Well, today is Blog Action Day!
A day to make a bit of noise in the name of environmentalism.
Admittedly, I’ve been feeling a bit of pressure, wondering what I could say that would really be of impact. The issue is one that really touches me deeply. I look at my kids and I just want a place where they can thrive, and roll around in green parks and have beautiful fresh fruits.
But when we consider ourselves as little people on this big spinning ball in space it can be a bit overwhelming to imagine how our efforts can make a difference. And yet, someone had an idea to do Blog Action Day, and because of that we’ve got a ripple the size of 15 000 blogs and 12 million people.
So where do you start?
Well, start by informing yourself.
There are a lot of places you can start. Here are my top three recommendations:
1. The Conscious Earth I like this guy because his writing is food for my brain. Especially this post: Skeptics, This Way, Please! *Remember, if you come across a word you don’t understand, LOOK IT UP!! Nothing worse than brain fog while you’re reading!*
2. Eco-Chick.com offers a fantastic list of resources for ecologically conscious clothing, home items, jewellry and just about everything under the sun! The site is run by an amazing group of people, and if you check out anything, then heck out the post on Elephant Poo Poo Paper! It just goes to show you that creativity counts! I mean, whoever thought of taking elephant poo to make paper!
3. Good Old Reliable Greenpeace. The Raw Divas contribute monthly to Greenpeace and encourage you to find an organization that you can support, too!
Now, there IS a lot of information out there. But don’t let it overwhelm you. The idea is to get informed and inspired, not to become a bitter, discouraged and hopeless environmentalist.
Read up and learn, but most importantly, take ACTION! Do something to make a difference and use these resources to inspire you on how you can do that.
Green Thoughts:
Mystics tell us the importance of living in the present moment, but I believe that real power is held in the dreams and goals that we build for tomorrow. Our thoughts now are creating what is to come and we’re all responsible for the situation as it exists and equally responsible for what happens tomorrow.
Let’s get busy. Start by holding a vision of a planet that thrives, with people in good communication, working together and inspired about their health, believing in their dreams and making the world a better place to be.
We have a lot to contend with this journey around the sun. Psychiatric medications, pesticides, and a battery of pharmaceuticals indicate that the health of the planet and her inhabitants is on a decline.
We know that there is a ripple effect. We know that as we take responsibility for our own health, it has an impact on the health of those around us. And on the other hand, unless you’re taking responsibility for your own health, how can you truly take responsibility for the health of others or the planet.
As far as I’m concerned, and this is just my opinion, the best way to make an impact on this planet is to affect change in your own life. Take the steps you need to feel better and live more fully. Start with you. As you continue to take back ownership over your health, you will become increasingly inspired to make a difference in the lives around you. But start with you. And then, naturally, your sphere of influence will continue to grow.
Ask yourself today what you can do to make a difference. And start by just changing the things in your life. The way you live, how you get to school, the products you buy.
Whatever it is, it IS making a difference, and the combined efforts of us all will be what finally turns things around.
Love and hugs,
Tera
p.s.
If you have a blog, please post green thoughts for this Blog Action Day. The bigger the ripple, the faster we get to where we’re trying to go.
October 20th, 2007 at 8:05 am
Late on the pick-up, but did want to say thanks for two things in particular:
Thanks for the links to some dynamite sites with good eco-advice and big thanks for the nudge to folks who skip over words they aren’t familiar with (whoops, look at that preposition hanging out there!).
One of my biggest pet peeves is folks who stand around with their heads in the proverbial sand — completely unaware of what’s going on around them; how they contribute to the overall well-being of their own health, the health of their families and the health of our planet. We each need to play our part, starting by being well-informed.