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Monday thought of the week: save the child in nature
A thought: Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young: it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save the environment, we must also save the child in nature. … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week: a brief opportunity
A thought: We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. Richard Louv, Last Child in the … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week: every child
A thought: Every child needs nature. Not just the ones with parents who appreciate nature. Not only those of a certain economic class or culture or gender or sexual identity or set of abilities. Every child. – Richard Louv, from … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week: to live life in radical amazement
A thought: The great teacher Abraham Joshua Heschel once said that our goal should be to live life in radical amazement. This holiday season, pass along this gift. As Heschel advised, take nothing for granted: “Everything is phenomenal; everything is … Continue reading
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BOOK: Children & Nature: Making Connections
George K. Russell, ed. Children & Nature: Making Connections (Great Barrington, MA: Myrin Institute, 2014), 144 pp. Publisher’s description: This collection of 12 essays has been assembled out of a concern that many young people in America have little contact … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week: a powerful deterrent to nature play
A thought: As a powerful deterrent to natural play, fear of liability and the law ranks right behind the bogeyman. Parents are afraid to let their kids build a tree house in the backyard. School administrators are afraid to create … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week: an endangered indicator species
A thought: Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save an endangered … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week (belated): a more peaceful life for our children #playoutdoors
A thought: The path through the woods is not the only route to mindfulness. And nature experience is no panacea. But our kids deserve a break. So do we. To create meadow memories that can last a lifetime, we can … Continue reading
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Monday thought of the week: imagine a world
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“Calvin and Hobbes” says a lot about children and nature
Over the summer, I checked out all three (very heavy volumes) of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes from Multnomah County Library. My intention: to pour through their pages and note those comic strips focusing on the relationship between children and … Continue reading
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