Our most basic common link ...

 

That sense of sacredness,
that thinking in generations,
must begin with reverence for this earth.
- Paul Tsongas

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future.
And we are all mortal.
- John F. Kennedy

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

People must feel that the natural world is important
and valuable and beautiful and wonderful
and an amazement and a pleasure.
- David Attenborough

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

Image of our earth taken by the NASA Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite.

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

Natural Web of Life

One Great Dewdrop

All Life
    

Whoever Controls Education Controls the Future

 

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

How Society Treats Its Children Defines That Society

The Nature of Learning

Honor the Children
      

Our Responsibility to Future Generations

 

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

For Future Generations

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Reverence

For Our Children
     

All Who Inhabit This Planet

That sense of sacredness,
that thinking in generations,
must begin with reverence for this earth.
- Paul Tsongas

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future.
And we are all mortal.
- John F. Kennedy

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

People must feel that the natural world is important
and valuable and beautiful and wonderful
and an amazement and a pleasure.
- David Attenborough

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

Image of our earth taken by the NASA Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite.

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

Natural Web of Life

One Great Dewdrop

All Life
    

Nothing is more important than education

 

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

How Society Treats Its Children Defines That Society

The Nature of Learning

Honor the Children
      

Protectors of Nature, Protectors of Future Generations

 

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

For Future Generations

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Reverence

For Our Children
     

Reverence For This Earth

That sense of sacredness,
that thinking in generations,
must begin with reverence for this earth.
- Paul Tsongas

Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future.
And we are all mortal.
- John F. Kennedy

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

People must feel that the natural world is important
and valuable and beautiful and wonderful
and an amazement and a pleasure.
- David Attenborough

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

Image of our earth taken by the NASA Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite.

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

Natural Web of Life

One Great Dewdrop

All Life
    

Let Education be a Core Value and Continue for Life

 

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

How Society Treats Its Children Defines That Society

The Nature of Learning

Honor the Children
      

The Planet We are Going to Leave to Our Children and Their Children

 

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

For Future Generations

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Reverence

For Our Children
     

Education is Central and Lifelong

 

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

How Society Treats Its Children Defines That Society

The Nature of Learning

Honor the Children
      

Earth Day 2021 - Protectors of God's Creation

 

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

For Future Generations

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Reverence

For Our Children
     

Cherish Our Natural World

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

Reverence

For Future Generations

For Our Children

Your Legacy - Making a Difference
     

Every Day is a Good Day to Learn Something New

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

How Society Treats Its Children Defines That Society

The Nature of Learning

Honor the Children
      

Earth Day 2020 - Protectors of God's Creation

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Further reading: Our Grandchildren's Planet

For Future Generations

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

Reverence

For Our Children
     

Earth Day 2019 - Let Us Be Protectors of Creation

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

Further reading: For Future Generations

Our Grandchildren's Planet

Reverence

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

For Our Children
     

Let Us Be Protectors Of Creation

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow,
we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology.
We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created,
not just as it looked when we got through with it.
- Lyndon B. Johnson

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

This land, this water, this air, this planet -
this is our legacy to our young.
- Paul Tsongas

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

Our Grandchildren's Planet

Reverence

For Our Children
           

Education IS the Future

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Nature of Learning

Lifelong Learning

How Society Treats Its Children

Honor the Children
      

Earth Day 2017 - Let Us Be Protectors Of Our Planet

Let us be protectors of creation,
protectors of God’s plan inscribed in nature,
protectors of one another, and of the environment.
- Pope Francis

We need to think of the future and the planet we are
going to leave to our children and their children.
- Kofi Annan

To cherish what remains of the Earth
and to foster its renewal
is our only legitimate hope of survival.
- Wendell Berry

Consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

The true meaning of life is to plant trees,
under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
- Nelson Henderson

Further reading: For Future Generations

Our Grandchildren's Planet

Reverence

Your Legacy - Making a Difference

For Our Children
     

Today is Election Day - VOTE NOW!

Our actions today will determine the world we leave our children.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
- William E. Simon

PLEASE remind your family and friends to vote today!

Voting for the kind of America you believe in
is one of the greatest gifts you can give your grandchildren.
Make a difference. VOTE NOW!

We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
- Native American Proverb

Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into
the principle of the consent of the governed.
- DeForest Soaries

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to
remember seven generations in the past and
consider seven generations in the future
when making decisions that affect the people.
- Wilma Mankiller

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman

Further reading: A Truly Successful Life

The Test is How We Care for Society's Children

Honor the Children

Feeding the Children
   

Our Future IS the Education of Our Children

I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future...
without talking about education.
Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future.
- Wilma Mankiller

Education is a social process.
Education is growth.
Education is not a preparation for life;
education is life itself.
- John Dewey

Modern cynics and skeptics... see no harm in paying those
to whom they entrust the minds of their children
a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom
they entrust the care of their plumbing.
- John F. Kennedy

Nothing is more important than education,
because nowhere are our stakes higher;
our future depends on the quality of education of our children today.
- Arnold Schwarzenegger

There are two educations.
One should teach us how to make a living,
and the other how to live.
- John Adams

Education is not job training;
the function of education is to instill an appreciation
of our place in the flow of time and space,
to expand our intellectual and empathetic understanding
of nature and people.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Lifelong Learning

Honor the Children

The Nature of Learning

How Society Treats Its Children