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
Image courtesy of corvidaceous via Creative Commons. Many years ago, my husband and I began noticing a strange recurrence in the woods. Periodically, we’d be walking along and hear the start of an engine, putt-putt-putt, followed by the revving up as the engine catches, followed by… silence. How odd. It was as if our distant [...]
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Image courtesy of Jan Ramroth via Creative Commons. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for One Green Planet, a website dedicated to ethical choices. Here’s an excerpt from “What is Humanity’s Essential Nature? That’s the Wrong Question”: “Many people seem to find it important to identify some quality – [...]
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A recent UK study evaluating the carbon footprint of 61 categories of food reveals that a switch to a vegetarian or vegan diet would dramatically reduce carbon emissions. Here’s an excerpt from a Science Daily article about the study: “The report ‘Relative greenhouse gas impacts of realistic dietary choices’ published in the journal Energy Policy [...]
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Image courtesy of Flickr. For my blog post today, I’m sharing a recent post I wrote for Care2.com, an online community for people passionate about creating a better world. Here’s an excerpt from “I’m An Educator, So Don’t Believe Me”: “When I teach, I often begin my classes by telling the students not to believe [...]
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Note: This is a repost from 10/19/2009. Enjoy! I was reading an excellent essay by Eknath Easwaran in the Blue Mountain Journal, titled “Will and Desire.” He begins: “Desire is the key to life, because desire is power. The deeper the desire, the more power it contains.” The Upanishads say: “You are what your deep, [...]
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Award-winning educator and educational revolutionary, John Taylor Gatto, wrote in his book, Weapons of Mass Instruction: “Being a mature being means living with a purpose, your own purpose: it’s about welcoming responsibility as the nourishment a big life needs: it’s about behaving as a good citizen – finding ways to add value to the community [...]
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For my blog post today, I wanted to share a guest post I wrote for the veg parenting blog, Raising Veg Kids. Here’s an excerpt from “Tips for Raising Humane Kids”: “When asked about their deepest hopes for their children, most parents don’t mention elite colleges, the best outfits, high SAT scores, athletic prowess, or [...]
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