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Thank You, Stranger

Olivia Pool, February 25, 2022 0 2 min read

The world has been consistently challenging for a while now. No one is exempt from the bizarre rite of passage that this pandemic has offered up. I urge you to please choose love over judgement, togetherness over division. Most...

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Rewilding the Planet

Claire Chapman, February 11, 2022 0 7 min read

“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not only as fountains of timber and...

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Composting Is Cool! (and easy)

Cecilie Stuart, February 11, 2022 0 4 min read

Over the last two years, LA County’s Sustainability Plan has been moving into full implementation. It is a comprehensive plan, expanding equity throughout LA and taking bold steps to mitigate climate warming. In fact, every time I speak to...

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The Desire to Be Liked

Olivia Pool, February 11, 2022 0 4 min read

Feeling the need to fit in, the need to please others, the need for validation, acceptance… The desire to be liked is an interesting phenomenon that goes waaaay back to times when we actually needed to be accepted in...

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Lunar New Year

Suzanne Guldimann, January 28, 2022 0 4 min read

Welcome to the year of the Water Tiger. The Lunar New Year begins February 1, and runs through January 21 2023. In countries where the Lunar New Year is celebrated, festivities can last for up to 16 days, and...

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Colorado Visionary Dreams of a Net-Zero Future

Claire Chapman, January 28, 2022 0 7 min read

Imagine a net-zero community, one where every home is carbon neutral. It almost became a reality in a small master-planned community in Colorado. When Norbert Klebl moved to Boulder, Colorado he began the work of turning his 1970s house...

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You Are More Than You Think You Are

Saori Wall, January 28, 2022 0 6 min read

In 2013 I was handed nutritionist and holistic wellness expert Kimberly Snyder’s book The Beauty Detox Foods, after I had mustered up the courage to ask a new friend, who is an actor, about her diet and lifestyle. I...

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Try This One Simple Thing

Olivia Pool, January 28, 2022 0 4 min read

I woke up this morning and wrote this sentence in my sleep. I do that type of thing. “The more yourself you are, the more things will flow with ease.” I love waking up to these kinds of sentences....

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Catching the Wave of Change

Claire Chapman, January 14, 2022 0 5 min read

Among the artists and creators that hail from Topanga are a filmmaking sister duo: Claire Andrew and Lily Bleu Andrew. At the young ages of 24 (Claire) and 21 (Lily), they have already produced several short films and one...

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Remembering Joan Didion

Suzanne Guldimann, January 14, 2022 0 5 min read

Journalist, novelist, and screenwriter Joan Didion died on December 23, 2021. She was 87. Her writing is vivid, indelible, and sharp. Once read, her words stay with the reader. “We tell stories in order to survive,” she states in...

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