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Monthly Archives: November 2013
I Promised You a Polar Bear!
Last week when I was writing my post called “Abundance,” I promised you I would write about my trip to see polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba. I, along with my husband Paul and our longtime friend Holly (who, by the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Eileen's Armchair, Nature
Tagged Churchill, climate change, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, National Wildlife Federation, polar bears
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Abundance
When Paul and I were married 32 years ago, he promised me his time: “my only non-renewable resource.” True to his word, most recently, he sacrificed his own work to travel with me on my 9-city book tour. Paul’s devotion … Continue reading
Posted in Eileen's Armchair, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Tagged abundance, Christmas tree, gift of time, gifts, holidays, Rockefeller Center, Rockettes
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A Full Belly of Giving
My first experience of philanthropy was at North Country School in 7th grade. The co-founders, Walter and Leo Clark, taught us to care for our environment by turning out lights when we left our rooms, turning off water while brushing … Continue reading
Posted in Eileen's Armchair, Personal Growth
Tagged caring, giving, Good Ship Hope, philanthropy, starvation
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Unplugging From Consumer Mentality
I bought a replacement computer recently to accommodate my overflow of photographs and stories. Since it was simply an updated version of the same model, I assumed it would have interchangeable cords. To my dismay and fury, I was wrong. … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Eileen's Armchair, Personal Growth
Tagged conservation, consumerism, resources
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