Barry Lopez: Lyrical Writer and Thoreau of Our Times

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December 27, 2020 a project of ServiceSpace There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light. - - Barry Lopez: Lyrical Writer and Thoreau of Our Times Acclaimed writer Barry Lopez who dedicated a lifetime to exploring the kindred bond between humans and nature, passed away this year on Christmas Day. The legacy he leaves behind in his powerful writing has never been more relevant. "Pay attention to the mystery. Apprentice to the best apprentices. Rediscover in nature your own biology. Write and speak with appreciation for all you have been gifted. Recognize that a politics with no biology, or a politics without field biology, or a political platform in which human biological requirements form but one plank, is a vision of the gates of Hell." He shares more in this essay,"The Naturalist." { read more } Be The Change What does "making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light," look like on your own journey? COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus Children, Anger Control and Inuit Wisdom Barbara Kingsolver on Knitting as Creation Story How to Strengthen Your Inner Shield Orion's 25 Most-Read Articles of the Decade 12 Truths I Learned from Life and Writing One Love Love in the Time of Coronavirus DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 245,855 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More