Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life.
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“With an amazingly useful way of thinking and acting, Most Good, Least Harm is multi-faceted in its utility….The innovation in this book is…spreading a message of being socially, politically, and environmentally conscious when making decisions.”
~ Jordan Dacayanan, Sacramento Book Review
Spring is the season in which we get to observe most obviously the miracle of life. Every day in May, when I walk outside, there is some more new life to experience. If I sat still long enough, I suspect I could see the lady slipper’s grow and bloom, and the star flowers, and the [...]
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Quite a story about 24-year-old Kathrine Hinds, whose heroism may have saved two young Russian women from exploitation and worse. Read the story. Zoe Weil Author of Most Good, Least Harm Image courtesy of seantoyer via Creative Commons. Like my blog? Please share it with others, comment, and/or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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Earlier today, I put a link on my Facebook page to the undercover video, posted by Mercy for Animals, of brutality on a dairy farm in Ohio. My post elicited many comments and questions, and it felt important to immediately address them, which I’m doing here so that everyone can read these thoughts. You can [...]
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This morning as I walked by our pond, I saw a Mallard with her seven newly hatched ducklings. I kept my dogs under control as we walked past the pond while the mother duck quickly gathered the babies to keep them safe from us predators. I was ambivalent about seeing this family of ducks on [...]
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We at the Institute for Humane Education are very pleased and proud that IHE President Zoe Weil’s latest book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life, is a Silver Winner for the 2010 Nautilus Book Awards. The award “recognizes books and audio books that promote spiritual growth, conscious [...]
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My good friend and colleague, Mary Pat Champeau, once offered me some words of wisdom, ones that helped her to maintain integrity, equanimity, and calm no matter what the situation. She said, “I try not to let anyone else determine how I will act.” This has been one of the most important pieces of advice [...]
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I recently had the great honor and joy of being the first Morton Series Lecturer on individual responsibility at the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee (FUSM), and below you’ll find a copy of what I shared at the services on April 25. Last week I read Erik Reece’s essay, “In the Presence of Rock and [...]
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