Today is the 41st anniversary of Earth Day. Wow! It’s amazing to see how what started back in 1970 as a grassroots symbolic gesture in support of the environment, has sprouted into a powerful annual month-long homage to mother nature. An important reminder of how dependent we are on the earth’s fragile but resilient eco-system for our very own survival and wellbeing.
Every year for Earth Day I normally participate in some kind of local event to support my mission to educate people on the different ways they can “green” their lifestyles –especially with regard to their body care products and beauty routines.
I consider events like these a wonderful opportunity to engage directly with people in a simple conversation about some different ways of looking at the relative impacts of the products they currently use. I ask them to consider first and foremost what impact these products have on their health, and then of course, what their impact is on the health of the environment. These two things are closely intertwined and one typically follows the other. If it’s not safe and healthy for you, then the impact is almost always the same for the environment.
With the growing interest and moral imperative to be “Green” in all aspects of our lives, talking about this issue on Earth Day seems appropriate, but to have any real or meaningful impact requires having this conversation in some level or fashion every day and sharing it with everyone we can! We need to talk the talk AND walk the walk and sometimes doing the former is a LOT easier than the latter.
This year, instead of just talking the talk I am going to walk the walk too. Instead of getting in my car, burning fossil fuel and adding CO2 to the atmosphere in order to reach out to a small handful of curious and committed souls, I am using the power of the Internet to reach out share my message with a much larger audience and further my mission.
From now through the end of the month, every person who signs up for our newsletter will receive a free copy of my article “Being Green Has Never Been Easier.” Whether you’re just starting out and trying to learn more about how to green your life, or if you’re looking for ways to improve on what you’re already doing, this article gives you some simple tips to get going and keep at it. To get your Health & Beauty News Subscription and FREE Going Green article follow and share this link: http://eepurl.com/drIA5
Remember, greening your lifestyle is a process but we all have to start somewhere. Please help me remain carbon neutral this Earth Day by sharing this information with your friends and networks and let’s keep this movement going and growing strong.
