a man with arms outretched under a globe of Planet Earth
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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

presented by Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

February 18, 2023

The focus for today's inspiration is:

How do I care for the world?

The most important question is not how to survive biodiversity loss, climate disruption, ecological degradation, pandemics, and fascism. It’s not even: Will we survive? It’s this: What would it look like if we really loved this world, our more-than-human world — as fully as we’re able, both individually and collectively?

If enough of us got good at living this question, we’d be well on our way to building a healthier society that is not only sustainable but life-enhancing. By getting better at loving this world, we’d also be doing all we can to foster species and human diversity, ecological health, climate stabilization, and life-enhancing governance.

The primary question, then, is not, How do I take care of myself or my family or my community? but, How do I care for the world? If this were the principal question enough of us lived — or the question most of us lived most of the time — we would, among other things, be doing what is best for ourselves, our family, and our community.

CONTINUE READING:
Today's inspiration was excerpted from the InnerSelf.com article:
     Awakening to the Dream of the Earth and Loving the World
     Written by Bill Plotkin, Ph.D.
Read the complete article here.


This is Marie T. Russell, publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of reflecting, and taking action, on the question: How do I care for the world? (today and every day)

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photo of Bill Plotkin, Ph.D.Bill Plotkin, Ph.D., is a depth psychologist, wilderness guide, and agent of cultural evolution. As founder of western Colorado’s Animas Valley Institute in 1981, he has guided thousands of seekers through nature-based initiatory passages, including a contemporary, Western adaptation of the pan-cultural vision fast.

Previously, he has been a research psychologist (studying non-ordinary states of consciousness), professor of psychology, psychotherapist, rock musician, and whitewater river guide. He has a doctorate in psychology from the University of Colorado at Boulder.