What exactly does fair trade mean? Fair trade is way of doing business where communities and artisans are paid equitably. Unfortunately, the a large percentage of consumer products and foods we purchase are produced through slave and unfair labor. Coffee,sugar…
When I think about love, I think about how one can choose to raise a dog. You can teach a dog through fear to listen, obey and to protect. Or you can choose to treat a dog with love; you…
In my opinion, there is nothing more attractive than the heart of a compassionate man. There has been a cultural code of conduct set in place for too long that men are expected to be unemotional and “strong” in order…
We as humans have always been connected to the earth. The earth has been our home, provider and sacred mother. Living in cities, technological advances, agribusiness are relatively new over the entire course of human history. Far too many of…
Far too many people have lost their connection to the earth. The earth is not something that we use to get as much productivity as we can, something different from “us.” We are the earth and the earth is our…
You can feel a person’s energy when you’re near them. You can also look into someone’s eyes to see the light of their soul. If your heart and your worries are small, I guarantee you are easy to be around…
No one in this world holds you back but yourself! If you want something, go for it. No matter what you’re going to age, so why not do what you actually want to do? I am a firm believer in…
Cyberbullying is an important issue I would like to address. I am a Middle Years teacher, and I see the daily affects of children being cyberbullied online. Realistically, how can we expect people to police their online behavior without monitoring?…
The most important relationship in my life is my relationship with my Creator. I would not trade the relationship I have with my Higher Power for any human connection in this life time. I was lost and disconnected from my…
The greatest gift you can give yourself is forgiveness. There is grace in forgiveness. Far too many people carry around deep seeded feelings of resentments and anger from a life time ago on a daily basis. Resentment eats away at…