On this Earth Day, I ask that each person who sees this steps outside, or looks outside their window, just for a moment.
Take the time out of your day to just feel the world around you. Hear the birds between the revs of cars and bustle of life, sees the trees or plants that stretch towards the sky, see the clouds or the clear blue above. Feel the rain or the sun or the wind on your skin.
No phone. No thoughts. Just feel.
Watch a documentary, even if its just a short clip of one on youtube, about some other part of the world, some animal you've never heard of, some plant that you never would have thought of. Recognise that there is so much beauty out there that you've never even considered.
For a brief moment, just connect to nature and care. Do not allow that care to turn to fear or anxiety, do not let yourself be lost to the hopelessness because hopelessness is useless. Instead, turn that care into hope, into a desire to do better, into a burning fire to keep the Earth alive.
Research one thing, just one thing, that you can do to live more sustainably. Doesn't matter if it's creating a whole new compost pile in your garden, or using a reusable water bottle. Find ways to fight back - voting, calling representatives, volunteering.
Find a local community - birdwatching, gardening, foraging, farmer's market, mutual aid. Whatever. Jump in to it with both feet and meet imperfect people who are trying, just like you and build the community you need.
Connect, not just to the world around you, but the people within it and find hope for a better future for our planet.
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