Living an earth loving life is not just good for the environment in the long run, it is also good for your health immediately. The chemical products that have become so ubiquitous in our society’s day to day life are making people very sick. Research is now linking chemicals found in everyday household products to a prevalence of allergic reactions, occurrences of asthmatic attacks, and even the rise of cancer. An earth friendly product provides a healthy alternative that will work great and not make people sick.

There are many harmful aspects of our homes that we have little control over. It is unfortunate, but many of us live in homes that were built in ways that are not ecologically friendly. Although many people are not aware of it, their homes are filled with pollutants in the form of paint, fabrics, and the very building materials that hold up the roof. These products emit fumes and gases that actually cause the air inside a house to be more polluted than the air outside.

Although homeowners tend to start in an environmental deficit, this does not mean that they cannot make their houses healthy over time. Natural home products have been developed for all aspects of life, including home building materials, chemical free cleaning products, organic foods, natural beauty products, and environmentally friendly fabrics. By always selecting an earth friendly product, consumers can ensure that everything new entering the house will contribute to the overall good of the family’s health and the environment’s future.

There is now no excuse for using chemical based products. First, it is easy to find retailers that carry natural products. Shoppers no longer have to go to specialty stores because the earth friendly product they desire is likely stocked on their local store’s shelf and can even be found online. Second, as the products gain strong fan bases, clear favorites are starting to stand out. Next time you are out shopping, look to see which products most people are reaching for. Finally, unlike before, natural products are very competitively priced, making them affordable for all budgets.

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Its the need of the moment that lights a spark between two people at any given point of their life. You could know the most amazing person on earth but, you may let go the chance of making him/her your best friend. Why? Because if you have every thing in this world that you could ask for: wonderful family, wealth, unconditional love from everyone and anyone around you, and all things you could ever ask for, would you show any interest in that person and make him/her your best friend? No. Why would you when you have such a picture perfect life. Why would you ever take time to make some one your best friend when you dont need one?

On the contrary, imagine ten or twenty years down the line you are all alone, left in shambles, yearning for decent company, a shoulder to rest on, suddenly your once great life is all upside-down, and out of blue you come across this amazing chap that we spoke about in the above lines, what would you do? This time I am sure you would make him/her your friend and eventually your best friend. Why? Because you ‘need’ that person at this moment. Years back, the same person who din’t have to be approached to make him/her your best friend is everything to you now.

This is just one way to interpret the topic – Do old friends make the best friends. There are many other ways to look at it. You cannot generalise and say that old friends do or donot make best friends. It all depends on individuals and the kind and intensity of relationship they share. Right from the day they first ever met to the present day.

In any unhealthy situation, our first instinct is to do whatever we can to help a friend through their difficult time. However, it is also important to remember that sometimes the best action to take is to play it by ear and accept that we cannot live through this hard time for our friend, rather all we can do is put ourselves in the “on deck” position and be ready when they need us to be there. Riding the bench and watching a friend be treated unfairly or badly can prove to be difficult but then again it is not our job to coach a friend’s life, we are only responsible for our own.

Seeing any loved one go through something unhealthy can make us want to do all we can to see our friend through and come out on the other end unscathed and having learned a lesson. However, if we think to our own lives we can surely know that most of life’s important lessons must be learned alone. We can help as much as we are allowed to help, but any life lesson, any relationship that is breeding negativity in our lives must be terminated by one person and one person alone; the one who is going through it.

This is hard for us as friends to accept; we may ask ourselves why a friend is allowing herself to be treated this way, to be walked all over. Shouldn’t we all think of ourselves as deserving of only positivity in our lives? Why is this person letting this unhealthy relationship be an important part of their existence?! This is a time when we have to take our level of understanding and compassion up a notch if we truly want to help someone. Part of helping someone through a difficult relationship is letting them make their own mistakes over and over until they get it. As a friend we do not like it, but life is the teacher in this situation so we must understand that and accept that we cannot change anything in this situation, we can only bring love and friendship when needed.

It is not our question to answer why anyone lets anyone into our lives. If we are true friends all we can do is be there when they want us to be, take a step back when we are asked to, and always have our ears and arms open.

Nowadays there are plenty of new goods resulting from used and renewable possessions that not merely help the surroundings, but can assist you keep some serious money. If you desire to do additional for the earth than now reprocess cans and carry reusable grocery baggage to the lay up, think turning your home into a green scheme and what improved place to create altering to greener alternatives than by means of the extremely ramparts of your individual home?

