Kindness to the earth

I never really gave much thought to being kind to the earth until I read "How are we to live: Ethics in an age of Self-Interest" by Peter Singer. Sure, I wasn't purposely being unkind to the earth. My trash would make it to the garbage can and I would encourage others to put theirs in the can too. Beyond that though, I did not give a thought to how my actions could impact the earth. Then I was taking this Ethics Beyond Borders class back in 2003 and we had to read Singer's book. There was a part in that book that pointed out how many paper towels we use and how we do it without even thinking about it. It got me thinking about the earth in a different way. Kindness to the earth is one of those things that I will be continually working on. Yes, I still use paper towels but I do use them less than I used to. Yes, I still use plastic bags and paper bags occassionally but I more often than not use my canvas bags for shopping. I'd like to invest in some of these re-usable sandwich bags as a next step.

How do you show kindness to the earth?

Small ways to show kindness

Often, the biggest impact comes from small little selfless acts of kindness.
Here, you will find a list of 20 ways to give without expectation.

I think one of the biggest things, which seemed to be a theme from the list, is listening. I know it is something that I need to do better. I need to practice being present. I need to listen to what the other person is saying without thinking about what I am going to say. I need to listen without thinking about a similar story I have.

Listening can be a generous act of kindness.

Random acts of Kindness

Every small act of kindness we do can ripple out much further than we can see.

Do what you can

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

~Theodore Roosevelt

Be here now.

It is hard to be truly kind without being present.
Be in the moment.
Be open to what is around you.
Try not to succumb to mindless routine.

This post is in response to Spring's Law of Attraction Part 2 video.

Believe in miracles

Miracles are happening every day. Keep an open mind!

HeARTfull Expressions Event Pics

All the money from the HeARTfull Expressions Event went to Free Arts Minnesota.

The picture you see here is me with one of the murals painted for the 2010 Metro Murals project. Kids and adults enjoyed expressing themselves at the art project table.

People enjoyed shopping at the Vick & Toots booth.

Jan Geisen's beautiful polymer clay jewlery

Scotty "Izwel" spent time drawing and selling his artwork.

All photographs were taken by Seefeldt Photography.