California. Australia. Spain.When raging wildfires sweep through these places, they dominate the headlines. We see dramatic footage of orange skies and walls of flames. It’s terrifying—and heartbreaking. But there are other fires. Slower, quieter, less visible. Fires...
Hey friend, It’s been a while (yup, I know!)—but what better time to re-emerge than spring, the season of fresh starts, green shoots, and new possibilities? So here I am, popping back into your inbox with a little reminder… This planet needs us.More plants. More...
Walking the Talk: Aligning Our Values with Our Actions Let’s face it: we’re all a bit guilty of saying one thing and doing another. We talk about the importance of telling the truth, living by our values, and making the world a better place for our kids. But when it...
There are many reasons to feel despair, hopelessness, and powerlessness in today’s world. Wars, injustices, inequalities, diseases, sustainability issues, climate change, racism, speciecism, species extinction, and countless others. (I talk about some of them in my...
As the holiday time is getting closer, I’m re-posting this piece, which I wrote a few years back. “The Great Silence” by Ted Chiang is a story about the Earthly creatures we fail to hear. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking at times, but overall ends on a...
It is vitally important that we set clear, specific and achievable goals, set a time horizon for their implementation, and then unite around these goals and focus our actions on putting them into practice. Change is happening, but not fast enough. We are not united,...
