Earth Hour

www.earthhour.org

i just experienced earth hour. for one hour (between 8 pm & 9 pm, just now) turned out all the lights, tv, and computer. julia is out, so here i sat for one hour, in the dark and silence.

okay, it wasnt exactly silent. cars driving by, voices outside, the normal white noise that is living in the city. and not exactly dark, either. the street lights that burn ~25 feet outside most of my windows stood their ground tonight. it would be nice for dc to participate next year.

so for 60 minutes, in my quieter, darker living room, i read several pages in the wheel of the year calendar, smiling at some of the observances in the calendar. and i put lotion on. just a slow simple hour, no worries, no intrusions, just peace, words that made me smile, and soft skin.

thanks for my children's children's children for everyone that participated! and as i lay me down to sleep tonight, i pray for more next year.

if you are reading this, please learn one thing tomorrow about how to treat mother earth just a little bit kindler, a little bit... ya, softer.

~em