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Gifts That Aren’t Things

November 26, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

All the research shows that owning more things doesn’t make any of us truly happier. Meanwhile, a holiday season full of pointless presents that no one really wants destroys our habitat. But there are gifts that can actually increase happiness. That’s why, before Black Friday gets here, I wanted to share with you the amazing […]

Filed Under: Consumerism and Materialism, Environment, Happiness and Life Satisfaction

Where I Am Going in My Work and Blog and How You Can Help

August 13, 2015 by Colin Beavan 5 Comments

In the years, since I published the book and starred in the film No Impact Man, I have been in a huge, worldwide conversation with literally thousands and thousands of people. I have traveled to, Skyped with and emailed with colleges and businesses and workshops and activist groups around the world–from New York to Indianapolis to […]

Filed Under: Environment, How To Be Alive, No Impact Man

Ten Ways to Overcome Futility (About Life, The State of The World or Anything Else)

July 30, 2015 by Colin Beavan 4 Comments

I’ve been saying since the No Impact Man project first started in 2007 that lasting personal happiness does not come without contributing to community and world happiness. But there are big issues that stop us from trying to contribute or that make us really frustrated when we do try. I know this because I sent out […]

Filed Under: Environment, How To, No Impact Man

Free Book for Helping Me Help You?

July 24, 2015 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

  Dear Friends. In this post, I am asking your opinion and thoughts about how my work can be most helpful to you and people like you. I have prepared a short survey that you can fill out here. I am asking as many people as possible to take the survey so I can make my writing, blogging, […]

Filed Under: Environment, How To Be Alive, No Impact Man

Happiness = Caring for Environment and People

July 9, 2015 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

In all the spiritual disciplines, happiness is said to come in part from a sense of interdependence, at-oneness or what the Catholics call communion. When you are at-oned–atoned–there is no us and no them and nothing to fight. There is peace. And happiness. This type of happiness includes generosity because once you sense your interdependence […]

Filed Under: Activism and Social Change, Environment, Happiness and Life Satisfaction

The “Real” Thing in Relationships and Life

February 24, 2015 by Colin Beavan 1 Comment

There seems to be three kinds of environmental advocate. One kind wants to get renewable energy and choose better materials for our products and then have things go on pretty much the same. Another wants those things, but also wants a more just and fair economic system and then have things go on pretty much […]

Filed Under: Environment, Relationships, Family and Friendship

Why Mentoring Makes You Happy and Saves the World

January 26, 2015 by Colin Beavan 2 Comments

Here’s a question that may, at first glance, seem farfetched: Is it possible that by helping each other raise our children, by mentoring and co-parenting, we could actually be helping to save the planet from environmental degradation? First think on this: As we evolved, human beings never had sharp teeth to kill or fast legs […]

Filed Under: Consumerism and Materialism, Environment, Relationships, Family and Friendship

Using Selfishness to Power Your Purpose

October 7, 2014 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

People sometimes imagine that you can choose to take care of yourself or you can choose to take care of the world. You can be selfish or you can selfless. That is not true. Each of us have been blessed with personalities that come with particular wants and desires. Wanting and desiring is human. It […]

Filed Under: Environment, How To, No Impact Man

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