If you’re like most people who ‘add up,’ you spend a lot of time thinking about the health of our planet.  Sometimes you worry, sometimes you get frustrated, and sometimes you get really angry about what’s happening.  On the other hand, there are moments of elation as you hear a politician actually talking sense or a columnist finally getting it right on the environment.  Only by getting real do we realize what opportunities these challenges hold for us!  More on that later.

But, the thought that occurred to me last week, as I was kayaking solo around the waters of South Carolina and blissing out on the sounds of the water and the sight of diving birds and jumping fish, is that it is so easy to get wrapped up in ‘the fight.’

As summer comes to a close, consider if you’ve really enjoyed it as much as you possibly could?  If not, find your first free moment, run outside, hug a tree, listen to a bird, or take off your shoes and splash around in a creek.  We deserve to enjoy.

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Americans used to be known for speaking their minds.  When our government was off track, we were very vocal about letting them know what we wanted.  So where’s our voice now?  Where in the questioning of presidential candidates are the indepth interviews about future energy policy or climate change? The Congress isn’t going anywhere, why aren’t we putting pressure on them to press forward?   Our voices should be clamoring for answers and instead we’re silent.   

We are missing a huge ecomonic opportunity to be leaders in alternative energy technology and manufacturing.  Instead, while we do nothing, other countries are taking up the lead and we’ll be buying from them.  This article from the NYTimes sums up what our future will be if we continue to do nothing.

Can individual people impact the world?  For the answer just check your history book.  If we don’t speak up, it will be business as usual.  Our future will be dependence on other countries for technology, manufacturing, and oil.  Try your voice America, it still works.  You can make a difference. 

Deb