by Expand Your Consciousness
Our countless daily choices are influenced by the cultures we live in and our personal world views. We may each have a personal “eco-philosophy” and not even realize it. We share articles on a wide range of topics such as personal motivations, scientific research, schools of thought, etc. that might be thought-provoking about our relationships with the natural world.
It’s easy to build mindful walking into our daily routines and apply it to other situations where moment-to-moment attention could take us away from otherwise stressful experiences!
A personal account by author Jill Neimark and an interesting experiment by researchers at the University of Colorado has me considering a camping trip to get better sleep…
“Flushable” wipes aren’t really flushable. While they will flush out of sight from your toilet bowl, they often go on to clog pipes and municipal sewer systems because the wipes do not break down like toilet paper.
If worries over climate change have you staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night, check out some of the organizations and articles shared here. You might be inspired to get involved in something that turns out to be the antidote to your own anxiety.
Old family cookbooks stuffed with all sorts of extra recipes clipped from newspapers, magazines, and even canned food labels are like a time machine back to our grandmothers and long-lost aunts. You never know what you will find in them!
Walking can have beneficial effects on the white matter in your brain, possibly lessening cognitive decline as you age.
“The E.P.A. in 2011 approved the use of these chemicals, used to ease the flow of oil from the ground, despite the agency’s own grave concerns about their toxicity, according to the documents, which were reviewed by The New York Times.”
Even those of us with modest means are living a life that countless people around the world only dream about. When you think about it, you may just realize that you already live like a lottery winner compared to so many people who struggle to have the basics like food, clean water, sanitation, education, and … Read more
My grandmother was born in 1905 and except for a brief time when my grandfather worked in a Detroit factory during World War II, Anna lived her entire life in the Dakotas. I was raised mostly in Texas suburbs and on family visits was always mesmerized by her “old ways” of doing things. On … Read more
Walking on a beach, or anywhere in Nature, can be an exercise in meditation. It doesn’t take special preparation except to be in the moment–which isn’t necessarily easy.