World Environment Day June 5, 2013

May 21, 2013 No Comments

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day, organized by the United Nations, is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages us to reduce our foodprint. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same [...]

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Remember this …

May 17, 2013 No Comments

“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. … Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing.” — Miranda July

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The work of choosing

May 17, 2013 No Comments

Here’s an honest, no holes barred video about the hard work of choosing, about breaking out of the aggressive self-absorption tendencies of life. “This is water” is an excerpt from an address to the graduating class of 2005 of Kenyon College by David Foster Wallace.

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Faith & the Environment

May 10, 2013 No Comments

Join with others this summer and explore different faith tradition teachings about the environment. We’ll all read and discuss some “big picture” material and then dip into collected readings from the Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Indigenous faiths. Together we’ll share our learnings and examine the relevancy of faith in addressing today’s environmental issues. Along the way we’ll each deepen our spirit-based view of creation.

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Reconnect and re-Imagine your Life’s Purpose

May 09, 2013 No Comments

A group is beginning to form! We want to dive in and explore the creative journey known as The Artist’s Way this summer. And, we want to learn in a group with an experienced facilitator here in Chicago.

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Honoring Mothers

May 07, 2013 No Comments

… who speak truth to power!

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