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Monica P.'s avatar

Outstanding post.

Being remembered as a kind and compassionate person is a legacy I’d like to leave behind.

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Irish Mouse's avatar

I agree. I strive to be a good person. To quote a favorite saying, ‘I hope to be the person that my dog thinks I am.’ Equality, inclusion, and love are just a few of my favorite words.

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Irish Mouse's avatar

Everything you write resonates within me, John. I was a free subscriber until 5 minutes ago, when I subscribed for “real”.

Thank you for your clearheaded messages and uplifting view of life.

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Patty Rickard's avatar

Great article, but indigenous Americans ARE here today, and we’ve dealt with them shamefully , too.

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Patricia Irwin's avatar

Wonderful article. Hope lots of people read or listen to it. I like to do both because you have a great voice.

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Barbara Welch's avatar

Such important words for all of us. I am thankful to hear from John Pavlovitz

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Tee Ree's avatar

Love this. I don’t do affirmations but I think I’ll start by telling myself that I’m a

Caretaker of the Beautiful every day!

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Ramon Selby's avatar

Beautifully put, John. Thank you

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Sharon L Fullen's avatar

We are the stewards of the Earth. It is critical that we all band together to stop the ongoing ways we endanger ourselves by destroying the wildlife and flora and even the microbes that share our place in the universe. No matter how you believe humans arrived here, the fact is that mankind’s dominance has been ignorantly selfish and short-sighted. It is up to us to repair what we have destroyed and damaged and preserve the rest.

I am personally very concerned what another Trump administration and the Project 2025 mandate could do to our natural resources and the bountiful beauty that our country is known for. The oligarchs are greedily rubbing their hands together and salivating over how they can rape our lands.

The truth is we don’t own the vast plains, the rugged shorelines, the majestic mountains, the rolling fields of wildflowers or the deserts so remote that we can almost see our whole universe in the pure darkness - they are only on loan. By strip mining for rare ores, drilling for wells or diverting waterways, the lands are damaged and wildlife is threatened.

We cannot let this happen. It is critical that the short-sighted, greedy, uber rich corporations not be allowed to use our land and resources for their personal gain. The redwood forests, national parks, pristine waters and our shorelines are our legacy for future generations.

VOTE FOR EVERY DEMOCRAT THIS NOVEMBER IT COULD BE OUR LAST HOPE FOR THE WORLD WE WANT TO LIVE IN.

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Julie Duggan's avatar

Your sentence: "We are present to steward humanity and nature through this relatively brief time we have here, protecting and preserving whatever is valuable and precious to us so that it continues on. And this realization comes from the truth that as temporary creatures, nothing belongs to us. We don’t really own anything permanently—because we are not permanent"

Too many humans do not know or care or apply the above. The American Indians fully knew this.

Regardless of our beliefs - our job is to leave this place better than when we arrived..

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Barbara Welch's avatar

Thank you for your nice response!

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