Comments · books, climate change (global warming)

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers (and also to the larger number of people in the world who are not my readers, at least, not yet ). I hope this least-commercial-of-major-U.S.-holidays finds you rich in what matters, i.e. loving relationships, good health, right livelihood, community, connection to nature and to the God

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Going To The Roots

November 17th, 2013 · 4 Comments · climate change (global warming), work

On November 18, 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested by a U.S. deputy marshal. Her crime? She had dared to vote.  Susan B. Anthony had committed civil disobedience: she had broken the law, peacefully, for a higher purpose. Women would not gain the right to vote in the U.S. until 1920, 48 years after Ms. […]

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When Efficiency Hurts Us

October 27th, 2013 · 7 Comments · climate change (global warming), health & well being, relationships

We want to be efficient, right? Efficient means we are smart, not wasting any precious effort, getting on to our next important task as quickly as possible. Our culture is built on efficiency. But does efficiency make us rich in what matters? Let’s start with physicality. How do our bodies respond to the Efficiency Directive? […]

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Review And Giveaway of “I Am Malala”

October 20th, 2013 · 16 Comments · books, climate change (global warming), spirituality

Malala Yousafzai is a shining example of being rich in what matters. Malala would be the young education activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban.  To help spread her story, I’m doing a drawing for a free copy of “I Am Malala”.  (To get into the drawing, subscribe via email to Diamond-Cut Life, on your right. […]

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The Heretical Truth About Money

October 8th, 2013 · 6 Comments · climate change (global warming), lifestyle, money, simplicity, spirituality

Mainstream culture tells us to buy as much stuff as possible. Hence the success of Walmart. Upscale mainstream culture tells us to buy the most expensive stuff possible. Hence the success of designer labels and Ferraris. Mainstream wisdom is that buying lots of stuff and/or expensive stuff  will give us happiness, status and popularity. The […]

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“You Need To Accept This”

September 8th, 2013 · 18 Comments · climate change (global warming), relationships, spirituality

I was crying — big, Kleenex-devouring sobs — in the office of a woman I had met two minutes earlier. It was June, 2000, in Orange County California. The woman was a medical social worker. I had just told her about my mother’s crushing, overwhelming health problems including Parkinson’s disease. Then the tears started gushing. “You […]

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A Takeaway from “The Butler”

September 1st, 2013 · 17 Comments · climate change (global warming), nature, spirituality

I came home from the movie theater last night with a wet handkerchief (yes, I still use these) and wet eyes. We’d seen “The Butler”, a tour of civil rights history through the intense experiences of a black family that lived at the epicenter of it. It was released in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of […]

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Take Two Minutes For Climate Change Before Midnight Tonight

August 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · climate change (global warming), energy

I’m  doing a Friday post instead of my usual Sunday post for an important reason: midnight tonight marks the close of public comments on whether the public lands of the United States should be opened for commercial hydraulic fracturing (fracking).   I think they should not, and my reasons are below, in the comment I […]

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