Love your Earth....& your Neighbor

How do you love your earth? Do you recycle to show your love? Do you bike or walk to work? Maybe you grow your own food, hang your clothes to dry, or collect rain water for your plants. Whatever it is, however small the action may be-- it matters. I love loving the earth the ways that I do.

Paul & I are fortunate enough to live in a place in which we can bike or walk to work everyday. I love my commute to work! Sometimes that's the best part of my day. And speaking of hanging your clothes out to dry-- my little dryer-free challenge is still going strong (for those that may be wondering). I didn't realize how satisfying doing the laundry could be! We also have half a dozen tomato plants growing like weeds, a 3 foot tall cilantro plant, and basil making its comeback. It brings us joy to eat from our little garden. I don't know about you, but mojitos with fresh-from-the-garden mint is soooo much more enjoyable :)

Earth Day is not just about the earth, but the people that are living in it too. As well as the plants, and the animals, and all of the little creatures of the earth. Right? On the back of a New Belgium beer-tasting order card (saved from a previous visit) there's a nice blurb about "loving your neighbor" that I thought was perfect for today.

John Lennon said all you need is love, so love your neighbor. Not just the Jones' down the street but also the flowers, the foxes, the birds, the mountains, and the rivers. All things are inexplicably connected, and if we can begin to treat our wider neighbors with the respect that we strive to treat other humans, the results will be beautiful. Live with an awareness of your actions.

HAPPY EARTH DAY.