Thanks Bea! 🥰 It really is a shame to see the way the world is heading. But yes, exactly, let’s try to be the positive changes we wish to see in the world and hope that others follow suit.

Although I’m usually an optimist, in some regard, I’m losing faith in humanity and how we are evolving in the wrong direction (in terms of greed, abusing planet earth and having no regard for others including animals). You would think that we would get better as a society over the years but the few of us that are trying to make a positive change are hugely outnumbered by people who just don’t care. Having said that, I will try to NOT let all the negativity get to me and will continue to do my little part to make the world a better place 🙂

I think the mountains are calling me LOL

Cheers,
Bea

Thanks Chris for the kind words. I’m all for increasing funds for mental, social, and community supports and systems (one of my friends in Florida is a psychologist and started working with the police force earlier this year). But I don’t think solely focusing on defunding the police is what we really need and is what will bring the solution we need. Its one piece of it but it’s much much deeper than that. Only focusing on this one aspect will not fix things. There needs to be systemic changes from way more areas of society besides the police force. The talk/changes about the shifts within the police force is wonderful and great, but we can’t stop there.

Thank you Chrissy 🥰 I really hope we can change course for this planet. The more I read, the more disgusted I get. I love the idea of intersectional environmentalism. The tough part is many people will need to recognize that they have benefited more than others and somehow be willing to equalize things aka give up things. Unfortunately, many people will not be willing to do this but hopefully by continuing to write about our (general) abundance and greed it will change some people’s ways of thinking.

Our planet is ailing in so many ways, and you’re absolutely right that it all comes from greed. We need to stop this… and yes, it is us who need to change. We must recognize this to have any chance of fixing things.

I sincerely hope that we can turn this planet around. A very good first step is to get educated, then start making changes in our own lives, in ways that count.

One way I’m doing that is to learn about and embrace intersectional environmentalism—where we not only fight for a greener future, but one where all people benefit equally, we right the wrongs, and bring fairness to all. Essentially, everything your post is saying!

Thanks for writing such an important article and for sharing so many great resources. I’ve got a lot of learning to do!

I hadn’t heard of it before either and once discovering the term I felt compelled to write about it. Happy to teach someone else the term! 🙂

I think the counterpoint with greed would be multifaceted: enough + giving back + awareness + action

Thanks for compiling a bunch of great resources.

As I was reading this I keep thinking that the concept of “enough” may be the counterpoint to greed. I’m not 100% sure of this but definitely want to explore this more.

Thank you Sarah 🙂 Good ole Sapiens, my favourite book!

When I heard the term Black Elephant I knew I had to write a post on it. For me greed screams as the biggest Black Elephant out there and can be tied to so many thing.

Black elephant is definitely an appropriate term to describe some of these topics and events. Great read and thoughts Court, as always!