Earth Day Spirit

Can you believe it? Earth Day has been around now for forty-one years! Meaning we old folks had something going for us at one time; we at least had the wherewith all to recognize that Earth saving efforts needed to be made by more than just a handful of greenies. Now, after more than four decades, Earth Day is more than one day out of the year when people around the world unite for a common cause. And just in case you realized you missed the actual date which was last Friday, it’s not too late to join in the Earth Day spirit. Earth Day every day is what we should all aim for anyway. Like “little acts of kindness”, acts of caring for the world we live in don’t have to be done on a monumental scale. Doing something as simple as picking up a little trash you see while lunching in the park, recycling instead of pitching your discarded clothing or electronics, or planting a backyard garden are all ways to help mother earth on a daily basis. So don’t be overwhelmed into thinking you have to change everything in your life on a drastic level. Just starting a greener lifestyle, no matter how small your efforts may seem, is a step in the right direction.