You have my pledge and when I put my garden out this year I will make sure that everything is safe and earth friendly.

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(-:*BLESSED BE* & *OM MANI PADME HUM*

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Hey, John--and everybody else, too!

First of all, let me say that I thought the Pledge was well-written and deeply moving. I wish that was our nation's Pledge of Allegiance. If we had a Planetary Pledge of Allegiance that was similar to the one John wrote, imagine how different the state of our world would be.

I pledge to devote myself to our beautiful planet, body and soul, May 1st and every day of my life. I have taken the liberty of spreading your Pledge to my friends and family online who are not members of this group, John, because I thought they could use the wake-up call.

It does get discouraging, I know, when to so many of us the changes that need to be made--including the personal sacrifices, such as walking instead of driving or buying things that might be more expensive because we know that they promote a more sustainable method of farming, for example--seem obvious, yet so many people just can't or won't see what needs to be done in order to save the planet. What really gets me is that you'd think that if for no other reason, they'd at least do it to save themselves or their children because if the Earth goes, we all go with her.

However, I believe that the love and the gratitude we feel for the planet heals her as much as the physical actions we take, so if we, each of us, can commit to doing everything within our power as individuals to protect and heal Mother Earth, physically and spiritually, we can make a significant difference. And if people see us walking our talk, then we'll be teaching by example and maybe we'll influence others in a positive way. The ripples could keep on spreading out until we've raised the vibration of the entire population! Who knows? It could happen! (I'm a Leo, people; the sunny outlook comes standard! )

Peace and love, love, love,

Suzi

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Thank you for signing the pledge Tell your friends about it and us the more names we get the better. This is also being posted in 20 other groups, on yahoo, care2 and myspace.

BLessed Be

TOny

Raven Phoenix

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I pledge too . .

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This is a beautiful idea and a beautifully written pledge . I have made this pledge in my heart years ago , and am happy to see such enthusiasim for it here . While I agree we need to change the way we treat our Mother who sustains us , it is entirely for our own benefit . We are destroying our planet's ability to sustain US , but Life will find a way . Our Mother will shake us off like a bad case of fleas , take a few millenia to renew herself , and keep on spinning with or without us . Maybe if people looked at it as "saving themselves" instead of "saving the planet" they would take it more personally !

Brightest Blessings to all those hearts trying to make a difference ,

treelovingdirtworshipper

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I now live this pledge everyday, but am thrilled to join each & every one of you on May 1st in doing something EXTRA special for Gaia!  I gave up driving a car over 7 years ago. (I walk or ride a bike)  My family of 5 uses VERY little electricity and water.  We produce 1 paper grocery bag of garbage each month, recycle & compost the rest.  We are vegans and give no $$ towards any kind of animal part.  Not just for the animal cruelty, but also the assault on the Earth & our resources.  I garden organically and am slowly turning my entire backyard into a garden.  I have begun teaching people to make these same changes in their lives and have never had so much fun!    Together, we can all make a difference! 

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

Peace Love & Light 

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I pledge also. It should be easy for me to remember sine that is the day I became a mother for the third time!  

Blessed Be  and Peace

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Swaped 1/2 a gravel patch for bark chips.

Using peat free compost

Just got a compost bin  NEXT year it will be useable and FREE

Got rid of the last ordinary light bulbs.

Gone back to the watering can from the hose

Just about to remove another lawn put down bark chip and some large logs.

Planted 2 budlia (The butterfly bush)

Another small step for me BUT if we add it to all the other small steps in the list above a it addeds up to a large step.

Keep it going, we are starting to make a diiference in our lives. We can now start to sped the message to our friends and neighbours.

This was the first small step to make the group more pro active. A small step to help eleviate Global warming and all great journies start with one small step

Blessed Be

Tony

Raven Phoenix

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OK, for years I've been recycling plastic grocery bags, as well as reusing them as small garbage bags and kitty waste bags. In honour of my May 1st pledge, I finally splurged and bought some really nice eco-friendly shopping bags made from recycled material that fold up really small, but hold a TON of groceries. No more plastic bags for me!

I am working hard to reduce the amount of waste my family produces (ongoing project) and have been trying to really drill it in to my boys' heads that we need to recycle and compost as much as possible. I am proud to report that I have "caught" them reminding each other not to throw away compostable or recyclable materials this past week.

Another idea for people wanting to get rid of their traditional grass lawns is to plant wildflowers as groundcover. We did that at the last place we lived and it was really beautiful. We had a range of flowers all spring and summer long, lots of bees and butterflies (I like bees and with the current bee crisis, I think we'd do well to welcome them) and we never had to mow! They are perennial and many wildflowers are good for magickal and medicinal purposes.

Bright Blessings,

Suzi

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My alternative to a lawn is growing food for my family & some for wildlife.  This year we are turning almost the entire backyard into a garden.  But, I am leaving a patch of grass as I love to sit out in the yard in the grass & feel it on my feet.   I also acquired some Himalayan Goji Berry seeds & am soooooo excited to grow my own!  If you haven't tried these amazing berries, I highly recommend them!  They are the most nutritious food on the planet and they make you feel great!  They immediately relieve symptoms of Lupus, Fibromyalgia, etc...  Just don't tell the FDA I said that! LOL   I planted the first 24 seeds May 1st by candlelight because we used NO electricity that day in our home.  Dinner was interesting, but fun! 

& Tony, When you find that whiskey tree, pls grab one for me too!    teehee  My great grandmother lived to be 99 years old & said it was the whiskey she drank every day! 

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What a simply beautiful pledge!!!

I too, pledge to honor and care for our Mother Earth, trying always to tread softly in my own little corner.

I love learning the various ways people have come up with to reduce, reuse, recycle--how very hopeful!!!

Though it may be true that now we number only 20, 50, or 80 through our prayers and good example others will follow, and our little "ripple" will soon be quite a "wave"!!

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