Virtually everyone is familiar with Earth Day, the day in which we take as many moments as possible to celebrate and revere our home planet, but did you know that it actually extends to the entire month of April, not just a single day? In reality, we can and should celebrate our planet and the life it gives us every day, but the point of setting aside a certain day or month is to encourage people to really put our life on Earth into perspective and think about how the way we live our lives affects it.
The Earth is beleaguered by a great many ecological problems, including water and food shortages, climate change due to pollution and other damaging human activities, and the continuing endangerment of many of its life forms. Many of the choices that we make in our daily lives either directly or indirectly affect these issues, and the effect can be positive or negative. What Earth Month encourages us to do is try to make incremental changes in our daily routines and habits that will create less negative effects for the planet. Whether that means to drive our cars less, be more mindful of our water and energy usage, or contribute to causes in some way that work to benefit our life-giving planet, Earth Month helps raise awareness for ways we could be doing things differently all the time, not just for a month out of the year.
It’s been said that it takes 21 days to form a habit, so by actively participating in Earth Month, we are training our minds and bodies for habits that will sustain our lives for years. Even if all you do is look around you in a beautiful park, over a stunning seascape, or to the tops of the mountains and truly appreciate what a wonderful planet we have, you’ll likely find the impact to be rather motivating. So join us in celebrating this beautiful planet we call home and get involved for Earth Month! Check out this cool video of images captured by NASA’s fleet of satellites and research aircraft during their mission to know and understand our phenomenal planet.
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