Everyone at Earth Promise wishes you a Happy Earth Day! Enjoy the day and celebrate our planet. Most importantly continue to care for her.
Today, I will not use my words but those of others. Found a few quotes that I thought would be enlightening on this special day.
“Earth Day is the first completely international and universal holiday that the world has ever known. Every other holiday was tied to one place, or some political or special event. This day is tied to Earth itself, and to the place of Earth in the whole solar system.”
– Anthropologist Margaret Mead
“Let every individual and institution now think and act as a responsible trustee of Earth, seeking choices in ecology, economics and ethics that will provide a sustainable future, eliminate pollution, poverty and violence, awaken the wonder of life and foster peaceful progress in the human adventure.”
– John McConnell, founder of International Earth Day
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
- Dr. Seuss, from The Lorax
“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”
– Writer/Environmentalist Rachel Carson
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
– Anthropologist Margaret Mead
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
– Greek Proverb
Last week, I came up with a Challenge idea based on one of Reduce Footprints’ interesting posts. They liked it so much, they took advantage of it:
One of the people we had the privilege to interview was Nathan Winters. Not an actor, a politician, musician or movie director. All he did was ride his bicycle across the United States to raise for the Nature Conservancy and increase awareness regarding our environment and the importance of protecting it and caring for it. To read more about Nathan and his amazing journey, visit his site at 
There is nothing more satisfying than finding new ways to use everyday products. I try to think about the items I use on a daily basis that are then tossed away. We need change our ways of thinking about what is truly waste, and what doesn’t need to be deemed as such. I’ll start with my early morning routine: after my pre-sunrise workout, I head home for my morning jolt of caffeine. Ahhhh, coffee. Nothing like the feeling of that first sip of hot coffee being fed into my bloodstream! But what to do with the remains? Now there is a product that can have many lives. Daily, I take my coffee grounds and dump them into my bushes and flower pots. ( I used to attempt to throw my grounds into the trash, but much of it would end up on the floor.) As I was looking for other coffee grounds uses, I came across, 
It is so easy to take everyday essentials for granted: I am fortunate to be able to wake up in my own bed, with a roof over my head; there is fresh food in my refrigerator and I have plenty of clean water to drink and bathe with. As of recently, we are reminded daily (hourly?!) of these necessities to live; especially following the shocking earthquake that has turned Haiti upside down. (The other day 
