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I was given a book for Christmas entitled ‘The Wild Places’ by Robert MacFarlane. He tackles the question ‘Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain?’ by embarking on a series of beautifully described journeys, spending nights out on cliff-tops and remote beaches, deep in snowy woods and ancient meadows, as well as bathing in icy rivers and waterfalls.
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A matter of degrees
Like most boys of their age, our older two – at six and four – have a lurid love of a pseudo-scientific tale I tell them. It’s a tale that, in turn, some other adult told me as a child. About how a frog won’t jump out of a saucepan of water as it’s heated up, but will instead stay put, to boil alive. Unable to perceive the subtle temperature increases, the frog takes ‘sitting in the hot tub’ to its ultimate end. Gross. But the boys love it.
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Changing behaviour – sometimes takes just three days
Recently I re-learned a valuable lesson in terms of the way we manage our children. I think it might be applicable to the Generous journey. See what you think.
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- Stop Taking Plastic Bags From Shops
560 committed - Turn Off The Tap When Brushing Your Teeth
489 committed - Switch off and unplug appliances and chargers
393 committed - Use your LOAF at the shops (Local, Organic, Animal-Friendly and Fair Trade)
358 committed - Give Your Unwanted / Unworn Clothes To Charity
342 committed - Compost Your Leftovers
329 committed - Sign Up Online To Become An Organ Donor
320 committed - Switch To Energy Saving Lightbulbs
319 committed - Give Thanks Before A Meal
269 committed - Shower More, Bath Less
254 committed
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Live Generously, the book.
It started in one of those ‘what if…’ conversations between friends. What if the world wasn’t loaded in favour of a small minority of its people? What if we could look after the planet as well as looking after ourselves? What if a bunch of people tried to exploit the power of new technology to live a little more generously? Read more...
