Viva La Green Revolution!

 

Can you feel it?

Everything is changing for the sake of a better planet - politics, manufacturing, food production, construction,education,  media... Everything is getting better, people are talking and nations are looking for ways to put down the guns and work together. That's something to celebrate and turn into your own personal battle cry.

Earth Day is more than green; to me it represents a coming together of thoughts and ideas and passions; mending nations, blending capitalism and recreating a safer and saner world.

Each day I take little guilt trips thanks for my gal pals who are my peers and pressure cookers for me to stick to my green diet. The women of the green mom carnival keep me looking in new directions and understanding what resonates and what doesn't. I think of Diane every time I buy my organic breakfast of coffee, yogurt and granola. I can barely buy anything that comes wrapped in plastic, thanks to Beth. Karen put me on the path to green, cost-saving cleaning products. MC is my trusted sounding board, Marilyn keeps me focused, Pat inspires me to remember the simple life, Martha requires me to look beyond my condo and into changing whole communities. Taiha has me eating out of her organic hand and Nina gets me off the computer and puts my face back into the wind.

I can't thank them all and so many others for enriching my life and making the trip (guilt-free or not) worthwhile.

I especially would like to thank Victoria who inspired the above banner. She's a young mom and while walking with me one fall day past homes with the school flags flying we had the following exchange. I suggested that we needed to get rid of all the little flags and just have one with the planet on it. Her immediate response was, "And it should say, Viva la Revolution."  Indeed.

Happy Earth Day all and Viva La Revolution!

Comments

[Lynn from Organicmania.com]

Mary, what a wonderful, uplifting post! It is getting better - and we need to stay focused on that. Have a wonderful day! And thanks for this great contribution to the Green Moms Carnival!

[Mary]

Thanks Lynn - I am convinced that the tipping point has been reached, it's only a matter of how fast everyone can change.

[Sommer]

How positive. I love how you pointed out that the change is for the better and that things are getting better. Yay! Thanks for this post it made me smile.