Earth Day is April 22, 2008

What do you plan to do -- or not do -- for Earth Day?

Remember how your own mother just wanted you to be healthy and happy?  You didn't need to make a fuss over her, just be good kids! 

Okay, a fuss was okay...and appreciated -- but making a fuss wasn't enough if she caught you being naughty at the same time! 

That's kind of how I look at Earth Day.  Mother Nature just wants us to be healthy and happy.  And stay out of trouble.  So what can we do to be healthier and happier...and just get along?  And what can we NOT do that will make us healthier, happier and kinder to our mother?  Kinder so she doesn't have to clean up after us?

Here are just a few ideas of things to do that would make your Mama proud:

Eat your organic veggies.
Clean your room with nontoxic cleansers.
Use water sparingly.
Tell someone something kind and loving about your Mom!

And here are a few things NOT to do that will make your Mama equally proud:

Don't drive if you don't have to -- and drive a little slower! :-)
Don't throw all that great paper into the trash -- recycle it!
Don't use toxics.  Remember, everything goes into our water supply...and you wouldn't want to drink that junk, would you?
Don't leave the screen door open!  Or the refrigerator door!

Isn't it amazing that so  many of your mother's lessons apply on the global scale?  Hmmmm, maybe there's something to this living within our means, caring for others like we care for ourselves...and being responsible for our own mess!

Thank you, Mama!
Carolyn