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We, The Ephemeral Ghosts
“It is possible that all the people around us are nothing but ephemeral ghosts who are set to disappear at any moment, and we must be good to them, taking advantage of the brief span of their presence.”
— Jorge Luis Borges
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My daughter delivered these words as a young adult and they have stuck with me to this day —
“First, I feel that my generation was saddled with a burden heavier than that of any other people in history, a legacy of polluting our world to the brink of destruction.
Second, changing it will require far more than recycling and other environmental Band-Aids.
And third, we women must play a major role. We are the nurturers.
Above all else, this transition will be about shifting ourselves into earth-honoring and sustainable ways of living.”
— John Perkins
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It’s not enough to be nice in life. You’ve got to have nerve.
— Georgia O’Keefe
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“Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels.”
~Jim Harrison
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