Be Creative

Can being creative save the planet?

How do you think we came up with a product that absorbs micro-plastics from water? Or one that collects the petroleum discharge from tires as you drive? Its creative ideas that can make the world a better place. And you don’t have to be a scientist. What about the people who filled plastic bottles with sand to make bricks to build their homes? What about planting roof gardens to reduce ambient heating? Or fences and windows made with recycled glass bottles? That’s all about thinking outside the box

We are creative beings. The more you stimulate that part of your brain, whether in how you make a smoothie or solve a mathematical equation, the more creative you become. We get good at what we practice. So close the recipe book. Sit under a tree and wonder. Figure out what to you could actually do with those old yogurt containers. Paint a wall a new color and add a curved line. Add a colorful scarf or tie to that business suit.

Get wild.

Have some fun.

Let your creative self come to the forefront of whatever you do and see if it doesn’t make your world a better place.

Practice Gratitude

Thanks for Reading

 Doesn’t that feel good? For me and for you, it does. You see, gratitude saves us in so many ways, lifting us up emotionally and allowing us to become aware of and appreciate what we have. When you are grateful, you generally feel better. You shift the paradigm.

Doubtful? Try this: when you waken, before anything else, say thank you for another day. Speak to god, the day itself, your higher power, the universe, to whomever you pray. But say it, out loud if you can and whether you’re looking forward to it or not.

 Then, when you place your feet softly on the floor, say thanks for the support. Then say thanks for your feet. Brushing your teeth, thanks for them. Washing your face, thanks for the skin. Thanks for the wrinkles that remind us of smiles and of wisdom gained. Drinking a glass of water before all else, (you do that right? First thing?) say thanks for the water because with it we have everything and without it, we have nothing. Say thanks for the birds and the flowers and even say thanks for the problems, its how we figure things out.

Say thank you for all of it and see if you don’t feel better, happier.

It’s a gift to be alive.

Let’s be grateful.