We owe a great debt to those who have worked to preserve the natural environment. The national park movement is only a small part of this effort but its symbolism is important, as is the preservation ... Read More about Preserving and Stewarding Nature
Tracking our progress helps us know whether we are on the right track, both in our choice of activities to pursue and in our progress within them. Sometimes the progress is transformative. ... Read More about Progressing by Accomplishing
Self-discovery is the process of acquiring self-understanding. The process can be as memorable and as enduring as the result. ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Discovery
Sometimes, we need to be protected. Sometimes, our job is to protect others from harm. I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. [Sigmund Freud] We ... Read More about Protecting
Not merely to dream but as the poet wrote, to hold fast to our dreams – then we can begin to empower ourselves. We need hope and optimism, sometimes, when external forces have control over the ... Read More about Being Resolute
Curiosity and inquisitiveness lead us into the domain of action, where we investigate and experiment. Having embarked on the quest to know, we actively investigate by experimentation and other ... Read More about Investigating – Experimenting
Exploring is journeying in the domain of purposeful action. We can stand in awe, or sit and wonder; when we explore, we make life’s journey more complete. Awe is a feeling, mainly. Wonder is ... Read More about Exploring
Choices are made real through action. Ethics, morality, religion, spirituality and all our laws and decisions are products of choice. We may indeed in counsel point to the higher road, but we ... Read More about Choosing
In itself, people prefer pleasure over displeasure. . . . pleasure is the starting point and goal of living blessedly. For we recognized this as our first innate good. [Epicurus, Letter to ... Read More about Pleasure