Dreaming of Plastic-Free Days in the Ocean
Here is a little something that I like to do, and I thought I'd share it as my act of today...
I love swimming in the ocean, and when I do, if I see plastic in the water, I remove it. Then, when I'm done swimming, I pick up as many plastic bottles that I can carry and dump them in the bin.
While this is not random to human beings, it is kind to the precious ocean that I love so much. I look forward to plastic-free days somewhere in the future...
May this inspire you to be kind to our beloved oceans and to Mother Nature so those plastic-free days that I dream about will become a reality!
- Posted by mafrika
- Jul 24, 2010
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A Moment to Interact En Route to the Ocean
It's a small berautiful moment., but worth the share...
I was walking down to the ocean, taking in the moments, when I noticed an obviously physically challenged man who began to walk down the stairs behind me. I noticed him and thought how often society marginilses folks like him.
Immediatley the thought inspired a South African greeting "howzit" I said, with a smile. He seemed not to notice. I walked with him down the stairs and asked him, "Have you had a swim yet this season?"
"No," he responded, surprising me slightly with his vocal challenge, "I'm still recovering from a car accident." Turns out the poor man had been hit by a car just less than two months ago and he was a walking miracle, shocking not just me with his recovery, but many doctors too!
How often we miss out on the moments to interact with those that seem different. His strength to walk those stairs and step by step keep up his recovery will be an ongoing inspiration... AWESOME!!!
- Posted by mafrika
- Jul 26, 2010
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