The Little Fir and the Christmas Tree Angel is a friend’s story I illustrated forty years ago. It evolved into a slide show with a beautiful sound track, and now it's a gently-moving video which we’ve just put online. The story is based on a true event in the First Great … [Read more...]
Gratitudes for 2018
December 22, 2018 By Leave a Comment
In January we mark twelve years of producing Peak Moment Television episodes. As the picture below shows, we've produced 336 episodes with 373 unique guests, the "Peak Moment Stars." Sometimes our project feels small next to the gigantic needs and losses elsewhere, like the … [Read more...]
The Solar Eclipse: a Guest Post
September 14, 2017 By 2 Comments
These are photos Robin took of the 2017 solar eclipse. She experienced the 1979 total solar eclipse near Goldendale, Washington, and it was a such a wondrous experience for her that she wanted to share this one with me. So, at the last minute, we packed up the … [Read more...]
Savoring the Peak Moments of Our Lives
June 13, 2016 By Leave a Comment
I was recently interviewed by Carolyn Baker for her "New Lifeboat Hour" podcast, to which she gave the delicious title above (thank you Carolyn!!) Carolyn is the author of numerous books, including Navigating the Coming Collapse, and Dark Gold: The Human Shadow and the … [Read more...]
A “New Tribe Training” Transforms Our Lives
June 10, 2016 By Leave a Comment
What would it be like to be part of a group of deep friends who live nearby — people committed to being there for one another come what may, building intimacy and trust over the years? Having a community of friends who live in their own homes but are committed to staying in … [Read more...]
A Frog Blog
April 24, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Earth Day at Lone Bobcat Woods was a mixture of joy and grief. We celebrated the beautiful bountiful wildflowers and rich greenery which have sprung up since the late March rains (yes, the poison oak is bountiful, too). Pacific Chorus Frogs in our pond regaled us with … [Read more...]
Visualizations for a Healthy Breast
February 15, 2016 By Leave a Comment
I don't normally blog about my health or really personal issues, but I wanted to share these with you. Thermograms of my right breast show a hot vascular pattern. This can be an early sign of trouble. Fortunately nothing is visible on mammograms or ultrasound. In … [Read more...]
Janaia Offers the Last Word in Grief Video
December 6, 2015 By 1 Comment
Guy McPherson, intrepid chronicler of abrupt climate disruption, recently declared he has arrived at stage #7 of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's Five Stages of Grief.* (His self-defined stage #6 is "Gallows Humor," some of which he shared with us in Living Each Moment in the Face of … [Read more...]
Janaia interviewed on Nature Bats Last (audio)
September 28, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Last week I was interviewed by Guy McPherson and Mike Sliwa on their Nature Bats Last podcast. It's fun to turn the tables: I've interviewed Guy twice: Climate Change and Human Extinction - A Personal Perspective (2014) and Living Each Moment in the Face of Abrupt Climate … [Read more...]
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