"Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure."
- John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
RIGHT NOW, and then again tomorrow and then again the next day and on it goes day after day,
1/2 OF THE WORLD lives on LESS THAN 2 DOLLARS each day.
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.
Do all you can and don't worry about the odds against you. Wield the miracle of life's energy, never worrying whether we fail, concerned only that whether we fail or succeed we do so with all our might. That's all we need to know to feel certain that all our force of diligent effort is worth our while on Earth.
Carl Safina, Voyage of the Turtle
A few nights ago, there was a segment on TV (Disney Channel) about a daughter, soon to be sibling to her new sister that had been adopted from Ethiopia. So I started the conversation with my dd's like this;
Me: "Adopted!?, who was adopted in this family?"
Ve: "Tuks"
Me: "and"
Ve and Tuks: "Ve"
Me: "and"
Ve and Tuks: "Mim"
and then
Tuks: "and Momma!"
Me: "Yes, that is right, I adopted you three as my daughters and you adopted me as your Momma, we all adopted each other"
Mim was also in the room, but she was silently listening to our conversation.
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I found that we have had to discuss this issue. They did not know what it meant, and silly me, I assumed they did. So, we discuss it at least once a week now, and they seem to be getting more comfortable with the idea behind it.
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