[CitizensTruth] Decorate, Water

[Daniel Stafford]

Robin, thank *you.* Positive feedback helps. I'll look up the book, it 
sounds interesting.

I honestly think that we can change the world together, for the better, 
and get a lot of enjoyment, satisfaction, and fulfillment out of the 
effort.  Additionally, I think that the effort can form the basis for a 
lot of common ground between people who currently feel divided, and 
restore our sense of community and connectedness in the process. It can 
give us a common focus, a common problem, instead of a common "enemy."

I just finished watching "The Great Warming 
<http://www.thegreatwarming.com/>," a film on the scale of "An 
Inconvenient Truth," but with as much solution presentation as problem 
presentation. It's narrated by Keaneau Reeves and Alannis Morrisette. It 
will be one of the films I am reviewing for the Sundance Channel 
<http://www.sundancechannel.com>, and airs in late spring of this year.

What I found inspiring about the film at first glance was how it 
presented the growing evangelical movement toward environmental 
stewardship based on both religious reasoning and science. This gave me 
a great sense of hope. All over the world, the "grass roots" are waking 
up to the problem in a big way, across all walks of life. The "green 
age" is coming. The only question is if we will move collectively fast 
enough.

I firmly believe that we must work to educate and break down barriers to 
common ground and effort being established. We need to work together to 
push public policy and private action in a sustainable direction, and I 
believe we can.

No situation, political, cultural, or economic is static. Change is 
coming, and each of us must lend shoulders to the oars and tiller of 
this great ship to turn our course. I see many positive signs, and all 
one has to do is look and learn to see the course.

The little things add up - it took a huge collection of individual 
decisions and actions to get where we are, and it will take the same to 
get where we will go. The difference is knowledge, and in  this early 
part of the green age, every one of us that can show a way forward to 
even one other makes a difference that adds to the overall result.

Seeds of change are sprouting - and we need to nourish them.

Dan

Robin Migalla wrote:

> Hello Daniel,

>

> Of all the people that post on this list, you are my favorite!  I think 

> it's because of your positive message and approach.  Thank you.

>

> I've recently been reading a lovely book you might like - "Mycelium 

> Running" by Paul Stamets.  It's all about mushrooms with a much deeper 

> message.  He's another guy saving the planet in a BIG way with a small 

> demeanor.  I guess you might liken him to one of those "meek" folks if you 

> get my meaning.

>

> Cheers,

> Robin

>   

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