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Everything
we do in our everyday lives connects us with the web
of life on Earth. Therefore, the health of our families and of
our environment is a reflection of the choices we make. For
the last thirty years, my mission has been, through my writing and
by example, to help people
understand the range of choices available and to encourage
them to challenge the assumptions inherent in those choices so
that they make the right ones for themselves, their families
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I
am proud to have been at the leading edge of (and ahead of it, in
some cases) many progressive trends and movements, from
independent publishing in the mid 1970s, through
environmentally sustainable business practices, home-based
business, green politics, the natural foods industry and
learner-directed homeschooling, which is often called radical
unschooling but which I prefer to call life learning.
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In
my life and my work, I value honesty, integrity, authenticity,
curiosity, communication, mindfulness, civility, balance, laughter, conciseness, simplicity and friendship. I
admire - and seek to move toward - bravery, patience and living in
the moment. I believe that every experience and encounter provides
us with an opportunity to learn and grow. Or, as Carl Jung wrote,
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an
understanding of ourselves.”
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