Paths to Planetary Health

Welcome back Dr. Mark Reimers!

As spring returns and we celebrate the beauty of the Earth, let's also take time to reflect on how human actions impact our home planet. Let’s think about what we as a species can do to mitigate these problems, celebrate what has been achieved, and consider what we as a community can do to envision and prepare the way for the kind of technological and lifestyle changes that our cultures will need to make, in order to preserve planetary health.

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QUOTES

“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” - Gaylord Nelson, US senator and co-founder of Earth Day

“To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes you have to pick up other people's trash.” - Bill Nye (Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation)

“The truth is we don’t need ten really passionate, committed environmentalists. We need one hundred or one million people who can do a little bit ... and change things in their domain.” - Malaika Vaz

READING

Ute prayer (Earth, Teach Me)

Earth, teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light. 

Earth, teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory. 

Earth, teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning. 

Earth, teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young. 

Earth, teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone. 

Earth, teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground. 

Earth, teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky. 

Earth, teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall. 

Earth, teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring. 

Earth, teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life.

Earth, teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain.