⊃ ∇ ⊙ Ask more questions. Waste less.
We know the surface of the moon better than we do the ocean floor.
Spending more time discovering our planet’s oceans is essential if we are to understand anything. After all, the majority of the air we breathe and the climate we live in is regulated in large parts by the ocean. Finding an appreciation for something so vital to our lives is important, for our own wellbeing, but also for that of the planet.
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“Like the air you breathe, abundance in all things is available to you. Your life will simply be as good as you allow it to be.”
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
Marie Curie
“Biodiversity concerns us first and foremost because we are biodiversity, us and everything that lives on earth.”
Hubert Reeves
Unofficially translated by Natacha Neveu @thesortinghouse from ‘Grain’ the book from @la_releve_et_la_peste : “La biodiversité nous concerne au premier chef, car la biodiversité c’est nous, nous et tout ce qui vit sur terre.”
“We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.”
Anna Sewell
“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
Vicki Corona
“The enormous potential of youth can be unleashed for the wellbeing of the world, and it would have a tremendous impact, only if we make our youth inspired, inclusive and insightful.”
Sadhguru
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.”
Origin unknown – falsely attributed to Buddha apparently.
Every time I go out, I pick up at least #1pieceofrubbish , sometimes more, but never less. It feels quite good, I confess.
I don’t even have to go out of my way, because there is rubbish there every day. Whenever, all the time. Wherever I go, I find.
Today, wherever you are; whether you’re going from house to car, bus to work, or work to bar – whoever you are, just pick one piece of rubbish up this time and humanity might end up being just fine.
Without actually even going out of your way, it’s possible to claim this rubbish today, make it your piece to dispose of in a much better, a much nicer way.
Everything I do, I do for you.
Water, source of life on Earth.
Provider of incredible abundance and bearer of devastating decimation.
I am forever in awe of what water has allowed us to accomplish, and completely terrified of what we are allowing ourselves to do to it. Knowing that our brothers and sisters in some parts of our world are more likely to see this post on their smartphone than be granted easy access to clean water is harrowing.
Isn’t it weird that we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about our planet’s oceans?
The secrets are many, and our foolishness just as vast. For we are likely to destroy many of these underwater treasures without even having an inkling of their existence, secrets that could have held the key to so many enigmas and solved so many of our manmade problems.
Continue reading “Our Duty”
“You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here”
Alan Watts
You are no stranger on this planet.
Look after yourself and your home, our lives depend on it.
Nobody has it all figured out. Yet. Let that not be a reason to stop you.
Everything changes all the time. You can too. How exciting!
Why not try it? Won’t you come and join us too?
If you are reading this, know that
As functioning humans in society, many of us have lost our vital link to nature. We have forgotten the pivotal role that nature plays in our growth and wellbeing.
We have reduced nature to nothing more than annoying weather and pesky wildlife. Reduced it to something that stands in our way of a self-proclaimed good time or dirty profit. In doing so, we are robbing nature of its majestic, pure, effortless beauty, and we are sabotaging our rightful place here, as well as that of our children.
Continue reading “Vital Link”Updated 17 August 2022 – Original Post 21 December 2019
At 1818 meters above sea level on a stunning mountain top where people come to watch the sunrise creeping out above the clouds, cigarette butts in insane amounts are left polluting this breathtaking site. This means that the ground and rainwater which then runs down the valleys, to our gardens, to crops, to nature, the sea, rivers, lakes and into our drinking water is also polluted by this careless action.
I went to admire the sunrise on this early morning and admire it I did. It was magical to see the burning light of the sun emerge above the clouds, to witness the incredible power of golden energy piercing the darkness and humidity of the early morning as the night crept away into day. Yet there was definitely a saddening shadow cast on the moment, total disappointment ushering away the natural love and awe, for it was impossible to ignore the sheer thoughtlessness of my fellows.
Updated 15 July 2022 – Original post 18 December 2019
Behind all the glossy, curated, fancy images we see on social media, there is often a deeper story. For every beautiful vista, the reality is that there are bag-loads of loose garbage scattered around just out of shot.
Anywhere and everywhere in the world, in even the cleanest of places, if nothing else, I bet that there is at least one sweet wrapper or at least one cigarette butt to be found on the ground, somewhere around.
Updated 13 September 2022 – Original post 6 December 2019
Why do I sometimes pick up rubbish that isn’t mine?
It is an ode to being. A small expression of gratitude.
To the planet, for the planet.
For and to the men, women and animals who have sacrificed so that I may have the privilege.
Privilege to choose.
Privilege to feel.
Privilege to find.
Privilege to do things for nothing.
Continue reading “Small Expressions of Gratitude”