Spray insulation foam is an earth-friendly build stuff that not simply pays for itself other than can even make healthy earnings. It is finished from ecological and renewable resources and is an asset that will build your home more power well-organized and even put in value to your possessions.

Most homes utilize fiberglass sheets for lagging. These thin, pink fibers give minimal type of weather manage and have been recognized to reason health evils. The sharp stuff can bother skin while touched, and movable particles can become wedged in the gullet, creating scars indoors of the throat. Even though it may appear like a huge deal, while fiberglass is cheaper to fit than further types of lagging, it comes separately easily, frequently needing to be partly or else completely replaced.

Spray polyurethane froth, usually referred to as SPF, is a spray-applied insulating spray artificial that is installed as a gooey and after that expands repeatedly its original dimension. It is incredibly energy efficient since it with no trouble fills cracks plus openings on the outside, making a solid fence to defend against outside rudiments.

Spray foam lagging and acts as a nuisance, damp, and sound repellant. For the explanation that it seals so methodically, spray foam lagging makes it almost not possible for insects and additional critters to slip into your residence. You’ll use next to not anything on pest manage and won’t contain to fill the atmosphere with damaging pesticides.

The best technique to get emerald is to begin inside among your own residence, and spray foam lagging is the wonderful, environmentally gracious choice. You’ll not only progress your residence, but you’ll aid keep energy and will put in to a man-made goods that serves to defend the earth. For a small asset, you be able to put aside large cash in excess of the life with the information that you are causal to a laudable reason.

Though now I have some special friends (real friends) I have met online, of course there’s always one more special then the rest. On my last count I have five the ones I chat daily to when online. I seem somehow to have turned into the agony aunt online, I don’t mind I’m always there to lend a shoulder with care, to listen to theirs woes and fears I’m always there to lend an ear. To know I’m helping someone with the dilemmas they face, gives me a sense of pride. Even though we have never met in person it says a lot to be able to tell another person things that are going on in your life, never to be judged or frowned upon just take people for what they are no frills or falseness just you, who you are, it takes a lot to trust and build up friendships when first we start out so weary as I did, but, now my faith has been restored in human kind once more, thought we still get the odd balls lets call them as in life we can avoid them.

I never gave a thought to writing, till a friend introduced me to helium, I would have never known about this site even if wasn’t for my online friend. It was funny how it started he said ‘right a poem” who me? you must be joking I’ve never written in my life, but with some gentle persuading I thought why not, I’ll give it a try and now I can’t believe my eyes when I see my poems here in print, yes, me, wrote poetry I would have never done if it wasn’t for my best friend here online. He helped to open up a new world of words for me, where once words where my biggest fear after leaving school at such an early age just turned fourteen into the factories I went, but now with the help of online friends I have grown in confidence once again. I’d like to thank you to my online friend I wouldn’t have got this far without you.

Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Profit before survival seems to be more important. Short-term perspective comes before long-term, and our interaction with the planet that takes care of us every day isn’t something that comes naturally to us.

I’m talking about Mother Earth. Earth Day has come and gone; are we still keeping Her in mind?

How can we take something this essential to our existence for granted? Luckily, going green is the buzz phrase these days. Finally, it’s fashionable to be earth friendly. When our appearance is more important than our values, we lose the aspect of being human and the ability to interact instead of using. The ability to see ourselves as a part of a relationship that is an expression of who we are, rather than what we would like to be perceived as, is lost.

Nine Easy Actions to Keep Mother Earth Healthy

The obvious one is recycling, which seems so basic that it should be second nature, but it isn’t. Please go out of your way to recycle and if possible, compost.

Choose products from recycled materials over those that aren’t. For example, spend a little more money on quality clothes that last longer, then save those items until they come back into fashion. Or give it to those who need it when you don’t. Some companies are also introducing eco-fashion, even big-name brands like Levi.

Carry your own bag instead of getting one from the grocery store. There are a lot of little foldable ones on the market these days that fit nicely into your handbag.

Choose non-toxic products. This is better for your health and the environment.

Eat in a way the helps sustain the earth rather than exploiting it. Consider buying locally or purchasing food from your neighborhood’s farmers market.

Buy produce and food in its whole form so little or no packaging is needed.

Get a water filter and refill a water bottle instead of buying more plastic ones.

Get your newspaper online. And don’t print documents unless you need to.

Save energy. Turn off lights, don’t wash dishes under running water, only use the air conditioner if really needed, and use rechargeable batteries.

