"If we use resources productively and take to heart the lessons learned from coping with the energy crisis, we face a future confronted only, as Pogo, once said, by insurmountable opportunities. The many crises facing us should be seen, then, not as threats, but as chances to remake the future so it serves all beings."… Read more »
“Some people do not have to search for they find their niche early in life and rest there seemingly contented and resigned. At times I envy them, but usually I do not understand them…and seldom do they understand me. I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not… Read more »
“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute is committed to inspiring participants to increase their awareness of local environmental issues, environmental sustainability, and how to reduce their environmental footprint. In order to help raise an awareness about how easy it is to tread lightly on the planet, we have compiled the following list of green facts and resources you… Read more »
“One final paragraph of advice: Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast…a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you… Read more »
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"Do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am– a reluctant enthusiast…a part time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still… Read more »
"We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it – and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove-lid. She will never sit down on a hot-stove lid again, and that is well; but also she will never sit down… Read more »
"The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between the way nature works and the way man thinks." -Gregory Bateson
Your Final Reflection Paper is due on Wednesday, May 31, 2006. If you lost the Final Reflection Paper assignment handout, please Click Here to download a copy. Failure to complete this assignment will result in an IP in this class.
