{"id":6394,"date":"2010-03-26T19:52:27","date_gmt":"2010-03-27T01:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=6394"},"modified":"2010-03-26T19:52:27","modified_gmt":"2010-03-27T01:52:27","slug":"eco-heroes-real-people-real-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/eco-heroes-real-people-real-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco Heroes: Real People, Real Stories (PPB #10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6395\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2010\/03\/dancing-rabbit-ritual.jpg\" alt=\"dancing rabbit ritual\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dancing-rabbit-ritual.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/dancing-rabbit-ritual-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Alison Kerr of <a href=\"http:\/\/lovingnaturesgarden.com\/\">Loving Nature&#8217;s Garden<\/a> has her <a href=\"http:\/\/lovingnaturesgarden.com\/2010\/03\/real-people-real-stories-real-chang\/\">guest post<\/a> up for the blogathon, and it&#8217;ll get you thinking. When you think of the word &#8220;hero,&#8221; you likely picture someone larger than life. Real heroes, according to Alison, are just like the rest of us&#8230; they&#8217;ve just taken action to make their communities (and maybe even the world) a better place.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;we\u2019re all too willing to believe any story of someone who fits the hero mold and is extraordinary, beyond human even. Yet, at the same time, I know I\u2019ve longed to hear real stories, of real people, making real change, in their own communities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more-->Fortunately, those stories are out there&#8230; and she has some good ideas about where to find them.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of real change going on here at Dancing Rabbit&#8230; if you haven&#8217;t checked out their website yet, do so&#8230; it&#8217;s full of inspiring stories. If you find some inspiration there, consider making a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dancingrabbit.org\/donations\/donate.php\">donation<\/a> to help keep those stories coming&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dancingrabbit.org\/culture\/events.php\">Dancing Rabbit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alison Kerr of Loving Nature&#8217;s Garden has her guest post up for the blogathon, and it&#8217;ll get you thinking. 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