Free for Kids: Nickelodeon's Wildflower Seed Card

I received the following in an email and I thought I would share with my readers and visitors.



FREE For Kids: Nickelodeon's Wildflower Seed Card


The Wal-Mart LiveBetter Program helps make sure you have the most Earth-friendly options for all the stuff you need, in one store!


Stop by your local Wal-Mart on April 19 at 8AM Local Time, and you can pick up a free, Nickelodeon's The Big Green Help seed card, that you can plant and watch grow into a beautiful wildflower.*


These wildflowers help promote biodiversity and create great environments for honey bees and birds.

For more details:
http://walmart.triaddigital.com/Sustainability-Article_ektid39876.aspx


*While supplies last.

"Freecycle" Your Materials

Call it a "green" movement, organization, or whatever you want to call it, Freecycle is something to consider in joining if you hate to fill the landfills because those things may still be usable or someone else could benefit from them. According to Freecycle's website: "It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills."

In other words, Freecycle is not a charity to help the less fortunate, but to pollute the Earth less which is important for generations to come. I think it is a neat concept because it shows that we as individuals or as a collective group can help improve the Earth in different ways.

There are over 4,000 Freecycle groups with more than 4 million members worldwide. You do not join a general international group. What you do is find your own town or county, and sign up at the local level. I had learned about this organization from a friend who is an avid user of Freecycle, so I assigned up, I will be sure to write a post about my experience in the near future.

Make a Difference!

Today is the day where bloggers from around the world unite to talk about one of the most important issues in the world: the environment. Each blogger may focus on different aspects on the environment as part of Blog Action Day. Talking about the environment may overwhelm many due to the largeness of our Earth. But it doesn't have to be. What you do locally, has an impact globally.

Here are some ways that you can help save the environment:

1. Recycle. Today you can recycle paper, boxes, bags, aluminium, plus many more things.

2. Turn off lights when rooms are not in use. That helps save electricity which helps save the environment.

3. Don't buy Styrofoam because that takes longer to dissolve in the earth.

4. Don't throw batteries away. There are proper ways to dispose batteries.

5. Carpool when you can.

A good article to check out is Ways You Can Help the Environment. Remember, each person can make a difference.

There is Always a Brighter Side

You may be thinking why I am telling you this? However, I believe because we tend to forget that there is always a brighter side to every situation. We tend to forget because we are busy, tired, or have too many things going on in our lives that is out of our hands.

Besides tackling or living through these activities, you need to tell yourself there is a brighter side to what I am doing. Something or someone could have it worse than you do. As humans, we tend to forget that we are not in the worst situation on earth.

So, we need to think positive, and remind ourselves that there is always a brighter side to every situation. This takes discipline. It is not easy, but it is possible for this to become a lifestyle choice.

You will be amazed by the vibes you will get from other people around you for your positive thinking.

Not to push religion or spirituality, it is healthy for the mind if you do practice one of those options. By fulfilling your mentality needs through religion or spiritual needs, you tend to feel a sense of positive thinking.

Just try it!