I’m not going to remind you to drag the recycling to the curb. I’m not going to urge you to buy compact fluorescent bulbs. Okay, I might suggest you consider powering your own website or blog with renewable energy. But you know all that stuff. I want you to consider going green on the inside.

What? No, you don’t need to drink green beer or ingest algae. My whole premise for this blog is that by meditating on the gifts of our amazing planet, we become more deeply connected to her. By focusing on the health of robins and frogs and even dandelions, we can grow a true spiritual appreciation for our earth. By becoming truly conscious of our impact and developing a passion to help solve this mess we’ve made, we become green in our hearts, green to our very core—and that can fuel us to make the sacrifices needed to rescue our home.

There is no more time for committees and focus groups. Do something today.

My vision is that we could each adopt some part of our world and love it back to health. Take responsibility for some section of the planet.

• Adopt a highway
• Clean up a beach
• Create a new park
• Become a riverkeeper or a streamwatcher
• Count birds and provide habitat
• Plant trees wherever someone will let you
• Jackhammer some asphalt
• Go solar

Then once you see how rewarding that is, think bigger, gather friends, adopt another mile of road, plant twice as many trees, teach kids how to garden, build nesting boxes for bats or bluebirds or whatever is needed in your area. Just ask. Someone knows what your neighborhood needs.