Maybe emotional comfort might not explain it all, but it goes someway. Being curious about how beliefs, values and emotions are linked and interact can provide insights.

I have been thinking about how bringing attention to natural beauty of some of the smallest and often overlooked presences in our world (the fascinating world of insects and bugs or example) can inspire awe and wonder which can motivate understanding, curiosity and ultimately care.

Yes, inconsistent! Disappointing more discussions with teenagers seeking their opinions before implementing the ban did not occur. An authoritative approach is bound to cause friction and resentment. Seeking the voices of those most affected could have yielded alternatives solutions.

Higher taxes for producers of wants and lower taxes for producers of what we need to sustain life? Higher taxes for those who plunder the earth to make luxury goods and services that are unavailable to all who share this planet and no taxes for those producers or providers of good for all and Earth.

How about you give it a go and report back?

Could we have more of the structural framework or a link to it?

Thanks for providing the original source !

Looks AI generated to me!

Words absolutely matter. I cringe when my cyst is referred to by the name of man’s who wrote about it in a medical journal. in fact, it was a woman who discovered it,and suffered with it in the first place. The nomenclature of patient’s conditions and experiences etc might need to be reconsidered.

Thank you. I have always wondered where gnomes came from from! I also wonder if Nordic garden gnomes go missing from gardens and send postcards to their owners from exotic places or is that just in Oz?

Institutions or management - I wonder? Are the values held by institutions diminished or amended when management counts the beans and sets the agenda? Or just on hold?

I written elsewhere. If Mary was around now would she have been part of the #Metoo movement ?

So true. It takes a lot more effort , energy and resources to refute facts than accept them.

Really? Promoting consumerism over generosity? If somebody needs for nothing, isn’t the best gift an act of kindness, care or compassion?