***Disclaimer***
This is not my usual type of post. However, it is true to me.
If you go back to the Earth's Lifeline days you can get the background.
The release of Before the Flood was yesterday. Today it was streamed free for anyone, everywhere to watch. It's that important.
I have long been aware of the impacts of climate change. I haven't been wearing blinders. My family tries to live consciously. We made changes to daily activities and purchases a long time ago.
The revelations in the film are not news to me. But it was still necessary to witness again.
Due to the current political climate and blatant disregard by some, I sometimes wonder why I even bother. It would be so much easier to not care; to live in the reality that our daily choices really don't make a difference in the big picture. Or better yet, join those who wail against the science because they don't believe it to be true, don't care or are bought by others to stand against it.
Unfortunately belief doesn't isolate you from the situation. Nor does taking money to cover your ears. The only credible effect is does have is to perpetuate the problem and freeze out solutions.
My frustration with those who do choose to disregard facts is not going to solve the problem either. It breaks my heart to know that unless there is a major shift in conscious action (we are beyond just simply being aware) we are doomed to our fate.
What do we tell our children?
Will we apologize for the lackadaisical attitude of our leaders; the elected officials who are the ones making the abject decisions, who are defiant against truth because it doesn't serve them.
They are parents and grandparents too. I can't believe they are so heartless. Maybe some really don't get the urgency. But that is not an excuse for the rest.
Today I am angry. Angry because there have been viable solutions in the works for years, and greed and selfishness have won out.
But it's a war and while many battles have been lost. It's not over. There is hope. And there is evidence. The argument is over.
I am taking that evidence and acting.
I will continue to make the choices that are beneficial to all and not just myself.
I will stand by those whose voices are loud enough that others listen.
I will not make excuses.
I will be an example.
I will no longer rage. Instead I will work harder to educate, motivate and empower.
I will do all of this with love and compassion.
At the end of my days I will be able to tell my girl that I did everything that I could.
