Comments on: Environment http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/ Helping you help yourself & the world Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Pamir http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-1241 Pamir Fri, 30 May 2008 12:57:38 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-1241 Welcome Bonnee! Yes, yes & yes to all the Rights: thought, speech, action. All informed from the wisdom of practice as you mention. Welcome Bonnee! Yes, yes & yes to all the Rights: thought, speech, action. All informed from the wisdom of practice as you mention.

]]> By: Bonnee http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-1202 Bonnee Fri, 30 May 2008 01:39:23 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-1202 Very informative. I liked your blog Pamir. It first begins with us, doesn't it. We can start doing things at home to conserve and reduce our carbon footprint. Talk about what we are doing to others and become proactive. I'm glad you are writing about it. I am too at my blog <a href='http://greeningofme.blogspot.com' rel="nofollow"> Greening of Me - a Lighthearted Blog.</a> But the most important thing to remember for those of us who know how to utilize it is Reiki... we can offer energy unconditionally by: *doing Reiki on self... to help us know what constitutes right action. *doing Reiki on self... to calm our strong emotional reactions and feeling of helplessness. *doing Reiki on all humanity... that we may collectively gain the wisdom necessary to wisely deal with what we have created. *doing Reiki on the Earth... to help her heal herself. Very informative. I liked your blog Pamir. It first begins with us, doesn’t it. We can start doing things at home to conserve and reduce our carbon footprint. Talk about what we are doing to others and become proactive. I’m glad you are writing about it. I am too at my blog Greening of Me - a Lighthearted Blog.

But the most important thing to remember for those of us who know how to utilize it is Reiki… we can offer energy unconditionally by:

*doing Reiki on self… to help us know what constitutes right action.

*doing Reiki on self… to calm our strong emotional reactions and feeling of helplessness.

*doing Reiki on all humanity… that we may collectively gain the wisdom necessary to wisely deal with what we have created.

*doing Reiki on the Earth… to help her heal herself.

]]> By: Pamir- http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-48 Pamir- Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:42:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-48 Anonymous, population control is certainly part of the solution. I think China has tried restricting family size with uneven success. It's a difficult area to control. In the USA it will surely get peoples' hackles up! The solution may be education which is ongoing in places like India, African nations & others. <br/><br/>It's a biological & emotional force. While the planet is overpopulated, there are many other things that aren't being done which are not impossible to institute. Anonymous, population control is certainly part of the solution. I think China has tried restricting family size with uneven success. It’s a difficult area to control. In the USA it will surely get peoples’ hackles up! The solution may be education which is ongoing in places like India, African nations & others.

It’s a biological & emotional force. While the planet is overpopulated, there are many other things that aren’t being done which are not impossible to institute.

]]> By: Anonymous http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-47 Anonymous Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:17:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-47 I have a suggestion-- if you haven't yet, consider not having children. I had a tubal ligation 5 years ago, and I don't regret it AT ALL!!! It's not that I don't like kids; it's because I didn't feel like adding a child to an already overpopulated planet; this was something I had started to think about doing 12 years ago. <br/>Maybe the U.S. government should consider having a moratorium on childbirth; it sounds a little too extreme, but it may be something they could consider in the near future? I have a suggestion– if you haven’t yet, consider not having children. I had a tubal ligation 5 years ago, and I don’t regret it AT ALL!!! It’s not that I don’t like kids; it’s because I didn’t feel like adding a child to an already overpopulated planet; this was something I had started to think about doing 12 years ago.
Maybe the U.S. government should consider having a moratorium on childbirth; it sounds a little too extreme, but it may be something they could consider in the near future?

]]> By: Pamir- http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-30 Pamir- Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:31:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-30 Welcome Meenakshi! Corporate responsibility begins in company culture and/or from public pressure. We buy the products which means each dollar we spend is a vote. <br/><br/>There is a shower head that can be turned off. It uses less water (I believe all shower heads are designed like that nowadays) & has a cut-off switch like when you're shampooing or whatever. The major outlets do carry it. Welcome Meenakshi! Corporate responsibility begins in company culture and/or from public pressure. We buy the products which means each dollar we spend is a vote.

There is a shower head that can be turned off. It uses less water (I believe all shower heads are designed like that nowadays) & has a cut-off switch like when you’re shampooing or whatever. The major outlets do carry it.

]]> By: Pamir- http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-29 Pamir- Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:24:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-29 Meredith, thanks for finding the source of the cell phone garbage pile eye-opener photo I'd seen in Sierra magazine a while ago. Consumer culture depicted with immediacy & full-frontal! <br/><br/>Jordan has some fascinating work...he's definitely seeing through an artist's eye, they're not journalistic photos. He finds a good balance between social commentary & aesthetics, without any sugar-coating. Really great, everyone check it out. Meredith, thanks for finding the source of the cell phone garbage pile eye-opener photo I’d seen in Sierra magazine a while ago. Consumer culture depicted with immediacy & full-frontal!

Jordan has some fascinating work…he’s definitely seeing through an artist’s eye, they’re not journalistic photos. He finds a good balance between social commentary & aesthetics, without any sugar-coating. Really great, everyone check it out.

]]> By: Meenakshi http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-28 Meenakshi Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:53:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-28 Thanks for the link to Chris Jordan, Meredith. Quite chilling.<br/><br/>Agree with the thoughts expressed here.<br/><br/>I think more needs to be done by industry to help those who are over denial but feeling overwhelmed. In any case, that is the fastest way- e.g. why not make shower heads that require to be pressed frequently [3-minute intervals] to stay running? In Southern states, water shortage is looming right now, and it's not escaped the govt's attention; so perhaps there is at least the will to do something about it. Thanks for the link to Chris Jordan, Meredith. Quite chilling.

