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What We Believe We begin with a very basic and simple assumption: that the purpose in our life is to experience our living with the utmost awareness, aliveness, and happiness. Whatever other cosmic intentions may lie behind this universe, we don't pretend to know. But at the very least — since we are living conscious beings — it does not make sense to us to spend our lives in that state of half-alive, semi-conscious, robot-like existence into which we can easily be lulled. We want to be fully alive, wide-awake, and vividly aware in every moment of our experience. And we want that experience to be rich and full and joyous. Moreover, we believe that to experience living in this way is the normal state of a human being. --James N. Farr |
The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice. - Mahatma Gandhi |
being, not having |
giving, not getting |
needs, not wants |
better, not richer |
community, not individual |
other, not self |
connected, not seperate |
ecology, not economy |
part of nature, not apart from nature |
dependent, not transcendent |
tomorrow, not today |
"An ethic of conservation would embrace a sense of responsibilty, a sense of stewardship, for the natural world. An ethic of conservation is an ethic of restraint that says we have a responsibilty to preserve the earth's resources and natural wonders in and of themselves," because they constitute the very web of life on which all living creature on this planet depend. - Michael J. Sandel, Harvard political philosopher as quoted in Thomas Friedman's book, "Hot, Flat and Crowded" |
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Vivian along with hundreds of volunteers from across the country flocked to Nashville January 4-6, 2007 as part of a grass-roots training effort to spread the word on global warming. Vivian took part in Al Gore's The Climate Project, which mushroomed from his documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. |
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Paul Beaudette, Director NWF Board, Honorable Al Gore and Vivian Fulk of Medley Meadows |
The goal of the training was to train 1,000 climate project presenters to show slides of melting glaciers and charts of climbing temperatures to raise awareness of the issue of global warming and to tell everyone that it's not too late to do something about it! But we must ALL get involved!During the 7 hour training session, Al Gore was very generous with his time. He is a true orator. He made this fiery quote to inspire us which it succeeded in spades! |
"The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall our selves, and then we shall save our country. Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation."
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Vivian, after seeing the movie “An Inconvenient Truth” opening week in Philadelphia, the political home of Thomas Jefferson, then submited to The Climate Project to be a presenter. |
"A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt. If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have the opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake. Better luck, therefore, to us all; and health, happiness, & friendly salutations to yourself. Adieu.
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Above: House Party December 16, 2006 screening An Inconvenient Truth presented as part of 1800+ national house parties organized by MoveOn.org |
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Above: Joe Fulk with Pilot Mountain in the background with the last slides of tobacco at the Fulk Farm in 1998. Tobacco had been planted here since the 1940's. |
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Above: Last tobacco priming at Fulk Farm- Joe Fulk, Estella Fulk Bodenheimer and the late Bessie Fulk priming tobacco getting it ready to put in tobacco barns to cure. |
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| Above: Louise Fulk Pratt, Estella Fulk Bodenhimer, Joe Fulk and his late wife, Bessie Fulk with a full slide of tobacco ready to go to the curing barn. |
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Instead of tobacco, the fields are now vineyards ---this is a summer picture.....wonder how the wines will be this year? |
The Climate Project Summit May 2009 |
Dr. David Suzuki at The Climate Project Summit |
Vice President Al Gore and Dr. Rajendra Pachauri of the IPCC at the Climate Project Summit May 2009 in Nashville. Someone pinch me! ;-} |
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| Randy and Vivian |
