An Earthways view on our Earth today

Where do you live?
There was once a time we could have replied: "On a beautiful planet which feeds and houses us; that gives us, free of charge, natural resources that give us life and water to drink, that also quenches our plants which supply oxygen, shelter and food for us and the animal kingdom." We had a beautiful and varied landscape, which we have chosen to blow up and drill into; on which we have dumped toxic materials and sprayed pesticides. Thus, we are stripping our home of her beauty, contaminating and altering the natural eco system, which keeps our Earth Mother and us alive.

Fortunately, more of us are becoming more aware; awakening to the reality that we are all responsible for our Earth: As an individual is responsible for their own life, eg. family, home, work etc., the whole of humanity is responsible for "OUR HOME", MotherEarth. It is far easier to pass this responsibility to others, eg. world leaders, peacekeeping forces, environmental groups etc.

However, there are many, many things that we as individuals can do, unlike larger bodies who very often are restricted by an obligation to consider issues from a more economic perspective.Please REMEMBER and RESPOND to our earth by remembering the four R`s.

RESPECT~~~RECYCLE~~~REUSE~~~REDUCE
Some things we can all practically do.....
RESPECT:~ Set aside 10 minutes each day to send Healing to our Earth. Respect yourself and all living things. Find greener ways of transport. Use green electricity and energy efficient light bulbs. Make use of charity shops.

RECYCLE:~ Bottles, jars. Paper, magazines and cardboard. Plastics. Tin foil, cans, aluminium. Clothes, shoes and spectacles. Batteries.

REUSE:~ Bags, paper. Clothes. Glass. Send your old mobile phone, charger and batteries to CDM, Freepost, SEA 8861 Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7BR. This goes towards the Abracadabra Appeal who are raising money for children at the Royal Surrey County Hospital or you can return your phone to the manufacturer.Our Planet is not just an inanimate object ruled by the laws of science. Our Planet is alive. Walk barefoot through the long grass, listen to the whispering of the trees and you will feel the life force within our Planet. Lie on the ground with your ear turned to the soil and you will hear our Mother Earths heartbeat. As with all living things the best way to comfort and to heal is with LOVE.

REDUCE:~ Your carbon footprint. You can do this in many ways. By joining or starting a car sharing scheme, by using public transport a bicycle. By making simple and easy changes in your home, from installing loft and cavity wall insulation, to switching off the TV and not leaving it on standby, to fixing the dripping tap. All of these things can help you to save money as well!

 Sometimes as humans we take many everyday things for granted. We all have amazing gifts, for example our eyes, our ears, our arms and legs, our senses of smell, taste and touch.We have found that by being grateful we have less time to worry about the things we think we do not have. Maybe we could all start the day with using a grateful affirmation. For example

I am grateful that I can see
I am grateful for my friends
I am grateful for the rain that nourish our plants

Choose some different things each day that are pertinent to your life to be grateful for. It changes your viewpoint.

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