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Carley's avatar

Dad I love those affirmations you wrote!! My favorite is #6...some enviro kids I know need help with this one big time...they jump down people’s throats with facts and stats on why others aren’t doing enough to help rather than viewing from that persons perspective and listening

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Walter McLeod's avatar

Nice to know that one of my own has a voice in this. Thanks for your clear and honest thoughts Carley!

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Mary E.'s avatar

The first affirmation is so human it feeds a part of my soul. In fact, I would go as far as to say "deserve" rather than "desire". The others are essential to our continued existence; the immediacy of the first begs the urgency of the rest.

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Walter McLeod's avatar

Thanks Mary for your heartfelt comments. I really like your rationale for using "deserve" instead of "desire" in the first affirmation. Makes it stronger!

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Kevin Bryan's avatar

Thanks for posting, Walter. I really appreciate these affirmations. What sticks out to me is the way equity and justice permeate the ideas here. Your declaration that the desire for a healthy, life-sustaining environment is a universal truth establishes a baseline for a equitable approach to the climate crisis. This then sets the stage for a conversation about developing positive values about decarbonization and mitigation as necessary strategies to enable disenfranchised communities to participate in and benefit from a healthier environment.

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Walter McLeod's avatar

I appreciate your comments Kevin. Yes, the affirmations are written in a way that they can be shaped to fit an individual or group priorities. Equity and justice are vitally important as we tackle carbon and climate issues. Thanks for highlighting this for our readers.

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