Inspirations

I Sit and Look Out — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Aug 31, 2010 11:19 AM

Praise life, it deserves praise, but the praise of life / That forgets the pain is a pebble / Rattled in a dry gourd. (Robinson Jeffers)

Nature — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Aug 28, 2010 02:58 PM

Nature brings us forth, sustains us, and is our final home.

Nature writing: Abbey — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Aug 31, 2010 10:51 AM

Abbey was a great nature writer, novelist, and defender of the wilderness. And as prickly as a cactus.

Nature poetry — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Dec 26, 2010 11:07 PM

We live in a great age of nature poetry. It is a celebration tinged with loss.

Environmental Philosophy — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Aug 28, 2010 02:58 PM

What is nature? What value does it have? What is our relationship to it? What is our responsibility to it?

Mysticism and meditation — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Dec 26, 2010 11:15 PM

 

Social change — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Aug 10, 2011 10:31 AM

What kind of change do we need? What is it to be an agent of positive social change?

Peace and War — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Sep 02, 2010 07:56 AM

Fight war, not wars.

Deep education — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Aug 31, 2010 10:52 AM

Thoughts on deep learning.

How should we live? — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Dec 30, 2011 04:44 PM

Nature writers, social leaders, and religious thinkers have given us a gift of diverse and even conflicting views about how we should live our lives. Here are a few worth keeping in mind.

David Rovics — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Jan 01, 2012 07:41 PM

A few lyrics from the most impassioned and trenchant political voice in music today. Check him out.

Music — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Feb 26, 2012 09:43 AM

If you want to see, the beauty of music must overwhelm you.

Widening our circle of compassion — by Barnhill, David L — last modified Feb 08, 2013 08:35 PM