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Nov 22, 2016
"Every natural object is a conductor of divinity." --John Muir
John Muir's Spiritual and Political Journey
A self-taught mechanical genius and trained botanist, John Muir was offered a lucrative job, but an accident that had nearly blinded him had given him the resolve to abandon convention, renounce the prospect of wealth and success, and go "wholehearted and unafraid" into the American wilderness. Read on about how his spiritual awakening became a catalyst for social change.
BE THE CHANGE
Find a way to honor the natural world in its "unspeakable richness" every day this week. Write a poem, send a letter to your congressman about climate change, or water a tree.
