Next Generation Stewards

Teenagers

January 1, 2026

Next Generation Stewards

A series in progress. This collection explores how a human life is shaped across time—by the systems we build, the environments we inhabit, and the cultural assumptions we carry. Essays forthcoming.

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Health

February 2025

The World Within the World

“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.” – Maya Angelou

Anthropocene

November 2025

Birth

“Every journey begins with the first step.” – Chinese proverb

Biophilia

October 2025

Toddlers

“From infancy we concentrate happily on ourselves and other organisms. To an extent still undervalued in philosophy and religion, our existence depends on this propensity, our spirit is woven from it, hope rises on its currents.” – E. O Wilson

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