"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in."

- John Muir Preservationist 1838-1914

Since Earth Day is this week, I wanted to put up a quote that would inspire us to start thinking about what we can do to be a little greener.  I found this quote in my search and all though it didn't scream reduce, reuse,or recyle, it really made me think.  Remember being young and staying outside for endless hours?  I certainly do.  Remember the carefree feeling that went along with those endless hours?

This particular quote makes me think maybe we all need a little more of  this carefree time in our lives.  Perhaps getting out and bonding with one's self,  another,  others--or simply bonding with Mother Nature, herself, would find us more caring about our environment and more in tune with our own souls.  I had thought about less paper goods and making a vegan feast this week with food that comes directly from Mother Nature, herself, but I honestly had not thought about anything as simple, yet deep as this.

So now I am going to put Blaze on his leash and take my decaf and newspaper out in the yard.  Blaze and I can sit by the canal and hang out with the fish, the turtles, the birds and even the brand new baby duck family.  I am so there, for in going out, I am bound to also "go in."