"So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~...

"We have forgotten how to be good guests, how to walk lightly on the earth as its other creatures do." ~ Barbara Ward For many,...

Reuse, Recycle, and Rot A friend who is an ardent environmentalist recently pointed out to me that everything we do has an impact, and we...

"If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it." ~ Peter Drucker Spring has arrived, and the need to do a seasonal cleaning beckons us. ...

For the past month, I took the time to review my actions and their impacts. My intention is to make a positive impact on the world. ...

“Zero waste isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. Unlike pregnancy - you either are or you aren’t - you can live a little bit zero waste.”...

"Having a zero-waste kitchen means buying less food in the first place, reusing whatever you can, however you can, and throwing less...

“The goal of the upcycle is a delightfully diverse, safe, healthy, and just world with clean air, water, soil, and power - economically,...

“We can only do the best we can do. But we can probably do better than we are.” ~ Lauren Bravo In the past month, I have read over four...

“We need zero-waste and end-of-life design for everything we create; a world in which social and environmental justice becomes part of...

“It’s not about recycling anymore. It’s about wasting less.” ~ Shia Su For Plastic Free July inspiration, I recently read Zero Waste:...

“Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!” ~ Chief Si’ ahl Camping is a favorite summer pastime, whether it’s...

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Lao Tzu It’s National Road Trip Day to help launch the start of summer vacations....

"What we excrete comes back to consume us." ~ Don DeLillo, Underworld National Packaging Design Day celebrates packaging design and their...

“When I orbited the Earth in a spaceship, I saw for the first time how beautiful our planet is. Mankind, let us preserve and increase...

“As we peer into society's future, we – you and I, and our government – must avoid the impulse to live only for today, plundering for our...

This blog is a repost. It is my ikigai, my "why," and it still holds true today as it did in 2017. As Kermit the Frog said long ago,...