Day 48 ~ March 19 ~ Ecology
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Quotes
“We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.” ~ Native American proverb “There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi “When we heal the earth, we heal ourselves.” ~ David Orr |
Reflection
Individuals like you and I make the final decisions about what is bought and sold in the stores, how much carbon dioxide is pumped into the atmosphere, and what is dumped into the sea. Each of us can begin to heal the environment right away by changing our daily habits. Nonviolence extends from ourselves, not just to our brothers and sisters, but to the earth as well. |
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Affirmation
Our undeniable interdependence guides me to be mindful of the quality of and consequences for my interactions today. This extends not only to other people, but to animals, institutions, the earth, and the ecology of my own body, mind, and spirit. |
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Daily Action
Identify an environmental cause you would like to support. Think of some way that you could become involved in this undertaking starting today. |
Ahmed "Knowmadic" Ali speaking at Edmonton's Peace Day event.
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Action for Teens
We all deserve to have clean air, clean water, and a healthy food supply. Do all that you can, through your actions and choices, to contribute to the health of the planet and encourage others to do so as well. If we want the world to change for the better, we must change it. Action for Children Practice recycling today. Waste is stuff we haven’t found a purpose for yet. |
Quotes
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” ~ Chief Seattle “The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.” ~ Barry Commoner |
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Inspirational Video: "I Wish for You"
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