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Since the holidays are upon us and many of us will have some time off to celebrate and reflect, our tip this week is a simple one: expand your cultural and religious knowledge.

Those of us that don’t practice Judaism could learn a thing or two by going to a shul or a temple or a synagogue with our Jewish friends.

Our Muslim friends can teach us about their beliefs by taking us to their mosque.

Protestants can learn from Greek Orthodox Christians

and Roman Catholics can learn from Buddhists

and Hindus can learn from Jains

and atheists can learn from everyone!

We’re not saying we should all go get ourselves converted. My religion is my business. But by learning about the beliefs and traditions of our friends and neighbors, we can all come to a better understanding about each other.

One thing the UN negotiations help to demonstrate is that ignorance can easily lead to intolerance, but understanding can quickly lead to cooperation, and cooperation is the first thing we need in order to achieve true sustainability.

So we’re going to take an afternoon over the holidays to get outside our comfort zone and expand some understanding.

Thanks to everyone for listening. We too must take our holiday break, but never fear! The Morning Blend Newlygreens Edition will return in late January. As always, we’ll have show notes and podcasts of what you heard today up on newlygreens.com as well as blog posts and other sustainable info.

Keep listening to Brave New Radio WP 88.7FM!