Being
green to me means keeping our planet healthy and beautiful for the
benefit of all beings and future generations. It means creating an
environment where all can grow spiritually, emotionally and
physically healthy - loving, living, and being happy - the way it was
meant to be. A healthy environment means a healthy and happy
soul. There are so very many ways one can contribute to the
health and well being to our beautiful planet. There is an old
saying that goes, "Sayin ain't doin." We can talk about
going green all day long, but until we actually do something, even if
it is a tiny step, it doesn't really do much good, does it? To make a
positive impact on the environment, you can start out by shutting
down and unplugging all electronics when not in use, wash your
clothes in hot water, recycle, use refurbished electronics (you can
often find these at incredible prices), swap CD's and DVD's with your
friends or a business that swaps CD's, DVD's and books, start using
reuseable shopping bags instead of plastic or paper, and use energy
saving light bulbs. If you don't think changing your light bulbs will
make a difference, consider this: If everyone changed just ONE light
bulb in their home to the more energy efficient ones, it would save
enough energy to light more than 3 million homes a year. Other ways I
have added to my green lifestyle are using environmentally friendly
cleaning products, starting a compost pile for our organic garden,
setting the thermostat lower, and instead of buying bottled water, I
have installed a really good water filter in my house to help with
this which has made all the difference.In
today's world, I know I can't do everything, but I do what I can to
contribute to a healthy environment, not only for our local
community, but for our global community as well. Whatever we can do
at home benefits everyone
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