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MLK Jr. on Peace

Jan 10, 2012 No Comments by Carol Hohle

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.”

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The High Price of Materialism

Jan 05, 2012 No Comments by Carol Hohle

In this short animation from The Center for a New American Dream, psychologist Tim Kasser discusses how America’s culture of consumerism undermines our well-being. When people buy into the ever-present marketing messages that “the good life” is “the goods life,” they not only use up Earth’s limited resources, but they are less happy and less inclined toward helping others.

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A community to which we belong

Jan 01, 2012 No Comments

“We abuse the land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” — Aldo Leopold

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Season’s Greetings

Dec 22, 2011 3 Comments

May your new year be ‘centered down’ … And, may you enjoy this holiday video greeting from all of us at Inspiration House …

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A Thanks Giving Approach to the Holidays

Dec 17, 2011 12 Comments

Still feeling in the Thanksgiving mood, I was having a hard time switching to the Christmas season until yesterday when I felt myself looking forward to what has become a quieter and simpler holiday at my house. Have you simplified the holiday season? Do you wish you could? Join the discussion, offer your ideas and discover alternatives to the traditional gift-giving holidays!

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Let’s give some love away

Nov 18, 2011 1 Comment

In this Thanksgiving season let us remember that “it is in the shelter of each other that the people live.”

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