#70 Weekend reads – wars, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, fires, eating crickets…
Another huge week in the news, with both Hurricane Ida and Afghanistan taking the headlines. One of the bigger, longer term issues we must stay on top of is
Climate
#69 Weekend reads – Looking towards August 31st and beyond
I’ve continued to be stuck in the Afghanistan news and these last few days leading up to August 31st feel particularly cruel. Not just the absolute carnage released by the ISIS-K Group
#67 Weekend reads – have we hit the awareness tipping point?
Yes of course, my focus has been on the IPCC Report, and based on what I’m observing – across all social media platforms – I do feel we have finally hit an awareness tipping point.
#66 Weekend reads – the darkest hour is always before the dawn
Yesterday I published this blog to talk about how terrible my mindset has been for a few months, why it’s been so bad, as well as what I am doing to change it. It really does feel like the darkest hour is always before the dawn!
#65 Weekend reads – taking time off, switching the brain off
It’s time to switch the brain off and to do that, I’m at the JW Marriot in Phuket right now. Our family is staying here for five days and then we’re going south of the Island for another five days.
#64 Weekend reads – what you resist, persists
I don’t get. I just don’t get it. I am living in a country where Covid19 has spread so rapidly, there are bodies on the streets of Bangkok,
#63 Weekend reads – ANOTHER huge week in the news
It’s a time for us all when the knocks just keep on coming and it was another huge week in the news. The spread of Covid19 in Asia continues, with Singapore experiencing
#61 Weekend reads – and the Northern Hemisphere cooks
If you’re like me, you’ve been transfixed by the news of the unrelenting heat wave hitting Canada, with record temperatures killing hundreds from heat related issues, as well as setting off fires that are destroying whole towns.
#60 Weekend reads – do you know what being a whole human means?
If you value my opinion, I really want to encourage you to listen to this podcast – Transcend – with Scott Barry Kaufman. I discovered the You Are Not So Smart Podcast by David McRaney recently and love it
#59 Weekend reads – will democracy make the climate fight impossible?
This week Switzerland voted against climate change measures. There were two reasons. 1. Switzerland is responsible for only 0.1% of global emissions. 2. The vote indicates that the country is