I’m always heartened to come in contact with young people who are pro-active in changing humanity’s path towards a sustainable future for life on our planet. Here’s one such young woman, an undergraduate in Mississippi, who realizes that our success in achieving this aim depends upon collective action and connection with like-minded individuals.
As y’all know, I was selected as an Eco Rep Leader at my university. Yesterday was our official training for the year. We had our training at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. I had only been there once and it was for their well-known Hummingbird Festival. The center is one of Mississippi’s finest yet lesser known treasures. With […]
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Thank you for all your support!
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We’re all in this together. The work you and other young “Change Agents” are doing matters to us all. Keep moving forward 🙂
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Important advice and inspiring, too, as you say, Rosaliene.
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Dr. Stein, your grandson will one day thank our young “Change Agents” for their commitment.
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Wonderful post! Thank you,dear Rosaliene! Have nice last summer days! 🙂
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Same to you. Thanks for dropping by 🙂
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Reblogged this on Guyanese Online.
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Thanks for spreading the work, Cyril. Have a great week 🙂
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Hope efforts like this can make a difference.
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Thanks for the re-blog. Much appreciated 🙂
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Always glad to see young people caring about the Earth. I am an old environmentalist 🙂 Have been in several projects since Johnny Biosphere came to our University in the 1980’s 🙂
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Inese, now our young people must take up the banner 🙂
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I trust them with all my heart 🙂
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❤
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that there are
people like us
makes me smile 🙂
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…and my heart sing ❤
Thanks, David.
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In all the darkness, there really are people who are shining the light.
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There are, JoAnn. Not all of our young people have become tech zombies.
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Rosaliene,
I do believe young people are more aware and more innovative than the Boomer generation. While we older folks have lived to see the progression of “progress” to its sordid current state, the younger groups have seen the results of their parents’ (and governments’) unprecedented consumerism. I’m one of those low-profile “change agents” who opts for simplicity in all categories. I’m learning that “simplicity” is hard to achieve in a world so complicated by compulsory consumerism. Relaxation is an unappreciated art in the US, but it costs nothing in taxes, and it’s easy on the environment, too.
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Katharine, we’ve all got to become “change agents” within our own small spheres. In a consumer-driven society, living a simple life would present many challenges. As parents and grandparents, we have to re-educate our kids and grand kids about the importance of consuming less. Peer pressure to have the latest toy or tech gadget creates lots of friction.
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Rosaliene,
But of course. Peer pressure tempts people of all ages to do things they wouldn’t do on their own. We have the government and advertisers to thank for our consumerist mindset. It’s unAmerican, doncha know, to reduce spending or to turn off the TV.
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I’m very unAmerican when it comes to mindless consumer spending. When I first arrived in the US, I was impressed by Americans’ need for storage space. Here’s an early blogpost on the subject, “U.S. Self Storage Inc.“
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Rosaliene,
Definitely a blog worth reading, and considering. It seems as relevant now as then, maybe more so. I wonder if hoarding is a generational thing, too. I am a child of Depression-era parents who could not afford to waste or throw anything away that might have usefulness. A more mobile generation–especially those who can’t afford to buy a home–may see how things can tie you down. Also, the quality of goods seems to have deteriorated. Maybe these factors will weigh against rampant consumerism over the long term.
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Katharine, not having grown up in the US, I cannot say if hoarding is a generational thing. There is a movement among some of our younger generation who are leading minimalist lives; it’s cheaper and freer. With millions of our young people weighed down with student loan debt, there is little extra cash for rampant consumer spending.
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Rosaliene,
I can’t say for sure whether it’s generational, either, but wonder if minimalist living is catching on. In addition to student and other debt, people may be learning how burdensome all those acquisitions are. Also, they may be learning about getting maximum value for the money they do spend. At least, I hope so.
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I hope so, too, Katharine.
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She’s from Mississippi, my home state! I smiled when I saw the word, ‘Y’all’ and could almost imagine the nuances of her voice!
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Thanks for dropping by, Lisa. Your artwork is amazing!
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great advice, thanks sweetheart.<3
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