When I teach a Cottonwood Institute course, I typically begin by asking students what they think about volunteering and community service. Very consistently, students tell me that community service is what their parents make them do, what their school makes them do, or it involves a parole officer. Using community service as a punishment tool… Read more »
Review the Expedition Behavior notes from the first overnight (see post below). How did your overall experience compare from the 1st overnight to the 2nd? Did your own Expedition Behavior improve, deteriorate, or stay about the same? Why? If you did not attend the second overnight, use your experience in the class instead of the… Read more »
Positive EB: q Efficient q Hard working q Not too much complaining q Good attitude q Worked together well q Picked up trash q Lots of laughter q Sharing food q Everyone built and slept in quinzhee q Helping others with quinzhee q Drivers stepping up Negative EB: q Gear disorganized q Some people lazy q People getting wet from being in snow q Food quantity, planning, choice q Stolen food… Read more »
"One of the great undiscovered joys of life comes from doing everything one attempts to the best of one’s ability. There is a special sense of satisfaction, a pride in surveying such a work, a work which is rounded, full, exact, complete in its parts, which the superficial person who leaves his or her work… Read more »
“Despite perceived feelings of superiority over nature, humanity remains fully and totally dependent on the natural world. We need the bounty of nature to survive on this planet. We need the fresh air to breathe, the clean water to drink, the fertile soil to provide our sustenance.” – Daniel Sitarz
“We never know how the impact of our actions may ripple out. We never know who may be touched. That’s one more reason why, although the fruits of our labors can’t always be seen, they matter immensely.” – Paul Loeb
During class on Thursday, we had a visit from Halsted Morris with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. We learned a lot about avalache ingredients, slope and terrain, route selection, rescue techniques, and we even got to play with avalanche beacons! If you missed class, visit the CAIC website and read up on avalanches because there… Read more »
I would like everyone to take a moment to reflect on our Action Project focusing on air pollution and alternative fuel. In general, how do you think our Action Project is going so far? Specifically, what is going well in terms of positive actions, behaviors, successes, etc. that you have observed? Specifically, what is not… Read more »
“Use joy as your life compass. When you’re feeling out of joy – stop. You are probably off track. The signals of pain say you’re violating one of the elemental forces. You’re existing, not creating; you’re stuck in the past, not being pulled by your purpose; you’re disconnecting, not openly connecting. Our feelings are nature’s… Read more »
