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Feb 22
4 min

Conservación Transformadora para Poner Fin a la Muerte Trágica

¡Estoy cansada de la muerte!Quiero trabajar por la vida, arriesgando todo lo que pueda por la transformación de las prácticas de la sociedad

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A Macaw Meditation - What Does the Macaw Say?

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jan 12
2 min

A Macaw Meditation - What Does the Macaw Say?

Parrots do more than mimic speech – they have a language and a world all their own. Their lives are full like humans. Come be a parrot!

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Virtual Wild Walks – Voting with your Feet

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 3, 2020
4 min

Virtual Wild Walks – Voting with your Feet

My hope is that people participate in charting a course forward, and commit as citizens not just of the USA, but of the earth.

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Dec 31, 2019
8 min

The Grace of Beauty and Tragedy

The heartache of conservation mixes with the awe of life and slowly over the years I have learned that there is no beauty without tragedy.

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by LoraKim Joyner

Dec 9, 2019
3 min

Awe and Wonder

People report having three awe-inspiring experiences a week. How many do you have? Think back on this week – how many times did you drop you

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Save a Species by Failing, and Admitting It

by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 5, 2019
2 min

Save a Species by Failing, and Admitting It

The greatest cause of conservation project failure was interpersonal relations, not external factors like politics, corruption, and violence

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by Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Oct 1, 2019
4 min

Saving the Earth by Becoming Animal

Experiencing and imagining catastrophic loss is a motivator, but it might not be enough. At least it isn’t for me on most days, as I mourn

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Nurture Nature, Yourself and Your Relationships

by LoraKim Joyner and Gail Koelln

Apr 23, 2019
2 min

Nurture Nature, Yourself and Your Relationships

One Earth Conservation’s Nurture Nature Program is for anyone who desires a better world for themselves and for others. Deep within we know

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Aug 21, 2018
2 min

Tree Hugging

Hugging trees is a act of defiance and resistance, and is good for the trees. Hugging trees also benefits humans. Getting close to the tree

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Birding and Nature Poetry in the Americas

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Sep 19, 2017
8 min

Birding and Nature Poetry in the Americas

Birding is the synthesis of individuals and communities, of art and science, and of secularism and religion. Watching birds allows us to liv

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Sep 5, 2017
2 min

Walk on the Wild Side

Every individual is interconnected in beauty. It is a beauty we were born with, wild, and inescapable. Yet, we lose sight of this. To regain

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Aug 29, 2017
5 min

Eclipsing Time

It was as if someone died. The time had been too short, and our hearts were like so much laundry hung out in the sky, our tears to dry. It i

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One Earth Nurturing Nature: Mid-year report in photos

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Aug 8, 2017
1 min

One Earth Nurturing Nature: Mid-year report in photos

In many countries we have community patrols that are reducing poaching. In Paraguay though we do not have the means yet to address the illeg

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Human Tree Relationship - The Beautiful Life with Trees

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Aug 2, 2017
1 min

Human Tree Relationship - The Beautiful Life with Trees

The children of the village Mabita, Honduras in the Moskitia pine savanna play with me as we make videos to show you how to develop your rel

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Nurturing Our Children, Ourselves, and Nature

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 26, 2017
2 min

Nurturing Our Children, Ourselves, and Nature

It is time that we as individuals and organizations lead and demonstrate a new way of learning and community in a multispecies, multigenerat

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Jul 11, 2017
2 min

The Beautiful Life Of Trees

Whenever our conservationists climb trees, they take a camera with them to capture visual data for our research and also for those unable to

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LoraKim Joyner

Jun 6, 2017
1 min

Parakeets and Paracletes

Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner gave a sermon, "Parakeets and Paracletes" to a small church in La Moskitia, Honduras, urging us all to wit

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Mar 1, 2017
2 min

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Over the next couple of months we are going to take a tour of the five natural intelligences that form the foundation of our Nurture Nature

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Dec 13, 2016
2 min

Look Up - the Moon Adores You

The moon was once part of earth, and is part of you. When you look up at the full moon, know that one beautiful face is beholding another.

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Rev. Dr. LoraKim Joyner

Nov 23, 2016
2 min

Gratitude Nurtures Us and All Life

Practicing gratitude helps and empowers us to save ourselves, others, and earth. We use gratitude throughout our organization, One Earth, an

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