In Our Lives Archives - Poetic Earth Month

The Breath of the Woods

2022-04-14 By Hellen Keller Filed Under: A Legacy to Be Proud Of, Abundance, Agriculture, Awe, Beauty, Birds, Childhood Memories, Education, Flowers, Gardens, Gratitude, Home, Homeschooling, Hope, Hospitality, Impact, In Our Lives, Kindness, Love for Others, Meditative, Nature Stories, Peace, Personal Change, Plants, Polar Bears, Seasons, Secret Places, Self Care, Simple Ideas, Sun, Transcendence, Trees, Water, Wisdom, Wonder, Woods, Young Voices

excerpted from chapter seven of The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller. The book was first written in 1902 in magazine form, while she was in college, at the age of 22 For a long time I had no regular lessons. Even when I studied most earnestly it seemed […]

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).