Every Day is Earth Day !

When I traveled in Australia and New Zealand earlier this year, my eyes were opened to some new ways of taking care of creation. Water is a precious commodity in drought- stricken Australia, and not one drop is wasted. A bucket goes into the shower to capture the water that runs while it heats up. Washing machines for clothes and dishes are drained into gardens, and earth friendly soap is used. In New Zealand, just about everything is re-used; water is never served in plastic disposable bottles, and trash is not thrown into waterways.

On this Earth Day 2009, let’s all be thankful for the beauty of out fragile planet, and find new ways to make it better every day of the year, so that future generations can enjoy the bounty of the earth we call our home.

I found a wonderful quotation from Dr. Glen David Brin, American scientist and award-winning science fiction author, that puts a thought-provoking spin on Earth Keeping:

A living planet is a much more complex metaphor for deity than just a bigger father with a bigger fist. If an omniscient, all-powerful Dad ignores your prayers, it's taken personally. Hear only silence long enough, and you start wondering about his power. His fairness. His very existence. But if a world mother doesn't reply, Her excuse is simple. She never claimed conceited omnipotence. She has countless others clinging to her apron strings, including myriad species unable to speak for themselves. To Her elder offspring She says - go raid the fridge. Go play outside. Go get a job. Or, better yet, lend me a hand. I have no time for idle whining.

AMEN!