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Valentina C.

Dec 9, 2022
6 min

Everything I've Learned About Trees

I recently finished a book called The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak. The novel tells the story of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus...

25onehundred

Nov 28, 2022
3 min

Is The Solution To "Liberate Africa"?

Not long ago, I saw an interview with the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, where she argued about what she believed to be the...

25onehundred

Nov 18, 2022
4 min

A Guide to COP27

In the past few days, the media has been in a frenzy about the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties, also known as COP27, being...

Devan Reid Musser

Jun 14, 2022
3 min

Why Do We Meditate?

If you’ve ever tried to meditate, you know that it isn’t easy. The instructions may be simple — sit comfortably, close your eyes, become...

In Defense Of Conventional Relationships

Devan Reid Musser

Jun 3, 2022
3 min

In Defense Of Conventional Relationships

Last September, I wrote an article in defense of open relationships. Speaking from my own experience, I defended a concept of true love...

Why It’s So Hard To Set Healthy Boundaries

Devan Reid Musser

May 23, 2022
4 min

Why It’s So Hard To Set Healthy Boundaries

This year has been an especially humbling time for me. After I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease - an experience I wrote about...

What I’ve Learned From Having an Autoimmune Disease

Devan Reid Musser

May 6, 2022
4 min

What I’ve Learned From Having an Autoimmune Disease

All last year, I was not feeling like myself. Granted, it was a very stressful year. My nephew was born 10 weeks premature - a miracle...

A Sustainable Planet is Achievable, But We Must Act Now

Devan Reid Musser

Apr 25, 2022
3 min

A Sustainable Planet is Achievable, But We Must Act Now

Now that we’ve looked at large-scale sustainable economies (aka regenerative), our final installment in the series looks at the entire...

Devan Reid Musser

Apr 19, 2022
3 min

How to Design a Regenerative Economy

For the last two segments of this series, I want to look at a model of a sustainable economy and finally at global, planetary...

Devan Reid Musser

Mar 28, 2022
3 min

Building Sustainable Neighborhoods

Last time I gave an image and theme for thinking about sustainable community: an image of birds flying in V-formation to evoke the idea...

What Does a Sustainable Community Look Like?

Devan Reid Musser

Mar 11, 2022
2 min

What Does a Sustainable Community Look Like?

We’ve looked at sustainability from the perspectives of our individual lifestyles, work, and production. It’s time to zoom out and think...

Devan Reid Musser

Feb 11, 2022
3 min

How Much Should We Work?

The first four installments of this series focused on our individual consumption choices (food, clothing, transportation and housing). ...

Devan Reid Musser

Jan 14, 2022
4 min

How Should We Get Around?

Now that we’ve looked at what we eat and wear, the next most important piece is how we get from place to place. Transportation accounts...

Devan Reid Musser

Jan 4, 2022
3 min

What We Wear

We looked last time at how making changes in the foods we eat can have a huge impact on how sustainable our lifestyle is. After food,...

Sustainable Living: How do we consume sustainably? Part 1: Food and Diet

Devan Reid Musser

Dec 31, 2021
3 min

Sustainable Living: How do we consume sustainably? Part 1: Food and Diet

A sustainable lifestyle begins with the things we consume. What we buy determines what is grown, harvested, produced, packaged, shipped...

Devan Reid Musser

Dec 3, 2021
4 min

What Does It Mean to Live Sustainably?

“Sustainability” is a super hot buzzword that encapsulates so many aspects that it’s overwhelming to the average person. We know certain...

It’s Time to Commit to a Lifestyle That Supports Our Whole Person

Devan Reid Musser

Nov 19, 2021
3 min

It’s Time to Commit to a Lifestyle That Supports Our Whole Person

I’ve just wrapped up another meditation retreat, and I don’t want to become a broken record, so I won’t repeat all the reasons you...

Six Years Later: Meditation Keeps Getting Better

Devan Reid Musser

Nov 5, 2021
4 min

Six Years Later: Meditation Keeps Getting Better

When this article is published, I’ll be starting my eighth meditation retreat, so I wanted to update you on my meditation journey so far....

Devan Reid Musser

Oct 22, 2021
3 min

You Don’t Have to Get Married

As promised in my last post on why you don’t need to have children, I’m going to give you my reasons why you don’t need to get married...

Tokisuke

Oct 12, 2021
2 min

Being Open-Minded

… does not mean that you are giving up on your dreams. During my studies at university, I learned many things, including the fact that I...

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