Humanity
Protecting Our Waters & Environment
My husband's Aunt, as the oldest sibling of her generation in the family, outlived all of her four sisters and brothers, so she is now the matriarch of the family... she's like 97 now I believe. So I do my part in helping to take care of her since she lives about two miles away. The last time I did grocery shopping for her I realized I forgot to pick up the old, body weight scale she gave me a few visits prior. I very willingly accepted it, because she said she wants to start lessening her load of material items in her home, and it seemed very well made; and when it comes to older, true quality products, I am definitely not a part of the throw-away society, just because it is not modern.
By Shakeenah K Fentis5 years ago in Earth
It Is Your Choice
Dear reader, The world is a confusing place to live in right now. So many things seem beyond our control, but there are things we can all do to effect change. Below you will find a text with a “choose your own eco-strategy“ adventure game format that can hopefully help you navigate the ecological crisis we find ourselves in, depending on where your environmental interests lie.
By Deborah De Lorenzo5 years ago in Earth
A Human Role
By now, I’ve realised that actions so slight compose no such difference on the grass I walk on or the sky I gaze. Still, to feed my moral compass, I walk to college, recycle aluminium cans, recycle food waste, recycle glass bottles, recycle paper and cardboard, recycle batteries, never drop litter and use reusable face masks. Perchance just yesterday, living in the belief that fellow actions like these made such change. The world saw no change. No improvement.
By Hannah Pressman5 years ago in Earth
Listen to the Elders.
There are many facts about our environment's decline since the industrial revolution that are confronting. Some find it easier to avoid, I have been there many a time. Overwhelmed by the little it feels we can do, or that we simply do not know what to do. This feeling is not dishonest. Many people think they have the answer as well. I'm not denying that either as many a great mind is at work to solve the issues we have created. Yet, the two forces of corporate greed and environmental awareness are at play. This makes things even more frustrating when passion begins to evolve within the individual to protect the Earth. This can leave us feeling hopeless against the big guys. Fair enough. The truth is that many of us have lost our connection to the Earth. We stopped thinking to care about her through just trying to survive in the rat race of life. We get caught in the system, and I'm sorry to say but the system is based off of greed. As a result we only have 0.5 % of our oceans protected which hold 80% of our life on Earth, and we are losing 80'000 hectares of rainforests globally a day. With this comes the loss of the 1000's of species that are in their own system; the system of maintaining what we live on, our home. There is more to it though, we lost our connection to these species and appreciation for them. We know best because we are the top of the food chain. We also know how to fix it because we had the power to create the mess. Maybe we do. I know very little about how this world works and how to fix it. I do know that it is time to put my own ego aside and listen to the people that truly understand the land with their hearts, spirit and mind.
By India Grant5 years ago in Earth
A Better World
I am not always in love with the state of our current world, but I do see the potential of it all. I see that it is very possible to change things for the better on a small scale, and when enough people are on board with the idea, it can inspire monumentally big change in the world.
By Ari Asha Love5 years ago in Earth
Water in my Nostrils
Rebellion is one of my love languages. God, I love the ocean. I remember lying on my stomach waiting for the waves to hit me as I let my body go limp as a child and rode the waves, in and out. Feeling the sand run over my body and caress my skin. Water would jet up into my nostrils and I’d break over the wave spitting salt and sand out of my mouth. Some people don’t like it, but I loved it. The innocent way my child like brain believed, the ocean will always be here.
By Rachel Wright5 years ago in Earth
Save The Chubby Unicorns
Over the years I've heard more and more about how the pollution on this planet has gotten out of control. You see recycle bins popping up near everywhere next to trash cans. Businesses and schools proudly claim to be "going green" and I've been left to ask myself how I can help. What is it I can do?
By L. M. Williams5 years ago in Earth
