Thankful Thursday – for Mother Earth

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I know the media is going to be hitting us hard with “save the planet” this week — after all, it IS Earth Day! But there is a reason we seem to dedicate the month of April to the Earth. You don’t have to get too deep into the global warming or natural resource issues to realize the Earth is something we should respect and be grateful for. I’ll let the experts weigh in on the “real issues.” Me? I’ll just make sure I smile at the small stuff. For example, I’m thankful for Mother Earth because…

There are few things more beautiful than running through the grass barefoot.

Summer wouldn’t be nearly as sweet without fresh squeezed lemonade and juicy watermelon.

She paints the backdrop of life! Just think of how many pictures you’ve taken posing in front of beautiful mountains, glistening oceans or budding trees! Without her rolling hills, rushing streams and fields dotted with blooming flowers, our environment would be bleak and flat — lifeless.

Mud pies should be a part of every kid’s diet ;)

Without her, we wouldn’t have incredible songs like: What a Wonderful World, Take Me Home Country Roads, Ocean of Noise, One Sweet World, California Dreamin’, Earth Song, Fields of Gold, Gardenia — I can go on and on…(for my Musical nerds – A Bit of Earth, Wick, Edelweiss)

Digging a hole to China just wouldn’t seem as fun

I can go on and on AND ON! But I want to hear YOUR reasons. Why are you thankful for Mother Earth? Are you going to make sure you get outside and play today?

I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.  ~John Muir, 1913, in L.M. Wolfe, ed., John Muir, John of the Mountains:  The Unpublished Journals of John Muir, 1938

Take nothing but pictures.
Leave nothing but footprints.
Kill nothing but time.
~Motto of the Baltimore Grotto, a caving society

And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.  ~William Shakespeare

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  2. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg said:

    Great post!!! I’m grateful for Mother Earth’s oceans and rivers, the food she provides us with through plant life, her beautiful jungles and deserts!!

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  3. Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) said:

    I’m thankful that Earth provides us with enough natural resources to sustain life, even if we’re depleting those too quickly. And I’m thankful for those moments when you see something that is 100% natural and takes your breath away more than any madmade structure: the Grand Canyon, Alaska’s glaciers, etc.

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  4. Midgetkeeper said:

    So much to be thankful for! For providing us food, water, beautiful views, air to breathe, life to behold.

    I can’t wait to go out on my run today and breathe in fresh air.

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  5. Daisy said:

    This post is adorable. You have reminded me I should get outside and play today!! I live in the middle of the city and I am thankful that I have spacious greenways and parks where trees and flowers bloom and I can enjoy mother nature. So it might be some mother nature with a little human intervention, but still, I’m thankful.

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  6. Lisa @ bakebikeblog said:

    “Mud pies should be a part of every kid’s diet” – hehe I had to giggle at this :)

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  7. Erica said:

    I went for a walk today and enjoyed every minute of it! Happy Earth Day

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  8. kelsey@snackingsquirrel.com said:

    i just found ur blog and i love it!!! happy earth day to you!!!

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