Hello Everyone
Al Gore likes to share this quote and I thought you might like to read it too. It comes from eminent environmentalist Dr. James "Gus" Speth :
I used to think that if we threw enough good science at the environmental problems, we could solve them. I was wrong. The main threats to the environment are not biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change as I once thought. They are selfishness and greed and pride. And for that we need a spiritual and cultural transformation, something we scientists don't know much about.
I must admit to being a bit disheartened by that even though I felt it was true. I wondered how on earth we can get people to change their values. And then, not long after I came across some interesting information about North Sydney Girls High School. This school no longer awards prizes for first in English or maths. The girls from years 7-10 are rewarded for demonstrating perseverance, resilience, organisation and problem solving skills.
The move away from recognising academic achievement until the senior years is aimed at combating the stress of competition. The award categories are designed to promote a healthy balance in the emotional life of students: resilience, connectedness and innovation. It is no surprise that these categories are also indicators of a long happy life.
An educational transformation is on the way. The values that are required for sustainability , social justice and spiritual fulfilment are being acknowledged in schools. Young people are starting to make informed decisions about how their actions and beliefs can influence the planet.
What do you think about this?
Roz
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The Importance of Family - at every level
Hello Everyone
Many of us in Bathurst, my country town in Australia are being challenged by the impact on the importance of ‘family’ and how disruptive any changes can be.
For those of us who recently attended the funeral this much loved young man in Bathurst we see how his death at the young age of 31 has so profoundly impacted his family and the community generally.
And yet other changes are on the horizon as one of the spiritual leaders of so many in Bathurst has announced that his journey in life will have him leaving Bathurst. Similarly, those of us who take a political interest have reacted in amazement that the Australian political ‘father’ ie Kevin Rudd has been replaced.
Many of our leaders and global parents are under considerable pressure. We expect so much of them. And we easily lose our willingness to support them when they err.
Have you ever thought that you create the people around you? That the way you react and treat people, creates who they are? It is an interesting thought isn’t it. It means that we can become proactive in supporting and loving those around us and helping them become all that they can be.
So how have you been creating the important people in your world? Remeber: in the end all that matters is who you have loved and how well you have loved.
Till we meet again
Roz
Many of us in Bathurst, my country town in Australia are being challenged by the impact on the importance of ‘family’ and how disruptive any changes can be.
For those of us who recently attended the funeral this much loved young man in Bathurst we see how his death at the young age of 31 has so profoundly impacted his family and the community generally.
And yet other changes are on the horizon as one of the spiritual leaders of so many in Bathurst has announced that his journey in life will have him leaving Bathurst. Similarly, those of us who take a political interest have reacted in amazement that the Australian political ‘father’ ie Kevin Rudd has been replaced.
Many of our leaders and global parents are under considerable pressure. We expect so much of them. And we easily lose our willingness to support them when they err.
Have you ever thought that you create the people around you? That the way you react and treat people, creates who they are? It is an interesting thought isn’t it. It means that we can become proactive in supporting and loving those around us and helping them become all that they can be.
So how have you been creating the important people in your world? Remeber: in the end all that matters is who you have loved and how well you have loved.
Till we meet again
Roz
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