A while back (nearly 5 years ago) I was moved by a simple comment..."People are acting and living like they have an alternative place to live...they need to realize that there is no Planet B!"
Earth Day took me back to the meager beginnings of "Planet B" I wish that more people would engage with it...and I refuse to let it go idle...there are so many important messages that those who love our "Mother Earth" can share!
REFLECTIONS
Perhaps we can't change the world...but we may be able to change the parts that matter!
Reflecting on the fact that "...this is our only planet (home)..." I am moved to remind myself that I should be living with that in mind...maintenance and upkeep is critical...we should be watching how others are treating our home...and we should respond appropriately...
If someone came into your home and spit on the floor...would you ignore it and walk away?
If someone dumped toxic chemicals in your bathtub...would you say something?
If someone dumped trash in your kitchen...would you simply walk around it?
I hope not!
Our earth is our home...treat it that way and respond appropriately...
Enough said...
As I reflected...I asked myself...am I acting like I am a permanent part of nature?
The fact of the matter is...I am not!
I am a "visitor" to the earth! Better stated...I am a guest!
QUESTION - How should a good guest live and act?
ANSWER - With gratitude and respect!
Being a temporary guest of this earth...I have a choice to act with total disrespect and thanklessness...because when I am gone..."they" can clean up my mess"...
...or...
I can act like a great guest...picking up after myself and leaving it better for having visited...
Our host will appreciate it!
My final reflection was actually related to the term of endearment that we use..."Mother Earth"...
I asked myself how would I act if someone hurt my mother?
I would be LIVID!
Yet we stand passively by and ignore daily attacks on our "Mother Earth"
It is embarrassing!
Like a good mother...She continues to care for us...despite our utter disregard for her...she patiently hopes that we will change...
It is time to "kick it up a notch" and begin acting like a good child!
Stop letting others treat our mother like that!
ENOUGH SAID!
I posted just one thought on my timeline on Earth Day...it simply said...
"We should not have a single day called "earth day"...EVERY DAY is "earth day"
DO NOT BE DECEIVED...
How we live and act is a conscious decision...
We live a "Decided Life!"
How we treat our "Mother Earth" and how we defend her...is also a conscious decision...
Let's start acting like good and grateful children...rather than THANKLESS BRATS!
