Dear Oprah and the World,

Where is the emotional connection to the fact that we are poisoning ourselves and our children with pesticides, heavy metals and industrial organochlorines? One of the most infamous is dioxin. These compounds don’t break down to safely reusable components in nature and are building up in humans causing birth defects, cancers, immune system compromise and hormonal system disruption. Imagine how it will be for our grandchildren when our human genetic code finally succumbs to these ungodly environmental pressures. What a lovely experiment to be apart of?!

America started as an experiment in human self governance. If it is that America had at the time of its founding a culture that respected the dignity of human life, a first choice to work together for the common good and respect one another, we seem now to be creating something much less life affirming.

We have at this time in human and Earth’s history become the dominate reason for the destruction of the Earth’s Biosphere, yet we don’t act like we understand that fact. We, i.e. Humanity, are being called to participate consciously in either the creation, through restorative actions, or the destruction, through continuing our current activities on the Earth. Our cultural ambivalence as we witness this wide spread destruction is what Re-enchant Planet Earth is working to supervene. This is where our individual consciousness and choices are important in affecting the bigger picture. Stop doing one thing you know has destructive consequences, maybe there’s a safer way to do it. And do one thing to help restore the Earth and your connection to it, like plant trees. Acknowledge everyday your better relationship with the Earth and share it where you can. Your action will lift others out of our cultural ambivalence and back to an emotional connection with life they can act from.

Remember, the experiment of America is not over. It is still “1776” in the spirit of citizen action it takes to form the world we want to live in. Respect and dignity for life on Earth is a Human responsibility. It animates the higher aspects of our being, love, compassion, courage and gratitude.