Mike recommends reading Flourish by Martin Seligman and shares the story behind his Asheville Tourists ball cap.
Mike KenslerAugust 18, 2020
“The end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the Beloved Community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opponents into friends. It is this type of understanding goodwill that will transform the deep gloom of the old…
Mike KenslerJuly 31, 2020
“…a new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.” ~Albert Einstein, New York Times, May 25, 1946 Times of disturbance and upheaval are always times of change. Societal structures loosen, sometimes fracture, and fundamental assumptions about the world are shaken. As societies…
Mike KenslerMay 7, 2020
Dr. Nanette Chadwick in her lab On Sunday, March 8, 2020, the Office of Sustainability, Auburn University, and the sustainability movement lost a passionate and dedicated friend, educator, and advocate. Dr. Nanette Chadwick, Associate Professor in the College of Science and Mathematics and Director of Academic Sustainability Programs, died as…
Mike KenslerApril 30, 2020
“We invade tropical forests and other wild landscapes, which harbor so many species of animals and plants—and within those creatures, so many unknown viruses. We cut the trees; we kill the animals or cage them and send them to markets. We disrupt ecosystems, and we shake viruses loose from their…
Mike KenslerMarch 31, 2020
“What we discovered in Italy was that if an establishment serves food, then food is the point.” (original italicized). Barbara Kingsolver, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle In her marvelous book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara Kingsolver describes her food experiences during a trip to Italy. She was amazed that wherever she and her…
Mike KenslerMarch 4, 2020
The Sustainability Compass “I believe in one thing—that only a life lived for others is a life worth living.” Albert Einstein, 1948 As I look around at the ever-growing climate crisis and the shocking lack of global action, the fracturing of democracies and toxicity of public discourse, constant war,…
Mike KenslerFebruary 3, 2020
