"If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer; but if he spends his whole day as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is esteemed an industrious and enterprising citizen."
-- Henry David Thoreau, "Life Without Principle" (1854)
Food for thought: What is your primary relationship to nature? Creator, Destroyer, Waster, Enjoyer?
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Beautiful picture and interesting quote! I would say that I'm an enjoyer and unfortunately also a waster. Working on the waster part though!
Posted by: Janna | 01/28/2013 at 08:50 AM
Thanks for the nice comment, Janna.
I think that many of us are working on the "waster" part, so as long as we're working on it and are conscious of our choices, we're heading in the right direction.
Posted by: Joy @ JoyfullyGreen.com | 01/28/2013 at 06:52 PM