“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” – Albert Einstein

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Jesus told his followers that there was little virtue in only loving your own kind. Though his was a tale of morality to teach the goodness in loving your neighbor, all of these years later that sentiment has evolved into the environmental movement. In caring for the environment, it is not simply about taking care of our own and seeking to provide for the future of humankind at any cost. It is the realization that every living being from the smallest blade of grass to the biggest blue whale is connected in a way more cosmic than most of us can conceive. When we can extend our spirits and our minds to love the whole of nature as much as we love ourselves, we will know true sustainability.

Steve McAllister

In addition to serving as Managing Editor and contributor to Modern Hippie Mag, Steve McAllister is an actor, musician, accomplished author and filmmaker. His most recent novel, The McAllister Code is available as an e-book at www.themcallistercode.com. Find Steve on Twitter, @InkenSoul. Read his reviews and articles here.

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Steve McAllister, Modern Hippie Mag's resident Lifestyle Guru, describes himself as a Renaissance Man. An author, filmmaker, songwriter, and perpetual artistic experimenter, he has recently re-released his second book The Rucksack Letters into paperback to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journey. His latest book, a comical foray into philosophical science fiction, is How to Survive an Estralarian Mind Meld. His latest artistic project is The Labyrinth of the Unbroken Path. .