Category: cultural attitudes
in my day there were no womens shelters — no Domestic violence orders In the 1960’s my boyfriend drove to the middle of nowhere late at night Parked his fj holden and said “Come across or walk home” I got pregnant I was considered… Continue Reading “WOMENS RIGHTS”
In the 1970s those of us in Greenpeace were labelled dangerous and deviant Those of us in Animal Liberation were ridiculed and abused When women had no rights — could not have a bank account- buy an house –landlords would not rent to separated… Continue Reading “STATUS QUO”
Category: animals, clairvoyance, cultural attitudes, ecology, enviroment, equal rights, sociology, trees, vegan, vegetarian, womenTags: animals, women, greenpeace
AN HEALTHY BLUE PLANET When I was in primary school we were asked to write an essay entitled “My wish” I wrote that I wished that people cared more about the environment and other life forms than money. In high school, at lunch break;… Continue Reading “MY WISH”
I read Isaac Asimovs“The Gods themselves” In 1973 The social satire is how scientist are expected to find a solution to a problem that could easlly be solved by stopping the cause In the 1970s I was in the original Greenpeace We were concerned… Continue Reading “The Gods Themselves”
Category: ahimsa, books, cultural attitudes, ecology, enviroment, population, sci fic, social satire, trees, vegan, vegetarianTags: ecology
I don’t believe it is an actual word but I have been using it for decades: Earlier this century my youngest granddaughter said “Nan – you are one!” (Human) There are several reason I don’t like humans It is the human attitude to other… Continue Reading “ANTHROPHOBIC”
Category: ahimsa, animals, birds, cultural attitudes, ecology, enviroment, human, insects, population, sociology, womenTags: animals, birds, ecology, human, trees
I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters As a child I got a bashing for not wanting to eat meat: The same… Continue Reading “AHIMSA”
Category: ahimsa, animals, birds, cultural attitudes, ecology, sociologyTags: ahimsa, animals, art, beauty, birding, birds, book-review, books, crows, ecology, fiction, fitness, food, health, history, inspiration, lifestyle, literature, love, makeup, nature, philosophy, photography, poetry, reading, religion, sociology, spirituality, travel, wildlife, writing, yoga
I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters As a child I got a bashing for not wanting to eat meat: The same… Continue Reading “AHIMSA”
Category: ahimsa, animals, birds, cultural attitudes, ecology, sociologyTags: ahimsa, animals, art, beauty, birding, birds, book-review, books, crows, ecology, fiction, fitness, food, health, history, inspiration, lifestyle, literature, love, makeup, nature, philosophy, photography, poetry, reading, religion, sociology, spirituality, travel, wildlife, writing, yoga
I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters As a child I got a bashing for not wanting to eat meat: The same… Continue Reading “AHIMSA”
Category: ahimsa, animals, birds, cultural attitudes, ecology, sociologyTags: ahimsa, animals, art, beauty, birding, birds, book-review, books, crows, ecology, fiction, fitness, food, health, history, inspiration, lifestyle, literature, love, makeup, nature, philosophy, photography, poetry, reading, religion, sociology, spirituality, travel, wildlife, writing, yoga
I read Isaac Asimovs“The Gods themselves” In 1973 The social satire is how scientist are expected to find a solution to a problem that could easlly be solved by stopping the cause In the 1970s I was in the original Greenpeace We were concerned… Continue Reading “The Gods Themselves”
Category: ahimsa, books, cultural attitudes, ecology, enviroment, population, sci fic, social satire, trees, vegan, vegetarianTags: ecology
I tried my best to practice ahimsa before I was aware of this word/concept Impossible in a culture that believes only humans have a soul and only money matters As a child I got a bashing for not wanting to eat meat: The same… Continue Reading “AHIMSA”
Category: ahimsa, animals, birds, cultural attitudes, ecology, sociologyTags: ahimsa, animals, art, beauty, birding, birds, book-review, books, crows, ecology, fiction, fitness, food, health, history, inspiration, lifestyle, literature, makeup, nature, philosophy, photography, poetry, reading, religion, sociology, spirituality, travel, wildlife, writing, yoga
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