May 3, 2021
I often bring a garbage bag with me
on my Hook Mountain walks. I can’t stand to see trash on the
trails, so I feel compelled to do my part to clean up the garbage
along the way. I unpack some associations and metaphors that come
to mind while collecting garbage. Garbage collectors were important
to Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement. Garbage
collectors have been critical in nationally exposing and
highlighting the abuses, non-unionized, low-paying jobs and
dangerous working conditions that too many people have suffered
under. MLK brought the garbage collectors’ plight into our
consciousness, cared about them being treated with dignity and
respect.
Picking up and clearing garbage, has become a spiritual practice
for me. It is a minuscule step in what truly needs to be done to
address advocacy for our precious earth, but I feel cleansed,
renewed and grateful for this simple measure to clean up garbage,
outwardly and inwardly! May you be inspired to clean up your
surroundings. May you treat nature with awe, reverence and wonder.
May we learn multiple ways to be our planet’s fierce advocate.
Check out the show notes to listen and re-listen to the powerful
words of Greta Thunberg for the bigger picture task at hand. Enjoy
the podcast!
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