I thought I was going to be up to watching this concert all day. In fact, I thought it was going to be exciting. Instead, I find myself sitting on the couch crying. Kaija, my American Hairless Terrier, who is accustomed to having a mom with crazy mood swings and usually watches me from a safe distance, crawled into my lap and started licking my eyes. I managed to stop crying for a few minutes and cuddle with her. Then Hans came downstairs and said, in a serious tone, "What's this a concert for again?" and I lost it. If he lives with me (and has been asked repeatedly over the past few days to go to a Live Earth Concert party with me tonight, because, yes, I still ascribe to a policy of asking a question over and over until I get the answer I want) and doesn't know the answer to that, then who does? Do the people in all those stadiums really intend to take and uphold the Live Earth Pledge, or are they just there to see a cool concert? (And what about all the CO2 that was emitted getting all those people to the venues? (Some of the artists, like KT Tunstall, did find carbon neutral ways to offset their travel!) And what about the eco-policies of the venues themselves? Are they at the very least recycling the thousands of water and beer bottles and plastic cups from their concessions? Using solar panels? Using reclaimed water in their toilets?)
I have to use my day preparing for Monday morning's start of my children's class, "Exploring Nature Through Art," and getting ready for a week of nature and art projects at the zoo. This is some consolation. It isn't much, but it is a hopeful way to use my time. I just have to turn off the waterworks so I can safely use an art knife! More posts to come on how I am upholding my Live Earth Pledge.
Love, peace, compassion to all life today and every day.
Let's figure this out, people. I want your kids to inherit a liveable planet.
Thoughts captured by Kristine
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