Nurturing Nature

"Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions...by changing those experiences..." 
-Malcolm Gladwell

There is a longstanding debate in psychology, over which is more important: nature or nurture. 

The argument for nature claims that we are born with talents or attributes. The argument for nurture is that our environment shapes us, and so we may develop talents as we grow. The good news is that we don't have to choose. Today most people accept that we are a combination of nature and nurture. We are born with certain traits or tendencies, and what we are exposed to in life helps shape us to be not only who we are today—but who we will become in the future.


"To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings." -Bodhidharma



What talents do you think that you were born with?
What skills do you attribute to nurture?
If you could change anything, what would you change? 

What would you never give up?


Nature could use a little help, too. The ecological challenges that our planet will face unless we are spurred to action are dire, yet have inspired a number of wonderful books:

Want to show nature a little nurture?
These are good places to start:

"My hope is that we continue to nurture the places that we love,
but that we also look outside our immediate worlds." -Annie Leibovitz


Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay 
Ducks
Image by David Mark from Pixabay 
Redwoods
Image by composita from Pixabay 
Path to mountains

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