In Our Lives Archives - Poetic Earth Month

Environmental Writing

2021-02-01 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: A Legacy to Be Proud Of, Articles, Climate, Education, Home, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives

What is environmental writing? It can be anything—scientific, personal, political. And it’s been around for a lot longer than you might think.

Green Publishers List

2021-01-25 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Books, Climate, Earth Care, Ecopoetics, Education, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Nature Stories, Technology, What Can We Do

Here is a green publishers list, of publishers that focus on books on environment and/or take part in sustainable practice in their company.

Direct Action to Address Climate Breakdown

2021-01-13 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Cities, Climate, Earth Care, Earth Day Ideas, Education, Getting Started, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, Simple Ideas, Technology, What Can We Do

If you’re worried, and wondering if you can take any direct action to address climate breakdown, it can help to think of what areas need work and what areas you’re more able to focus on.

How to Talk About Climate Breakdown

2021-01-13 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Education, Getting Started, Home, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, Simple Ideas, What Can We Do, Wisdom

Everyone knows how discussions about climate can frequently degenerate. Here are tips on how to successfully talk about climate breakdown.

What Is Climate Breakdown?

2021-01-12 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Agriculture, Articles, Climate, Earth Care, Education, Getting Started, Home, Hope, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, What Can We Do

Climate breakdown is the most recent term for global warming (the temperature of the earth rising) and climate change (climate’s unprecedented change).

Noticing

2021-01-11 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Abandoned, Articles, Awe, Beauty, Birds, Childhood Memories, Cities, Climate, Earth as Metaphor, Ecological Grief, Ecopoetics, Fairy Tales, Gratitude, Home, Hope, In Our Lives, Nature Stories, Philosophy, Sea, Short Stories, Transcendence

In “Noticing” a short story by Sara Barkat, two travelers and sewists at the end of the world remember extinct birds and fairy tales.

FLON Silk Floss

2020-12-01 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Articles, Design, Earth Care, Education, Getting Started, Health, Home, Impact, In Our Lives, Personal Change, Photos by Sara Barkat, Plastic, Product Reviews, Self Care, Simple Ideas, Technology, Waste, What Can We Do

There’s so much plastic in ordinary floss containers. So I decided to try out something a bit different…

Autumn Leaves—A Meditative Nature Video

2020-11-09 By Sara Barkat Filed Under: Abundance, Articles, Beauty, Brain Tricks, Cities, Gratitude, Health, Hope, In Our Lives, Meditative, Peace, Personal Change, Photos by Sara Barkat, Plants, Seasons, Secret Places, Self Care, Transcendence, Videos

Attention Restoration Theory (ART) is that being in nature, and viewing green spaces, allows the brain to unwind, to notice without noticing. Enjoy this meditative nature video, a small experience of nature that can brighten your spirits, even in town.