tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post1954431082350203698..comments2009-02-17T06:35:04.730-08:00Green Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-45586408398307704772009-02-17T06:35:00.000-08:002009-02-17T06:35:00.000-08:00This brought tears to my eyes! Thank you for this!Willohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084939293467897155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-23005025709397310362009-02-11T19:50:00.000-08:002009-02-11T19:50:00.000-08:00Love, love this post. It is truly up to us to make these choices that are better for our kids, our local economy, our environment. You've made me see a silver lining. And that I need to put my money where my values are as much as I can.Katy Farberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631608284200051174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-1182188472506308062009-02-10T20:01:00.000-08:002009-02-10T20:01:00.000-08:00I believe we are better, too - or can be, if we put our minds to it. Thanks for reminding us to do so.Diane MacEachernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299398235615893224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-72971335318314946172009-02-10T10:28:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:28:00.000-08:00You have created a hope here with what you believe and I too feel as if perhaps who we are becoming has more meaning than ever before ... love the phrase we will embrace volunteerism instead of shoe therapy - nicely stated!!mother earth aka karen hanrahanhttp://www.bestwellnesconsultant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-41921978533292528152009-02-10T09:35:00.000-08:002009-02-10T09:35:00.000-08:00Jenni: Amazing clip! Love it!<BR/><BR/>Mary: I like that. We are the "meek" - the ones who look to live in harmony.<BR/><BR/>CindyW: Nice to hear from you! How can we emerge as anything but more aware. And that is an improvement.<BR/><BR/>Carmen: Thank you! Funny, I've not seen Wall-E but I have heard that it is something about life on earth after our society has destroyed all the resources? Is that right?<BR/><BR/>Aliyah: Indeed we are.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer: Thank YOU for hosting a great carnival with an inspiring topic.<BR/><BR/>Beth: My pleasure.Green Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-21931205597362602182009-02-10T01:33:00.000-08:002009-02-10T01:33:00.000-08:00Thank you for believing in all of us. And thanks for letting me know about Arduous. I was behind (once again) in blog reading. Isn't it great that we can support each other long distance?Fake Plastic Fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11070617520887713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-64024228632396540552009-02-09T19:39:00.000-08:002009-02-09T19:39:00.000-08:00Thank you for the reminder. For the inspiration. For the words from the heart.<BR/><BR/>Let us all do better.Jennifer Taggart, The Smart Mamahttp://www.thesmartmama.com/bgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-59200399612908290862009-02-09T07:55:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:55:00.000-08:00Wow, that was so eloquent! I could not agree more. People are the Power!Aliyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00201467899510451561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-47369071024874762142009-02-09T05:57:00.000-08:002009-02-09T05:57:00.000-08:00Thanks for some inspiration. I'm reminded of the movie Wall-E.Carmenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13435276827256097475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-9840491462434003922009-02-08T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-08T21:51:00.000-08:00Thank you for the post. I have been not quite optimistic lately. There has not been any good news to spread around. <BR/><BR/>But you are right. Hard times force us to reflect, regroup and realign our course. I am hopeful that we will come out of the darkness stronger and much wiser.<BR/><BR/>Hey, at least this year, with the reduce energy consumption (petro and coal), the planet may well get a breather. Can't say that's not positive :)CindyWhttp://www.organicpicks.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-12324562184272944172009-02-08T10:34:00.000-08:002009-02-08T10:34:00.000-08:00I wonder if we are the "meek" who are inheriting the earth, i.e. the ones who look to work with it instead of dominating it. I can live with that. Thank you for the reflective post.Maryhttp://www.inwomenwetrust.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-55424439653370501142009-02-07T20:54:00.000-08:002009-02-07T20:54:00.000-08:00Green Bean-<BR/>'Lost Generation' is a quick, 1 minute clip that was a second place winner of a contest held by the AARP. Someone sent it to me and I found it so powerful I immediately posted it up on my blog. Click on my link to watch. It is worth it to see.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for a great post. I'm going to try to get my act together to finally join the Carnival. I've been a fan on the sidelines for awhile now. :)Jenni at My Web of Lifehttp://myweboflife.kuzuka.com/2009/02/05/the-lost-generation/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-76514125376935896122009-02-07T17:00:00.000-08:002009-02-07T17:00:00.000-08:00GreenieJoy: Love your handle!<BR/><BR/>Margaret: Thank you. Without hope, we cannot win.<BR/><BR/>Melinda: Same wavelength, babe! I've been feeling that for a number of your recent posts.Green Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-34635247417140280562009-02-07T16:14:00.000-08:002009-02-07T16:14:00.000-08:00Amazing. I just wrote a post for tomorrow that is in many ways very similar to yours! <BR/><BR/>Beautiful words!Melindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11208873906357613465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-28510196217140031912009-02-07T11:58:00.000-08:002009-02-07T11:58:00.000-08:00I love the optimism, keep it up. We can do nothing when we are sunk in despair, MargaretMargaret's Ramblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11736694208684946814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-44286871714716048482009-02-07T11:25:00.000-08:002009-02-07T11:25:00.000-08:00loved this post!!! :)GreenieJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04379727318158738082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-79802262004301094772009-02-07T08:22:00.000-08:002009-02-07T08:22:00.000-08:00Jenni: I've never seen that movie. I'd better go check my library website. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>EcoBurbs: We've done a lot of the same things. Appreciate what we have. Learn that we don't need so much. Taking lunch to work is no sacrifice. We save money and the environment. And so on. <BR/><BR/>Anna: I agree. I think we can do it. But I hope that we retain this lesson! And, as to spring, depends on where you live my dear. It's felt like spring here for over a month - which is not necessarily a good thing. Everything's blooming already but I'm hoping for a bit more rain.Green Beanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133847111288382381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-21580386430578292992009-02-07T08:12:00.000-08:002009-02-07T08:12:00.000-08:00Green Bean, so beautifully written. What I hope is that we learn from our mistakes so histroy does not repeat itself like it has time and time again.<BR/><BR/>I also agree that there is a silver lining in this storm. Just like you said, a chance to reinvent ourselves and no longer be dependent on other nations to supply our oil or goods.<BR/><BR/>We have dug ourselves out before. We can do it again but stronger.<BR/><BR/>PS Love the gardening idea...how many days until spring?Anna (Green Talk)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00101017789909940379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-69356421857547870652009-02-07T07:34:00.000-08:002009-02-07T07:34:00.000-08:00Love this post! I also believe that when this is all over, we will be better off for going through it and most importantly our children will have learned from our mistakes.<BR/><BR/>I see the change in myself. We are short on funds these days and as we make the most of our zoo membership (who knew the zoo was so much fun in the winter!) and take our boys on more bike rides and more museum trips we find we are spending better quality time as a family. Yes, we have learned our lesson!!EcoBurbanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931648017376435556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1941312662522172460.post-2471693431676120342009-02-07T06:29:00.000-08:002009-02-07T06:29:00.000-08:00Amen Sistah!!<BR/><BR/>Have you seen the 'Lost Generation' video yet? It gives me hope at a time when we are being told that things are hopeless. I've always believed that circumstances must get more difficult before we can achieve change for the better, whether in our own lives or globally. You summed that idea up well.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a fantastic post!Jenni at My Web of Lifehttp://myweboflife.kuzuka.com/2009/02/05/the-lost-generation/noreply@blogger.com