Product Tips and Food Choices

Choose Organic Foods
Eating organic food is healthier for you and for the environment as it omits the pesticides and toxic fertilizers. It also helps sustain smaller farmers, instead of factory farms, which leads to less pollution.

Factory farms pollute more and contribute to global warming. Apart from the fact that they treat animals inhumanely, the meat from these animals is harmful to your health. Choose sustainable farmed food, adapt a food-style high in vegetables, and when eating meat and eggs, choose from free-range, non-antibiotic, and non growth-hormone animals.

Choose fish from non-toxic farming resources or from the wild.

Shop and eat in appropriate proportions, cook with care, and don’t waste it. This does not mean eat everything on your plate, that doesn’t help the environment either. Overconsumption causes disease and therefore more waste with the need of medicine and hospitals, not to mention, you suffer. Instead, ask in advance to omit foods from the dish that you already know you are not going to eat anyway. Bring leftovers home with you for lunch, or give it to someone hungry in the street.

Go Wasteless and Choose Natural, Non-Toxic Products
Try to buy non-toxic household cleaners, unbleached toilet-paper, and paper-towels. You don’t have to breathe in the fumes or have toxic products touch your skin. It also causes less pollution to manufacture these products. Products from Seventh Generation, EarthWise, BioKleen, and Ecover are all good options.

Use recycled paper at the office and omit the throw-away pen.

Store your food in glass containers that last longer, especially if you use a microwave (not recommended) to heat your food. Plastic breaks down over time and is also unhealthy for you as it leaks into the food when heated.

Buy microfiber cleaning cloths that are washable, reusable, and trap the dirt and spills better than using tons of paper towels.

Buy larger containers of dish soap and pour into smaller containers as you need it, instead of many small bottles.

Wash and dry out your Ziploc bags. Hang it on a chopstick in a glass to dry.

Buy products that come in glass containers with lids that screw on so you can use them for storage later.

Take off your shoes indoors means less cleaning, less use of energy, and less toxins in your home.

Choose airlines with the newest fleet when traveling. They use less fuel.

There are many things you can do to green your life, every day of the year, not just on Earth Day. All it takes is a conscious mind and a willingness to take care of our planet with everyday choices.

“Achieving genuine happiness may require bringing about a transformation in your outlook, your way of thinking, and this is not a simple matter.” The 14th Dalai Lama

“Make new friends, but keep the old.

New are silver, old are gold.”

Over the four decades or so since that rhyme was written for me I have attempted to live by its principle. That’s not to say I have retained all my friends down the years. That would be impossible.

Friendships come and go constantly throughout our lives. People drift apart, even when they have been great mates at some stage. I think of a number of friends I had at school, with whom I hung out regularly – yet I’ve had almost no contact with them in three decades. One of them was my best friend for a couple of years. I remember when I had Hepatitas “A” in Year 10, she had to have an injection in her butt because we were pals. Then she was my most frequent visitor for the six weeks or so that I was very ill and isolated.

Another friend was a guy about three years older than me. Although I had deeper feelings for him, our friendship was essentially platonic mateship. He had the injection too and was also a regular visitor. I still have contact with him and the lady he married, whom I also knew back then. It’s mostly only by annual Christmas communications as we live in different Australian states – but I still feel a sense of them being special friends from way back, with whom I have maintained a connection over the years. I was profoundly affected when I heard their eldest son had died of an aggressive form of leukemia in his early 20s. I care deeply about them – as I do about many old friends -even though I may not have seen them in years and we only have occasional communication.

However, I have had no contact with my best girl-friend from that stage of my life in many years. We drifted apart while we were still teenagers and she hurt my feelings when she told me I was not as much fun as another friend who was part of our group.

I haven’t had any contact with most of my school friends for “donkeys’ years”. I met up with them again at a school reunion fifteen years after we graduated from Year 10. After that I wrote letters to several of them – but only had one reply.

I do have a couple of school friends with whom I’ve maintained contact, but they weren’t the ones I mixed with most both during and outside school time.

I also had another childhood friend, with whom I was extremely chummy for many years. She was like a little sister

Training is an important part of being earth-friendly, and the person in charge of your cleaning should be aware of what is required in efficient use of water and electricity. They need to understand about toxic chemicals, which can harm the environment, and must know how to handle dangerous waste, or any harmful substances that need to be disposed of safely and legally.

You can supply a list of items, or substances, that need to be isolated for safe disposal, and a list of items for recycling, which should include bottles, drinks cans, printer cartridges, paper and cardboard.