Agree with the thoughts expressed here.

I think more needs to be done by industry to help those who are over denial but feeling overwhelmed. In any case, that is the fastest way- e.g. why not make shower heads that require to be pressed frequently [3-minute intervals] to stay running? In Southern states, water shortage is looming right now, and it’s not escaped the govt’s attention; so perhaps there is at least the will to do something about it.

]]> By: Meredith http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-27 Meredith Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:45:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-27 Here is a link to the website of the photographer Chris Jordan, who depicts some statistics of modern American culture in a novel way.<br/><a HREF="http://www.chrisjordan.com/" REL="nofollow">Chris Jordan's site</a><br/><br/>One aspect I find intriguing about it is the concept of using art as an educational tool. Does the appeal to our senses also enlighten us? Or is the grim reality of the facts shown in the photographs too much to bear without its being shown in an aesthetically pleasing way? Here is a link to the website of the photographer Chris Jordan, who depicts some statistics of modern American culture in a novel way.
Chris Jordan’s site

One aspect I find intriguing about it is the concept of using art as an educational tool. Does the appeal to our senses also enlighten us? Or is the grim reality of the facts shown in the photographs too much to bear without its being shown in an aesthetically pleasing way?

]]> By: Pamir- http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-26 Pamir- Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:27:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-26 Welcome Cathy! Yes, the intelligent use of technology. I'm in Florida, a perfect place to leverage solar power. Gov Crist rejected a draft law on clean energy saying it was too weak. A good start. <br/><br/>Now there's The Florida Solar Roofs Initiative, which will generate enough zero-pollution solar energy to cut out more than 20 coal-fired power plants--the single biggest source of global-warming pollution--for at least 2% each of the state's energy, by 2020. <br/><br/>The sun's been shining in Florida forever. How come we haven't partnered with it? Crist and other leaders need to know what we want. Welcome Cathy! Yes, the intelligent use of technology. I’m in Florida, a perfect place to leverage solar power. Gov Crist rejected a draft law on clean energy saying it was too weak. A good start.

Now there’s The Florida Solar Roofs Initiative, which will generate enough zero-pollution solar energy to cut out more than 20 coal-fired power plants–the single biggest source of global-warming pollution–for at least 2% each of the state’s energy, by 2020.

The sun’s been shining in Florida forever. How come we haven’t partnered with it? Crist and other leaders need to know what we want.

]]> By: Cathy http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-25 Cathy Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:59:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-25 I agree that denial, arrogance and laziness are rampant. I believe it comes from the "be all you can be" paradigm. Cultivating individuality at any expense, which in turn has lead to greed rather than healthy self expression. Unfortunately, greed breeds short-sightedness. And, none of this ever seems to create teamwork or a sense of "oneness" with the environment or with one another. This is such a huge physical manifestation representative of the individual's egoic refusal to accept responsibility for their own happiness in life. I think it's quite ironic that man is always willing to and fully believes that he can harness/ control Mother Nature, yet man continually denies his power and ability to negatively impact the Earth or to fix it. There is no doubt in my mind that existing technology and the multitude of bright minds out there, working together, could easily reverse the deterioration of planet Earth. I agree that denial, arrogance and laziness are rampant. I believe it comes from the “be all you can be” paradigm. Cultivating individuality at any expense, which in turn has lead to greed rather than healthy self expression. Unfortunately, greed breeds short-sightedness. And, none of this ever seems to create teamwork or a sense of “oneness” with the environment or with one another. This is such a huge physical manifestation representative of the individual’s egoic refusal to accept responsibility for their own happiness in life. I think it’s quite ironic that man is always willing to and fully believes that he can harness/ control Mother Nature, yet man continually denies his power and ability to negatively impact the Earth or to fix it. There is no doubt in my mind that existing technology and the multitude of bright minds out there, working together, could easily reverse the deterioration of planet Earth.

]]> By: Pamir- http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-24 Pamir- Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:09:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-24 Agreed. It's colossal denial or arrogance or laziness to think that we don't impact in a harmful way this planet which 6 billion plus humans inhabit. And the one major difference between now & all other ages the Earth has survived is the radical impact of technology. Agreed. It’s colossal denial or arrogance or laziness to think that we don’t impact in a harmful way this planet which 6 billion plus humans inhabit. And the one major difference between now & all other ages the Earth has survived is the radical impact of technology.

]]> By: Erin http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-23 Erin Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:20:00 +0000 http://reikihelp.com/blog/2007/10/environment/#comment-23 The environment lets us witness first hand cause and effect. How at time things that look like very small decisions, like diverting a stream or the full removal of an animal species, can have gigantic and lasting impacts. In life sometimes these consequences aren't always as clear. However, I am stumped as to why this isn't the case with climate change. Yes, there are many potential casual factors, but I am continually amazed that as a whole, people just aren't making that many lifestyle changes to offset things. Even if our actions aren't the cause of the climate change, it seems that just in case they are we should make appropriate changes.<br/><br/>My favorite self-centered reason for the wilderness is because I can <em>breathe</em> out there. The environment lets us witness first hand cause and effect. How at time things that look like very small decisions, like diverting a stream or the full removal of an animal species, can have gigantic and lasting impacts. In life sometimes these consequences aren’t always as clear. However, I am stumped as to why this isn’t the case with climate change. Yes, there are many potential casual factors, but I am continually amazed that as a whole, people just aren’t making that many lifestyle changes to offset things. Even if our actions aren’t the cause of the climate change, it seems that just in case they are we should make appropriate changes.

My favorite self-centered reason for the wilderness is because I can breathe out there.

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