Mothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.
We can conserve energy and tread more lightly on the Earth while we expand our culture's capacity for joy.
Kids are plugged into some sort of electronic medium 44 hours per week.
What if a tree fell in the forest and no one knew it's biological name? Did it exist?
Now, more than ever, we need nature as a balancing agent.
One of my students told me that every time she learns the name of a plant, she feels as if she is meeting someone new. Giving a name to something is a way of knowing it.