Category Archives: Ecology
Valentine’s Day – Ecology of Love
With this theme of ecology, we are spending this month honoring our connection to the environment. We see the results of our self-centered carelessness in the many environmental crises that we face today. We know that our actions have to … Continue reading
Ecology–Permaculture: Obtain and Apply
Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. The principles of permaculture invite us, if they do nothing else, into ongoing conversations: with the land and soil, with plants and trees, with animals and other human beings, even with the minerals … Continue reading
Ecology–Permaculture: Observe, Interact, Catch and Store
Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. These three relationships of permaculture principles reflect our Unitarian Universalist principles, not the least of which are our respect for the dignity of all beings and our recognition of the interdependent web of … Continue reading
Ecology: Compassionate Consumption
Waking up this morning, I smile, Twenty four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion. – Thich Nhat Hanh It took twenty-eight years … Continue reading
Ecology: Compassionate Connection
“We are the children of the Earth and not separate from the soil, the forests, the rivers, and the sky. We share the same destiny.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Much of Western society seems to have adopted the view that … Continue reading
Ecology: The Household
Houses. Our houses are important to us as human beings, simple and humble or grand and opulent. At the end of any day, little is more destructive to human life than to be homeless. Homelessness threatens families, damages health, riddles … Continue reading