Be Kind to Mother Earth
Kindness is not just about showing respect and care for humans, but for creation and animals, as well. Caring for the environment is a way to show kindness to everyone else who lives in it. Teach your children how pollution and trash affect the environment, and find a way to protect it together as a family. Ideas include:
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Plant a tree.
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Make a birdhouse together as a family project, then place it in your backyard. Or make a simple bird feeder using a pine cone, peanut butter and birdseed.
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Recycle. If your garbage pickup service doesn’t include recycling bins, find a local drop-off center.
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Be energy-efficient. Turn off lights when not in use, don’t waste water, consider car-pooling to work and school.
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Call a local animal shelter and find out what they are in need of. Then have your family help them out — it may be simply donating a few bags of dog food, or it may be donating time in caring for the animals.
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Set aside a time each day to play with your pet. Get your whole family involved in running around the back yard with your dog or playing with your cat. Be sure your animals are clean and healthy.
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In the summer, notify authorities immediately if you find a pet left in a hot car.
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Cut up plastic six-pack rings before disposing of them so that animals don’t get caught in them.
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Participate in beach cleanups.
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“Adopt” an animal through a local zoo, aquarium or other organization.
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Switch to a pet-safe antifreeze. Those containing propylene glycol have an appealing taste to animals; however it is fatal in very small doses (such as leaks on your driveway).
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Clean up trash and refrain from littering. If you smoke, use your car’s ashtray, not the road, to dispose of your cigarette butts.
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I used to do a lot of those things. When my kids were little, if I saw a turtle crossing the road, or even getting ready to cross the road, I would stop the car and move it.
I remember one time there was a huge snapping turtle.. he was about the size of a hub cap.. and he was in the middle of the road. So I got out to help him..
I took a stick and nudged him to try to get him to move. And he hissed and whipped around and grabbed hold of that stick.. it was scary!! So I just pulled him across the road.. he held onto that stick all the way over to the other side. Glaring at me the whole time.
Another time I stopped on 50 Hwy to move a turtle and his shell was cracked from where he had already been hit. I brought him home, called the vet, and the vet said to use silicone to fix the shell. So we did that. Kept him in a box until the silicone dried and then let him lose. I saw him several years later, still on my property, and I knew it was him because you could see where the shell had healed itself.
But I don’t do stuff like that anymore. I’m “too busy”..
I used to save grasshoppers and lady bugs that would get stuck in the dog’s water dishes.. I used to cut all the plastic six pack rings, and I had about 4 bird feeders that I kept full all the time.
Now I just zoom through life.. stuck in a maze of things to do and places to be.
So.. looks like I have a lot to think about.