Holding hope and grief: Our stories matter

Holding hope and grief: Our stories matter

As a part of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light’s (GIPL) Green Team Summit this past Sunday, I attended a workshop on eco-grief. Experiencing distress, anxiety, and grief is often an inevitable side effect of immersing oneself in this work. Most enter into it because...
Words matter: Changing our story

Words matter: Changing our story

In the western way of thinking, we generally view the land as capital. The land is seen as property that is to be owned by humans. What we glean from it, we call natural resources, resources that we consider ours for the taking, to serve our wants and to provide...
Just talk about it

Just talk about it

While watching the news yesterday, a pundit that I respect was discussing the disinformation and division present in our country. He stated that we need to not let the people that we love off the hook simply because we love them, essentially that we need to be willing...
Challenge your carnivorous diet this January

Challenge your carnivorous diet this January

Looking for a healthy start for you and the planet this New Year? Try Veganuary! Much like the famous Dry January, Veganuary was launched in the UK in 2014 to help people adopt a plant based diet for the month of January and perhaps even make the transition on a more...
Finding inspiration in death and dying 

Finding inspiration in death and dying 

For reasons that still remain murky, since my early adulthood, I have maintained a sharp focus on mortality – my own and everyone else’s. As a result, I am drawn to discussions about the interface of life and death, joy and despair, and happiness and suffering. The...