Posts Tagged ‘respect’

It was pointed out to me that my, ummm, moment of clarity about being all green and natural sounded  like I had found a new religion. No. I have had religion in large doses as a child and that was enough for me. (Lest you call me the Green Heathen, I do believe in God, I just do not believe in a lot of the flotsam & jetsam that goes with it.)

No, I had only figured out that it wasn’t all about me anymore. As if having two children and a husband didn’t already remind me of that. It is an overwhelming thought, the impact we are making on other lives and this earth. This wasn’t recent. I have been working on myself for a while now. But even I have to acknowledge out loud that as much as I think I do, I can do more. (I just don’t want to be annoying preachy mom, you know? Enough of those already.  Remember my tagline – no judgment  here!)

For example…did you know there is a swath of garbage twice the size of Texas between San Francisco and Hawaii in the Pacific ocean? 80% of it is plastic!! 3.5 million tons. No, I am not exaggerating. Can you stop and try and visualize that? Click here to read more about it.

Garbage Island is a video on You Tube that briefly goes into more detail about the long term repercussions we face because of our dependence on plastics and refusal to recycle.

So I better teach my kids to be kind. Share. Respect others. Respect themselves. And for goodness sakes, respect the Earth. In doing so I will have to teach my children that it isn’t all about them.

Convenience has a price.