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Footprint Friday–Food & Water Watch and Potential GE Alfalfa Crops
Footprint Friday–Food & Water Watch and Potential GE Alfalfa Crops avatar

This week, I received an email from Food & Water Watch asking me to send a letter to President Obama urging him to stop what the U. S. Department of Agriculture is about to do: approve Monsanto’s genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa, despite the fact that it’s likely to contaminate other crops, including organic alfalfa. If this is approved, organic dairies… (more…)

Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Are You Acting Unconsciously?
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Are You Acting Unconsciously? avatar

A few days ago, someone else’s actions got me thinking about how often I act unconsciously as I go about my day-to-day activities. I watched someone who was visiting us take a tissue, wad it up, step into the bathroom, and flush it down the toilet. I hadn’t seen anyone do that in a very long time! I was horrified… (more…)

Magical Monday–The Power of 10/10/10!
Magical Monday–The Power of 10/10/10! avatar

On October 14th, I received a follow-up email from Kelly Blynn of 350.org. Here is the email and the video. The messages of both are inspiring and encouraging. They demonstrate that we truly can make a difference–one person at a time, one community at a time, one city or town at a time, one state or region at a time,… (more…)

Magical Monday–The Power of the People! The Power of Love!
Magical Monday–The Power of the People! The Power of Love! avatar

Today, I received an email from Bill McKibbon of 350.org entitled “7347 Reasons to be Grateful.” That’s how many Work Party Events took place around the world yesterday in 188 countries! Here is the email I received: “How do you say ‘thank you’ 7,347 times? People got to work yesterday in at least that many places around the world —… (more…)

Soulful Sunday–It’s 10-10-10! Consider the Water Crisis Too!
Soulful Sunday–It’s 10-10-10! Consider the Water Crisis Too! avatar

Today’s the day! It’s 10-10-10! Before deciding what you might do today, here’s one other environmental issue to consider: the water crisis. Oh, wonderful water! That glorious element that nourishes us–that all life comes from and is sustained by! That which many of us enjoy in so many different ways: from bathing in it, to drinking it, to cooking with… (more…)

Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Two Days to 10-10-10!
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Two Days to 10-10-10! avatar

Here’s another opportunity to get involved on October 10th! Do you love creating videos? Have you always dreamed of producing a film of your own? Is there something happening in your life right now that you’d like to document? Well, read on and be inspired to action. Here’s a wonderful opportunity to become part of a GLOBAL FILM! The following… (more…)

Counting Down: Three Days to 10-10-10!
Counting Down: Three Days to 10-10-10! avatar

We’re now three days away from 10-10-10. Today, I am highlighting another organization which works continuously to bring awareness and create change about climate change. That organization is 350.org. The mission of 350.org is to “inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet.” What… (more…)

Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge–The Non-GMO Project
Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge–The Non-GMO Project avatar

I received an email today from the Non-GMO Project. I’m sharing this with you because GMOs are a growing concern in the United States. As stated in the email which follows, “The Grocery Manufacturers Association estimates that GMOs currently are in approximately 80% of conventional processed foods in the United States, but they are not labeled. This is in sharp… (more…)

Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Smile at Fear
Footprint Friday–Bellisima Green Challenge: Smile at Fear avatar

Creating a greener lifestyle can feel overwhelming at times. That feeling makes many people give up before they ever start. Thoughts like, “It’ll take too much effort!” “It’ll take too much money!” “I’m too busy already!” “I just can’t take time to think about one more thing!” “It’s not really my problem!” or “The problems are just too big, and… (more…)

Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge: Start An Inspirational Movie Night!
Footprint Friday: Bellisima Green Challenge: Start An Inspirational Movie Night! avatar

Last night, Bellisima Living teamed up with Collage to show another thought-provoking film–our third in our summer movie series. We had a circle of women in attendance who all found the movie full of powerful and insightful messages. The film, How To Cook Your Life, by German filmmaker Doris Dörrie, documents a summer in the life of renowned Zen practitioner… (more…)

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