Fun Ways to Celebrate the Earth Today and Every Day

We are getting a chance to reconnect to the earth while we are staying at home. Here are a few ideas for ways to do that.

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During this unprecedented time of staying at home, the earth is showing us how much better she feels when we sit still for a while. The canals in Venice are clear again without boat traffic. Air pollution levels have dropped worldwide. Animals are coming out into towns and cities where they have never been seen before. The Himalayan peaks are visible in India for the first time in decades.

While it is not possible for us to sustain our lock-down forever, I hope this gives us some guidance on how to go forward with a plan to walk more gently on our earth. Our survival depends upon it.

Here are a few simple ways you can reconnect to the earth, both for your benefit and for hers.

1. Hang your clothes out on the line to dry in the sun. There is nothing sweeter than air dried laundry, and your clothes dryer uses a lot of energy. Just for today, forgo the dryer and reacquaint yourself with the sweet smell of line-dried sheets.
2. Open your windows and let the breezes blow the stale air out of your house. If the weather is good where you are, take advantage of it…