In Every Heart

“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.”

- Marianne Williamson

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Yes, You Can Move It Without A Car

Recently a friend returned, by bike, the wheelbarrow he had borrowed from us. Awkward, you think? Not so – with a little determination and ingenuity, many possessions can be moved without a car.

Walking: A surprising range of items can be moved on foot. When we lived downtown,

Drowning in a Sea of Plastic

Over a billion plastic bags are given out for free every day around the world to be used only once and thrown away. Most of us accept plastic bags from without a second thought, but few of us wonder or know where these plastic bags end up after we have used them.

Plastic bags take up to

“You Just Sit There and Sit There!”

Meditation can be a great form of activism for issues surrounding over-consumption, social injustice, and environmental destruction.

Corresponding Acts

“A beautiful word or thought that is not accompanied by corresponding acts is like a bright flower that bears no fruit.  It would not produce any effect.”

Buddha

Eco-Recipe : Raw Peach Pie

The benefits of raw food are both personal and global. Personal benefits include incredible flavors, maximum nutritional benefits, and short preparation time. Global benefits include reduced energy use (building and using major appliances) and, often, reduced packaging.

Enough

“He or she who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”

Lao Tzu

Book Review: The Wealth of Nature

The title of The Wealth of Nature by Robert Nadeau is a play on the title of Adam Smith’s famous book on economics The Wealth of Nations.

Greener Workplaces – Part I

There is no question that there is a critical mass of people making personal changes to reduce their impact on the planet.  Recycling, composting, conserving, or simply buying less are all ways people have chosen to make changes at home.  But have you ever thought of the changes your workplace could make to lessen their impact on the earth?  Have you ever thought of the huge positive effect which could be made by your workplace “going green?”  The following is a story of one Kamloops-based company that has