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Heartwings Love Notes 827 - Being Kind to your Mother

Heartwings says, "She is kind to us so being kind to Mother Earth is only fair."

When we call our planet Mother Earth we are speaking the literal truth. Although our bodies grew inside and were birthed by a human mother, the elements that comprise it are derived from the substance of earth. The mother of us all, whether as individuals or collectively, is our planet. One of the names of our mother is Gaia. There are many who believe she is a living entity in which, along with every other living thing—animate or inanimate, we are cells.

As her children it behooves us to treat our mother the earth with respect. Not everyone looks at Earth this way. Some believe that humanity is privileged and can take what ever they wish from her substance for their own benefit. They do not treat our mother with respect. Taking advantage of her bounty they use it without regard for its possible limits or parameters. Pollution by virtue of pesticides, over fishing, strip mining, and other common practices injure the health of our planet. People who respect their mother do not act in ways that cause her harm.

Individuals who care can make a difference. Daily acts no matter how seemingly small and insignificant, can accumulate. There is a true story to the effect that when the majority of monkeys isolated on an island began washing their food that the practice spread to other islands, communicated somehow through a sense of consciousness. It is said that when enough people act in certain ways that it can influence the actions of others even without their seeing or hearing of it. What I have been thinking about is ways in which actions of convenience to us are ways we take advantage of our mother earth.

If I leave the water running when I brush my teeth I don't need to turn the faucet on and off, yet that wastes water. If I take the car somewhere within walking distance or speed when driving I waste fuel. The ocean is polluted with plastic drinking straws! What ever happened to the paper ones I grew up with? Many towns are banning the use of throwaway plastic bags. They are easily replaced with reusable cloth or disintegrating paper. I just need to remember to take my cloth bags from the car. Doing things the easy may be hurtful to our mother earth. On Mothers' Day and always I am working to remember to be kind to her.

May you find many ways to show your love for our mother.
 

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Blessings and Best Regards,
Tasha Halpert
 

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