A Special Message for Earth Day - April 22, 2020

Not that the Earth needs any special message; she would be fine as a socially distant planet all by herself without humans beckoning her resources and reassuring her that we love her and that she’s healthy and well. In fact, we all know she was healthier before we came along. Finally, now we’re giving her some respite, staying inside and lightening our footprint. Yet, we still yearn to be with her in parks and on trails because we really do love her and appreciate all that she offers. Alas, it’s not for her love and appreciation that we humans are putting up this great effort to preserve her. We are doing it only to preserve ourselves—from that other sphere—the Coronavirus. While we’re in it together for whatever duration helping out in every family, town and nation, remember, too, your planet deserves appreciation.