In the 24 hours since this time yesterday, over 200,000 acres of rainforest have been destroyed in our world. Fully 13 million tons of toxic chemicals have been released into our environment. Over 45,000 people have died from starvation, 38,000 of them children. And more than 130 plant and animal species have been driven to extinction by the actions of humans. And all this just since yesterday.
Thom HartmannThe primary opportunity is to use a model or paradigm for describing ADD that's not disease-based and doesn't imply brain damage or what many children interpret as some type of retardation...a person must have hope; this model restores self-esteem, thus empowering individuals to change.
Thom HartmannMost peopleโs major life regrets are not about the things theyโve done, but about the things theyโve not done, the goals they never reached, the type of lover or friend or parent they wished theyโd been but know they failed to be.
Thom HartmannBlessings are the spiritual equivalent of breathing in, and prayer is the spiritual equivalent of breathing out.
Thom HartmannAsk how youโd live your life differently if you knew you were going to die soon, then ask yourself who those people you admire are and why you admire them, and then ask yourself what was the most fun time in your life. The answers to these questions, when seen, heard, and felt, provide us with an open doorway into our mission, our destiny, our purpose.
Thom HartmannBecause nitrous oxide [released by nitrate-fertilised soil] is 296 times stronger than COโ at global warming and methane [cow farts] is about 26 times as potent as COโ, the combined greenhouse effect of our livestock worldwide is greater than the sum total of all the cars, trains, busses, trucks, ships, airplanes and jets.
Thom Hartmann