Unto 7th Generation

Some say: "The Earth is our Mother; we should take care of her." While others think the Earth is an easy receptacle for our wastes and toxins. How can I, one person or even one family, really make a difference? And is it that important anyway?

We see so much hype on TV and in newspapers on the growing devestation of the earth's environment and the loss of so many species of animals, plants and trees. The oceans are becoming a sewer but when I look around my neighborhood it is so easy to just not see the problem.

So is it hype or is it time to aweaken to the fact that this is the only world we live on and the one we are leaving to our children and grandchildren. I appreciate the teaching of many native people I've been privilaged to work with and study with in different areas of the world. Often they say "unto the 7th generation" when making decisions. In other words .... STOP and consider how this action or non action will affect future generations.

If someone were to come along and dump a load of garbage in your front yard, I'd assume uou'd be a bit miffed yet daily we are dumping and dumping and dumping into the waterways, earth and skies that hold the very elements you and I need for survival.

So let us talk about it and find solutions that we can do to make a difference!


Monday, May 19, 2008

Get Involved but HOW?

As a teenager my life was shaped by words spoken and taken to heart. "Ask not what your country can do for you; as what you can do for your country." President John F Kennedy

Those words let my heart and mind into how I work and later the business I built, play, the people I spend time with, the decisions made on affects on the eco system that we do. Each of us can do something, non of us can do it all, to make this world a healthy eco system again and our peoples of every land equally important. Help any where, just do something - sponcer a child, help in a food bank, foster a child, read to the elderly ....... JUST DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL OF US! One little step can lead to a life time of joy!

HEALTHY CHILD HEALTHY WORLD

Healthy Child Healthy World is dedicated to protecting children from harmful environmental exposures. The group works to educate parents, support protective policies, and engage communities to make responsible decisions.

GRASSROOTS.ORG

Grassroots.org is a catalyst for positive social change, leveraging modern technologies and best business practices. The group provides nonprofit organizations with free technologies and resources to increase their efficiency and productivity.

WAGES

WAGES helps low-income Latina women in the greater San Francisco Bay Area establish environmentally friendly housecleaning cooperatives using eco-friendly methods and products.

BALLE

BALLE, or The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, is an international alliance of more than 50 independently operated local business networks with more than 15,000 members. The group envisions a sustainable global economy made up of local living economies.

WHOLE PLANET FOUNDATION

The Whole Planet Foundation creates economic partnerships with the poor in developing world communities that supply Whole Foods with the products they sell. The group’s programs include micro-lending and support for community partnership projects.

GREENPEACE

Greenpeace is the leading independent campaigning organization using peaceful direct action and creative communication to expose environmental problems and promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.
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