Adopt Don’t Shop

 ADOPT DON’T SHOP!  There is an influx of puppy and kitten and bunny (and animals of all kinds) sales around the holiday season and most of those animals purchased end up in high kill shelters or as strays on the streets and many won’t make it to see the end of their life in a loving home. Pets are not presents, they are sentient beings, they are a responsibility and they require a commitment. If you have chosen to invest in the life of an animal please take responsibility for your choices and understand that by rescuing an animal you…

Have We Stopped Thinking for Ourselves?

The small Colorado town I reside in is getting busy, quickly! We are a tourism based economy, where we rely on visitors to survive and thrive. The town is made up of 9 blocks, no franchise businesses, no stop-lights, one very small grocery store, two gas stations, no hospital (nearest is 28 miles away), and roughly 1,400 residents. The number of residents has doubled since I first moved here in 2008 when we had an astounding 600-700 community members. We have two off seasons meaning two times per year it’s what most people would think of as a ghost town…

Whose world is it?

How is it we as humans turn our consciousness away from our largest support system, Mother Earth?  It’s as if ignorance is some cute game to play to live life unaffected by our everyday choices and the messages in which our environment clearly sends. Real issues aren’t issues to some until they are personally affected then become outraged. What’s missing is the understanding that we are ALL directly affected. The idea that one occurrence, being, or place has nothing to do with another is a source of artificial ‘light’. We take and abuse our resources while also trying to manipulate nature…