quality of life

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Oregon’s Popularity: Be A Giver Rather Than A Taker

July 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment · food & drink, lifestyle, sustainability, transportation

Here in Chicago at the BlogHer conference, I find a near-uniform reaction from people when they learn I am from Oregon. They almost swoon. “Oh, Oregon!” these nice ladies exclaim. “It’s so green and beautiful.”
Learning I am from Portland in particular amps up the positive response. “Oohhh, Portland. I love Portland. I want to [...]

Happiness = Quality of Life, Not Urban Growth

May 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments · community, lifestyle, sustainability

There are more things that make me see red than I usually admit to on this blogsite. I’m a WASP, trained to be self-controlled, not a ranter. And I won’t even complain about the malfunction — Wordpress? my own computer? — that lost my first posting of this on Saturday night.
Here is what makes me [...]

Diamonds To Dust: Needing Better Diamonds

September 19th, 2008 · No Comments · food & drink, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation, work

We’ve got lots of blame, anger and flat-out fear flying around in reaction to the collapse of giants like Merrill Lynch — and also the government/taxpayers bailing them out. I’m feeling calm this morning, myself, which makes it a good time to write. What does it mean that all these profitable companies, these diamonds, are [...]

Diamond-Cut, Sustainable Marriage

July 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · community, health & well being, lifestyle, sustainability

I am blessed to be in a happy marriage. My husband Thor and I share delight and trust in each other. But my life hasn’t always been this way: I’m a survivor of two divorces, many more break-ups, and staggering amounts of emotional pain.
I notice that things can change. Specifically, people can change. We [...]

Why Bother? Three Great Reasons

April 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments · sustainability

Of all the good pieces in today’s Green Issue of New York Times magazine, “Why Bother?” by Michael Pollan is the one that helps us see that lower-consumption lifestyles are crucial in dealing with global warming, Inventors and legislators cannot rescue us.

1.) Pollan points out that being a role model is powerful. As various citizens like you and me consume significantly less, especially in terms of fossil fuels, other

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