The way I see it

My fellow bloggers , whether u are a passionate advocate for the environment or whether you couldn’t care less it is clear to me that deep down you are an environmentalist. Yes , you read correctly ..I’m referring to you. Now you may not consider yourself one , but deep down you are. Now I want you to forget about everything you’ve heard or think you know about environmentalists. Forget about the labels, the names, who you think they are and what you think you know about them. And if you have no idea of what I’m talking about , even better. Forget it all , because in the end it’s not what matters.

The way I see it we all have a little of environmentalist in us. How? Because we’ve all been in contact with nature in one way or another. Now don’t deny it, you know it’s true. Most of us live in constant contact with nature but are often too busy to notice or take it for granted and could not care less. Whatever the case may be we’ve all at some point, some day, at some moment have ‘felt’ nature. May sound cheesy , but it’s true. Think about every time you go to the ocean and you place your feet into the water and just stare into the blue immensity , think about the rush you feel through your veins every time you ‘board’ on the snow and manage to land a perfect triple loop and land correctly , think about a pretty sunsets and the feeling of freedom you get in the summer while taking walks surrounded by a cool summer breeze. Sounds too cheesy? Ok think about any time you’re having a bad day and suddenly the sun comes out, making your day a little better. Or about crazy squirrels chasing around campus in the summer time. Whatever it may be , we’ve all had a and felt a deep connection with nature at some point , even if we don’t know it. At some point nature has made our lives a little happier, a little easier , a little prettier . And that moment , that knowledge , sense of wonder and of realization even if it was short makes you an environmentalist.

The simple fact that you’re around it and you’ve felt it helped you to understand just how important nature is. Now , I’m not telling you to go chain yourselves to a tree or go to Copenhagen and protest global warming. It’s not about that . It’s about something more personal , something unique , something intimate that allows us to keep living our lives a little better everyday .

Your all environmentalists because you notice, because you enjoy it , because somewhere inside you deep down you care. Now whether you decide to do something about it or not , is up to you. As Gandhi once said : Be the change you wish to see in the world. So it is clear to me that if we want to see a change, we have to start with ourselves and with the little things . Next time you’re outside look around you , admire it , take it all in. Just by appreciating nature a little more you’re making a change.

So there’s something to think about. Stay original , look deeper , admire more.

- Elli