Two things (at least) stirred my soul during the inaugurational ceremonies yesterday of Governor John Kitzhaber here in Oregon. One was a phrase used by poet Kim Robert Stafford in his inspirational poem. The phrase was “abundance moving toward need”. That’s a diamond-cut concept if I ever heard one, the idea that abundance — I [...]
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Abundance In Motion
January 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Oregon, politics, spirituality & religion
Tags: abundance·Ducks·Governor John Kitzhaber·inauguration·Kim Robert Stafford·rich and poor·social justice·soul·spectator sports
Capitol Climate Action A Success
March 4th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability
The largest act of civil disobedience against climate change in U.S. history took place in the nation’s Capitol in frigid, snowy weather on March 2. More than 2,000 people marched, and many risked arrest by blocking all four entrances to the coal-fired Capitol Power Plant. Time magazine gave it serious coverage among other mainstream [...]
Tags: activism·climate change·coal·coal plants·global warming·social justice
Giving Feels Great: Blog Action Day
October 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · community, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
Today is Blog Action Day, I have learned from the popular blog Zenhabits, and the theme this year is poverty. As you may know, I’m a fan of solutions and ‘doing’ when it comes to any given problem. I promote more joy and less consumption in the United States — but you need to have [...]
Tags: Blog Action Day·Boardman·development·economics·giving·happiness·life·Mercy Corps·PGE·Pro Mujer·social justice
High Energy Prices: Good
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments · simplicity, sustainability
I’m sipping my coffee at 6 a.m. at Stumptown in Southeast Portland (joy). The Oregonian’s front page shows an ocean of the 72,000 faces that turned out to see Barack Obama yesterday (yes, I voted for him, too) and the lower right corner story is: “Who loves high energy prices? The environment.” The gist is [...]
Tags: carbon dioxide·carbon footprint·carpooling·consumption·economics·environment·global warming·life·philanthropy·social justice
The Peak Of Happiness
March 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · community, relationships, simplicity, sustainability
I recently asked a good friend how happy he was on a scale of 0 to 10. He only had to think for a few seconds. “A five,” he said. “You?”
“I’m at 9 or 10,” I replied. Interestingly, he makes about twice as much money as I do, and even likes his job (as do I). The social sciences have studied happiness quite thoroughly, so what have they
Tags: consumption·economics·happiness·history·Juliet Schor·relationships·Robert Putnam·social justice
