Thought for the Day

Thought for the Day

NEW -> Earth's temperature for July is being reported as the hottest EVER in recorded human history.

NEW -> Complex systems have non-linear dynamics. Let's not wait for the climate to "tip" before we act urgently.

NEW -> If we destroy our home, no one will come from the outside to save us. We must work together if we wish to survive.

• Q: "What is your greatest fear?"  [Asked of Al Gore]
• A: "My greatest fear is complacency. The longer we delay taking decisive action, the more catastrophic the consequences will be. Time is a luxury we do not have."

• Working together, nothing is impossible.

• The ocean sings in waves, each crest a sermon on the interconnectedness of all life.

• "Drill Baby Drill" is complete and utter insanity.

• In war and politics, truth is the first casualty.

• When the well is dry, we will know the worth of water.

• Our future is not guaranteed. 

• You don't know what you've got until you lose it.

• The only way out is through.

• Don't test. Trust.

• We are being called to become as wise and loving as the system that produced us.

• Don't just ask how or what. Ask why.

• Being inclusive is the primary condition for emergent, evolutionary thought. Be inclusive. Be open.

• Every 10th of a degree of global warming represents extra thermodynamic fuel that intensifies heat waves and storms, adds to rising seas and hastens the melting of glaciers and ice sheets.
• “We need to be prepared for the impacts of climate change that are happening here and now, like extreme events that are becoming more frequent and severe,” said Sarah Kapnick, NOAA’s chief scientist, at Friday’s event. Dr. Kapnick said she hopes communities, businesses and individuals use the data released by her agency and others to prepare and build resilience for the future.
• “Extreme heat is one of the most direct ways in which we are experiencing the impacts of global warming,” said Deepti Singh, who leads the Climate Extremes Lab at Washington State University.

• Adversity is the first path to truth.

• Make no mistake. We are in the fight of our lives. Our future, our children's future, the future of humanity and the future of all life on earth hang in the balance.

• Any form of climate denial, delay, ignorance or even indifference will make survival more difficult. We need to take strong, conscious,  continuous, creative initiative ~ right now!

• Of all the features of the climate crisis, the dynamics will be the most difficult to manage. Dynamics produces inertia and inertia is a killer.

• One earth one chance, one earth one choice, one earth one climate, one earth one consciousness!

• We dance with each other on this lovely planet we call earth. And together we are dancing with the distant stars.

• Each day is a miracle. The only appropriate response is gratitude. 

• AI is becoming more sentient right before our eyes.

• Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.
• Reducing methane emissions can slow the rate of global warming.
• Livestock farming is a major source of methane emissions.
• Capturing methane from landfills can generate renewable energy.
• Upgrading dairy systems can reduce methane emissions.
• Oil and gas systems are significant sources of methane.
• Methane has a much higher warming potential than CO2.

• Putting earth first is our most urgent evolutionary  task.

• We shall need a collective, perpetual, trans-national "servant heart" in order to survive.

• We are all dancing with the same distant stars.

• Waste not, want not.

• As humanity strives to see how the climate crisis will play out, one serious issue is that we have no accurate way to preview the future. "We have no preview button."

• What we don't know will hurt us.

• In order to survive the climate crisis, we shall need to think VERY long term. Like 100, 500 or even 1000 years. Every decision needs to be measured against the longest perspective possible.

• Regarding the US southern border: "It's OK to not have an open border. It's not OK to have a closed heart."

• When it comes to global warming, most people don't intend. What can you do? Share this website with others.

• This moment will require transformative action at every level. We must reimagine and reinvent virtually every aspect of modern life through the lens of sustainability and resilience.

• The system is changing. If survival is the goal, staying the same is not an option.

• Climate change is a great equalizer. When the shit that's coming begins to fly, no one will be spared.

• We don’t have time to sit on our hands as our planet burns. For young people, climate change is bigger than election or re-election. It’s life or death.

• Children are the least responsible for causing climate change but will bear most of its effects.

• Afforestation. Building new lungs for the earth one tree at a time.

• One Earth One Chance hits the milestone of being seen in 100 countries worldwide. The average pages viewed per day is over 2500 and growing! JOIN OUR WINNING TEAM.  Share one page of our site with one other person today.

• Relative to the starvation in Gaza, it has been said that, "It's already very, very late."

• Nothing is more important than empathy. Not career, money, possessions, or fame. Empathy is the glue that holds the entire human enterprise together.

• Love your neighbor as yourself.

• A whole system cannot shock itself.

• Everything matters.

• Wisdom doesn't last long. In order to be relevant, it needs to be refreshed,  renewed and reviewed every day.

• Truth, beauty and goodness are essential human values.

• Be the change you want to see in the world.

• Rising temperatures are fueling environmental degradation, natural disasters, weather extremes, food and water insecurity, economic disruption, conflict, and terrorism. Sea levels are rising, the Arctic is melting, coral reefs are dying, oceans are acidifying, and forests are burning.

• We have this beautiful diversity of life that took us more than 2.5 billion years to reach. Now, over just a few hundred years, humans have altered Earth’s hard-won atmosphere and endangered its unique biodiversity.

• Take time each day to appreciate the beauty of nature and the importance of protecting it for future generations.

• Meaningful acts always feel peaceful and pleasing.

• Everything can change in an instant, for good or otherwise.

• Climate change is a defining issue of our time. Click here to see why.

• Weather ≠ Climate ≠ Climate Change ≠ Climate Chaos ≠ Global Warming.  Do you know the difference? Click here to find out.

• Marriage is the gymnasium of the soul.

• We build what we love. We love what we build.

• Every small step we take towards a sustainable lifestyle makes a big difference in preserving our One Earth.

• Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

• We shall need to see with "new eyes" if we wish to survive.

• The only way out is through.

• Every day is Earth Day.

• The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.

• Climate change is real, but so is our power to change it. The sooner we act, the easier our task will be.

• Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is responsible for more than 25 per cent of the warming we are experiencing today. It is a powerful pollutant with a global warming potential over 80 times greater than CO2 during the 20 years after it is released into the atmosphere.

• Planning to colonize Mars as a solution to our problems here on earth is "space genocide" and is therefore immoral. 

• If you want to be good, do what you should. If you want to be great, collaborate!

• Praise and blame are all the same.

• War is obsolete. Civil war. Conventional war. Nuclear war. All war!

• The constant trickle of water will wear away the stone that a cloudburst leaves unchanged. 

• Indifference is genocide.

• Mind is localized God.
• Think elegant thoughts. The Universe is listening.
• Necessity is the mother of invention.
• Matter is spirit moving slowly enough to be seen.
• The Universe is unfriendly to free lunch.
• Our problem is ignorance.
• The only reliable resource for security in the world today is relationship. When relationships are healthy, you don't need any military to protect you. When relationships are unhealthy, the largest military in the world won't keep you safe.
• The human mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.
• Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
• We are being called to become as wise and loving as the system that produced us.
• Unless we connect directly to the earth, we will not have the faintest clue why we should save it.
• The guns and the bombs, the rockets and the warships, are all symbols of human failure.
• The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
• When the well is dry, we will know the worth of water.
• An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind
• The true nature of anything is the highest it can become.
• Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
• If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito in the room.
• If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
• If you want to change the world, you have to change the metaphor.
• Every thought we have and every action we take becomes part of the collective energy of the planet.
• The age of nations is past. The task before us now, if we would not perish, is to build the earth.
• The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
• Conversations don't reshuffle the card. They create new cards.

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