Shortcut Strain
Did you grow up thinking that the harder you worked, the more you would achieve? The bigger the task, the greater the force needed. We thought that if we "really tried hard," things would happen as we wanted, even though taking action in this frame of mind created tension within us. The natural unfolding of things is overcome with hurried thoughts and irrational pressure to produce something. Sometimes through sheer endurance, we would prevail but at the expense of our own well-being.
Stressed and emotionally drained, we would cross the proverbial finish line and collapse from so much unnecessary exertion.
Thank goodness it doesn't take long to...(read more...) |
Green Lawn Furniture
The
US is the largest importer of tropical wood products from around the
world. So we have the biggest voice in where and how that wood is harvested.
Recently the Natioinal
Wildlife Federation released a report that ranks the top retailers of
outdoor wooden furniture based on their use of sustainably harvested
wood products.(find out who is at the top.....) |
House Energy Bill to Boost Green Training
Source: GreenBiz.com
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 7, 2007 -- The House of Representatives passed a sweeping energy bill Saturday that included a provision directing millions of dollars toward training a "green" workforce.
The Green Jobs Act of 2007 would authorize as much as $125 million a year for the national and state program to train workers in areas such as biofuel development, energy efficient buildings, renewable power....
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