Ensure all bin liners and waste bags used for general trash, are made from biodegradable material. Cleaning products should have packaging that can be refilled or recycled.

You may also want to check all janitorial and cleaning equipment used on your premises. Suppliers should have a good environmental policy. Your vacuum cleaner should have an advanced air-filtration system, to avoid airborne particles escaping, and any hard-floor cleaning equipment should have an efficient dust control system.

Make it clear that all cleaning products bought for use on your premises must be made from earth-friendly, natural ingredients, like corn starch, coconut oil, orange peel, and other plant materials from sustainable sources.

Stronger cleaning fluids will have to be made from safe non-chemical substances, or from biodegradable chemicals. These should be non-toxic and hypoallergenic. You will not allow the use of anything made from petrochemicals.

If you check that cleaning products are certified by the EcoLogo Program, or are Green Seal certified, you can be sure they are not overpriced and will effectively provide a good clean healthy environment.

When hiring someone to do a cleaning job, you need to make it very clear that you want your premises cleaned safely, using only earth-friendly products.

One movie that I have watched called “what the bleep.. down the rabbit hole” had a man talk about the water and how the feelings that we feel every day makes a difference in the way a water will freeze into a crystal.

The water that has been focused on and thanked and shown love has the most beautiful crystals as compared to the water that was just simply taken and frozen with no thoughts or feelings towards it at all.

Think about how you feel after someone thanks you for a simple task that you have done to make their lives better in general, maybe you have done the dishes after a meal for your mother or just gone to the store for a friend, that kind of grateful thanks that comes from them afterward makes you all warm and fuzzy inside. If that can happen to you and your body , how do you think it makes the actually water flow through your body, considering we are all made of 90% water.

The scientist on what the bleep had said that when the water is thanked and they see the difference in the crystals .. he believed that water was at peace. If we all thanked the water in the oceans for being our rain and love the water for letting us use it .. the world would be more at peace.

What about the rest of the world though? Whats going to happen when the Alberta Tar Sands start to be refined and there isn’t enough for the world?. Given the Tar sands are the size of Florida, there still wont be enough for everyone. If the untied States think they should have it all to divide equally, how is that going to benefit Canada at all?

Canada needs to take that oil and do it the clean way like Norway has and benefited from.

This is just an opinion of mine, but the tar sands will only have enough to supply the USA for a hundred years. After thats is gone , what will we all do without oil?

Trees, thats what .. back to the basics for our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Wind power and water mills, sunlight and static. Why not use them all now?.. Most countries have already banned plastic bags in grocery stores. Is Canada and the USA going to be the end of us all? Or are we going to learn from all of this and start using what we have left of our polluted brains?

I would love to see some changes being made and if anyone is with me on this let me know!

There are things that can be changed for the better and we just need to put our thoughts and love together and use it to our benefit. To keep our children healthy in the near future and see our grandchildren get what they deserve from earth and all her beauty.

If we can all focus a bit more on the real things in life that will keep us all happy like the use of water every day and the sun shinning upon us from space .. things can be different.

Earth is the one thing that we all have in common. It’s here for use to live and to learn from. Respect to our mother earth is needed in order to live a good life.

Her name was Shannon, and she was new to the school. You see, the school board had redrawn some lines on the county map over the previous summer and many students found themselves in the position of changing schools this particular year. As homeroom progressed, she asked me a few questions about the school in general, where she would find certain classes on her schedule, other students and clicks, and this or that. I was hesitant with my answers in the beginning, half expecting some new cruel joke to come, but she was such a person that I could not help but to relax as I answered her questions. Eventually, I began to ask questions of my own, about her old school, how she felt about switching schools, and as the conversation progressed, a tender sprig of friendship took root that day. That was twenty-one years ago, and in that time countless people question us as to if we are sisters. A question always makes us laugh, for although we do not share the same blood in our veins, if I did have a sister, I would want her to be Shannon. We always have been, and always will be the best of friends.

Over the past twenty-one years, there have been times when we have lost touch with each other, for a few months or even for years at time. Life just seems to get in the way sometimes. Somehow, as the world spins around and around, we always find each other again and if life is spiraling uncontrollably down the drain for me, she is there with a kind word, good advice, and a sense of humor that will save the day. If I am flying high on the wings of life, she is there beside me, making the ride so much the better. She is a special person, with a huge and giving heart that will do anything for the people she loves, no matter the cost. This, combined with her wonderful sense of humor and the strength of steel that she possesses make her who she is: the best friend a girl could possibly ask for.