JoeComments Off on From Bliss to Burden: Graduating to New Perspectives
On the first day of the course, after being asked to consider my motivation for taking a class on the Anthropocene, I stated my desire to gain new perspectives that would inform the way I approach life. I am pleased to report that this course has completely and utterly satisfied this goal. At first, I hadn’t the faintest idea about… Read more »
JoeComments Off on Red Tape and Vitality: A Group Action Project Reflection
The group action project, encouraging us to embrace agency in the Anthropocene, demanded we engage the greater community in some fashion. While free to shape the project as we pleased, we were asked to incorporate contemplative practices into our work. In groups of about four people, we had nearly a month to complete our projects. For the assignment, I worked… Read more »
Suspended in the midst of seemingly desolate stardust, the Earth twinkles with life. Nestled on this phenomenal orb, we human beings are able to experience and grapple with the privilege of existence. Yet somehow, despite having only flourished for an infinitesimal portion of the Earth’s history, we may be initiating the onset of our own demise. How can it be… Read more »
I usually resist meditation and mindfulness practices. However, in the spirit of this course, I actively and wholeheartedly experimented with an independent contemplative practice. ~ The world of uncertainty offers little comfort, so I close my eyes. Neither to hide nor to escape, I look within so I can melt into the greatest reassurance of all: consciousness. In the midst… Read more »
India and China, two increasingly populous countries driving local development and deleterious emissions, will inevitable be limited by the natural resources available for their use, much like a chemical reaction (Steffen). In this manner, the planet checks the expansion of humanity. However, between biofuels and antibiotics, our species continues to defy the parameters that hinder the advance of other life… Read more »
