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Week 14-Final Entry in Nature Journal
I found the process of keeping this journal to have a really positive impact on my life. I liked having a spot to go back to each week and notice the differences that occurred from the beginning ...
Week 13- Still No Luck-I Need a 4 Leaf Clover in Nature Journal
Last week I was unable to go to my nature spot, so I was excited to go back this week-however, fate had other plans. I was unable to go to school or work yet again, and ended up spending Thanksgi...
Week 12- First Week Without Going to My Spot in Nature Journal
This week has been crazy. It was a reminder that life happens fast and is unapologetic. I was unable to go to my spot, or work, or school. Since I couldn’t leave my house I was reminded how hard ...
Week 11- Ferns in Nature Journal
I think this entry is going to be a very random and out of place one. It deals with nature, which is what a nature journal ought to do-but from my previous 10 posts it is extremely different. As...
Week 10- National Parks in Nature Journal
This week I read and discussed an article about National Parks and Sustainability written by Bob O’Brien. I found it to be both motivational, and unfortunate in the pictures it painted. Since w...
Week 9- A Reassessment of my Consumption and the Environment in Nature Journal
Since we’re now over halfway through the semester, I thought it would be a good idea to check back in with myself and see if I’ve grown any, or maybe even picked up some bad habits. I will say t...
Week 8- Cold Weather and the Feeling of Home in Nature Journal
This week has been absolutely frigid compared to last week. When the temperature drops this low, I can’t help but to think of my home back in rural Pennsylvania. The leaves are changing colour th...
Week 7 - Human Meddling and Interaction with Nature in Nature Journal
From this week’s readings, I was particularly moved by Rachel Carson’s piece, and Katharine White’s. After reading about 25 different poems, short stories and essays, these two readings stuck wi...
Entry 6- Knowing Your Place in the World in Nature Journal
From this week, I gained a lot of insight to the world around me and to the nature of humankind as a whole. The Dao de Jing and The Way of Water and Sprouts of Virtue are really a great pairing....
Entry 5- How the Little Things Add Up in Nature Journal
It is a chilly day here in El Paso, which is extremely refreshing. I appreciate the cold a lot more than I used to when I lived in Pennsylvania. The prayer garden is extremely quiet today, and it...
Entry 4- How Nature Teaches Us to Live in Nature Journal
From reading the Dao De Jing this week, I realised a lot of ways that humans could benefit from encompassing the values of nature and applying them to their lives. For one, the power of water. Th...
3rd Entry- Week 3 Making Connections in Nature Journal
For me, this week was all about making connections to my life and seeing how damaging our practices are to this planet. I came to the prayer garden on an overcast day that was slightly cooler t...
2nd Entry- Week 2- Realisations in Nature Journal
It is around noon-lunchtime for me. I have a short break and then I have to go back inside the building. This means it’s also recess for the kids here, I can hear them at the playground. For some...
First Entry-First Thoughts and Self Reflection in Nature Journal
The place I have chosen is a small haven of sorts. It is a Biblical prayer garden located outside of a Jewish synagogue and school that I work at. I knew immediately that this was the place I wan...
