Thinking About Future Generations

Sometimes I really worry about our planet. Despite the recession from which we are struggling to recover, we still produce and consume a great quantity of goods. And we simply waste and toss aside with little thought, a large quantity of precious resources in the process. Recently, someone remarked "you shouldn't worry about things over which you have no control. If you are going to worry, it should be about something over which you have control."

And so that provocative comment started me to thinking more. I remembered back when the electricity was out for 3 days. Aside from the obvious result of conserving electricity (which while recyclable still has an impact on our environment with its production), my fireplace got a real workout. The house also got cleaned out on my quest to stay warm. Items that would have gone to a nearby landfill instead became part of my garden when I spread their ashes.

And so yes, this got me to thinking. Again. Maybe I do have just a little control here. Or maybe I have just given myself more chores to do that will hopefully keep me out of trouble. But I am trying to recycle those things that heretofore, I normally wouldn't. Like that peanut butter jar. Despite the battle in which we engage every time I try to clean it out before tossing it into the recycling bin. Very messy job. I also dump my coffee grounds, eggshells, and banana peels into an empty coffee can that I can take out to my cannas for a yummy el fresco backyard snack. If you remember, they are big eaters and quite into health foods these days.

This may not seem at all like a monumental achievement but I think that my friendly sanitation engineers and I have a much more simpatico relationship now that they only have to haul away a teeny tiny bag which looks so dainty sitting at the end of my driveway each week. And I'm certain I shall find something else to soon angst about.

Oh and BTW, I am ashamed to say that I stole that cute dragonfly clipped onto my orchid friend. I decided that it would look a lot cuter in my hair. I might give it back...maybe. That's your quirky fashion tip of the day!

Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life. Marc Chagall