Stewardship of our earth

Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. - Kenyan proverb

I've been thinking about how unusual the weather has been this summer, which led me to thinking about "earth management".

Reduce, reuse, and recycle sounds great, but do we really apply earth management into our daily lives? I don't litter, I recycle and reuse whenever possible, but how many times do I drive my car to run errands when I could compile all of those errands and multiple trips to the grocery store into one trip? How often am I too lazy to ride my bike or walk to work instead of driving? And then there are the "green" products. How many of them do I buy instead of the commercial ones I've been buying for years made with harmful chemicals? I have to admit I don't buy many green products. It's easy to disregard the dangers to the environment because there are no immediate consequences to our lives. However, what will our earth be like in 50 years if everyone lives as they are today? Not a pretty world or one I would be anxious to live in.

I've decided to try to set a good example to others of stewardship for our earth by recycling, using no or at least fewer chemicals in cleaning products and in my garden, walking when I can instead of driving, and generally just appreciating nature and all we have been given. Instead of going to Disney World (which I have to admit is a lot of fun), I'm opting for camping or backpacking - big surprise huh!!

This world is not ours alone. It is communally shared with all the generations before us, and all of those after us. Let's leave a beautiful world for those that come after us!

Okay, I'm off my soapbox for today......