MyEnviroMind

So much has been achieved. There is so much to be proud of. But there is no time to waste.

Hello again! I have to own up; I haven't been blogging for a few weeks. I'll admit, it's been a quite hectic and whilst there's certainly not been a lack of topics to discuss (seemingly increasing climatic disasters and Trump's refusal to associate such events with climate change), I'm afraid A-Levels have started to take their toll. Yes, The Final Year of Sixth Form, The Pre-Uni Year has finally turned up. However, I'll still be active. I'm going to set myself a target to post 1 video a month, keeping the climate awareness rising. Hopefully, over this year we shall see a growing shift; a movement to a cleaner, greener more prosperous way of living for Earth. 80% world's energy still comes from fossil fuels and we still are not on target to stop the 2 degree temperature rise in order to prevent us stepping over the threshold. In order to see a change next year, when I return to blogging, we must make changes today. The decision starts w...

Often I go on about the great wonder that exists on this planet. Right in front of our eyes we can see the Earth's dynamics; constantly changing season, shifting appearance and growing new species. I wonder how long our ancestors wondered about this? About the beauty of this Earth and how it continually flourishes. I wonder what it was like when we first discovered the Earth's natural cycle and how, on it's own, the Earth recycles its nature. Unfortunately, it seems that we did not get it right at first. In his book ' The Meaning of the 21st Century '  James Martin lists 7 misconceptions humankind has believed through the past (and a few still may today). Here are 3 of them: -  We believed nature's resources were unlimited. It's quite clear now. For thousands of years our localised view of the world taught us that the Amazon basin was always filled, forests supplied firewood and there were plenty of fish in the sea. However as globalisation grew ra...

As each and every day goes by, we learn something new about ourselves and as we do, we change the way we think; paradigm shifts of the mind I dare name them. Over the last year writing these blogs, as I've accumulated more and more knowledge on these all sorts of topics (mostly through  TEDTalks ; I'm not ashamed to say!), I've gained wider perspectives and understanding of the revolutionary ideas that have changed human civilisations throughout history. From Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s Allegory of Good and Bad Government to Socrates' realisation that no-one actually knows what they talk about and to Darwin's recognition that we are all part of Earth's natural cycle; a faint mark in evolutionary history. The works of these people are heroic to our society's thinking but, they are just that. Let's not forget, these people are people. Born and raised like us. "It's ordinary people who do heroic deeds." - Philip Zimbardo, 2008  TEDTalk ...

Hey there, long time no see! It's been a while since I last posted. These last few weeks have been somewhat hectic and confusing; both in my own life and in global news. So much so that not only have I struggled to find the time to write but, I've also struggled to hone down on one topic to write about. I'd like to try something different today. I'd like to break free from current affairs, the noise of political debates, and do a reflection. You may describe it as a refreshment of ideas or a reminde r of what matters to you most. To welcome you back, I'd like to present you with an image: https://www.shutterstock.com/search/stand+root What do you see? You looked at the image and probably saw a human (man or woman). In place of the legs were a mass of roots. Or, perhaps you saw the roots of a plant and, where you perceived the leaves and flowers to be, were the arms and the head of a human being. I'd like you to have another look now and try to t...

Some say that money makes the world go around. If such and such is true then what can we do, I wonder, to make our journey enjoyable? We all know the American Dream of a journey, filled with laughter, love and smiles, the sort you see on holiday cruise adverts. How do we make our journey through life - day to day - just as satisfying? If you read last week's blog, you may be able to recollect how Bhutan has put it's people's welfare and environment at the forefront of all its policies. In this way, a place is created for people to achieve happiness. Complete satisfaction that is. Today, going off on a tangent from last week, I'm blogging about banks and building societies. In the developed world, we seem to put heavy emphasis on $, £ and €. It's unlikely that our core driver will ever steer away from money so, in accepting this we ask, how can money provide us with sustainable happiness? In a society that sits on the hands of the exchan...