And God created the Earth.
The vast heavens, the bountiful oceans, the abundant life on the planet. And He also created us, the human.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFq42IibUeY earth song meditation
It’s environment week and there are many ways to enjoy this national celebration of preservation and environmental protection. We all need clean air, clean water, sunshine and healthy living. We all need to stretch our legs and join the crusade to walk, run, hike, bicycle and to be the champion. The more often we leave our vehicles at home and use other methods of transportation to reach our goals, for example, public transportation, car pools, bicycling or walking, the fewer emisions we put into the atmosphere. With less emmisions the air is cleaner and clean air is better for us and better for the planet.
http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/edu/eweek/
Yes, the trees and plants are capable of cleaning the air, but they can’t do it all. Pollution is a cause of decreasing life expectancy and disease.
To take to the trails or the streets for running, walking and cycling is a pursuit of the joy of living. The increased fitness level powers you on and the earth sighs with gratitude. Only footsteps, only the power of the muscles. Each step increases lung capacity and cardiovascular strength. Each step promotes healthy living and promotes the health of the planet.
Each breath that you take, fills your lungs with oxygen for the health of your blood and your cells. The increased oxygen feeds your cells and helps them to fight off disease.
Feel the cool of the forest as you pass under the canopy of the trees. There is life in the foliage and oxygen productivity in the leaves. The cool shade is a welcome retreat from the scorching sun. The busy birds and insects hurry onward with their own day. The plantings save the water shed and the rushing sound of water fills our ears. Clean water! Water for our bodies, we can’t live without it. Clean water with no pollution, no water born disease.
The busy sidewalks turn into a carpet of grass. Soft, green, fresh grass. The life under your feet saves the soil, with all of it’s life supporting nutrients. Under your feet is the domain of the soil and all of the tiny micro organisms and earth life. The soil, the building block of plant growth.
Feel the earth under your feet. The life producing quality of the soil. Rich in nutrients for our harvest, the soil is key to our survival. Healthy soil, healthy food. No pollution or contaminants of the earth
As we prepare ourselves for another day of healthy living, for us, for the environment, for the earth, remember to give thanks for life itself, all life.
The commuter challenge promotes healthy bodies, healthy lives, healthy living. Brilliant mankind, the choice has always been yours, choose health.
written by Dr. Louise Hayes
June 6, 2013
