“The ABC’s of how to rid your home of toxins, radiation, poisons, negative vibrations – not to mention noise, air and water pollution – and remove the obstacles that block our experiencing deep peace and health.”
A - Keep AWARE
“A” could also be called Attitude!, or even Awaken! For A is simply paying attention to the little things.
When considering how to green your home, people’s first reaction is often: it’s hopeless, I don’t recycle enough, I still pollute, I threw away a plastic bag yesterday instead of washing it out. I drove to the store instead of biking. I’m not worthy.
Green Home encourages you not to sweat the details. Not to be intimidated by the hard core environmentalists. If you make the decision to be sustainable, and do it with good intent, with a smile on your face, day in and day out, you have saved the earth. Sheer numbers alone aren’t going to get us there, but a willingness to try; that’s what gets the job done.
So the toughest, but actually easiest, step to take is to simply self-identify as a person willing to make sustainable choices. Sustainability is a choice. You still have free will, and willing it makes it so, because there is no higher authority in these matters. The switch goes off: I’m green. I’m sustainable. Because I’m committed to it and I’m no longer afraid to say so.
Once this shift occurs, you no longer have to keep looking at a checklist to know what to do. You’re just paying attention, being awake, whereas before you kind of sleep-walked through the day. And you get an energy boost when making this commitment. To realize to oneself: “Wow, I joined this green thing,” provides a tremendous lift! And then when you start doing these little things like reusing something you would have thrown away, or turning off the lights or the water when you’re done, you just feel great!
So keeping Aware that this is something of value for you, keeping that attitude, waking up to it every moment, is almost the entirety of being green all wrapped up in one simple concept.
B - BE Less Wasteful
But if we had to narrow it down and say what really makes somebody or something green, it’s mostly that it isn’t wasting resources. By conserving resources and reusing what we can where we can, we have taken the biggest single step we need to save the planet. And we also save a great deal of money and reduce all the extra, unwanted stuff that clutters our lives. Remember: health is flow; sickness is blockage.
1. Reduce – Choose products that come in very lightweight packages, regardless of the material or materials from which they are made. Buy larger sizes, and buy in bulk. Purchase items in bags, rather than bags-in-boxes. And most importantly, buy only what you need or can use before it spoils.
2. Reuse – Why throw things away when you can use something more than once? Disposability is the current trend, but it actually takes more energy that it gives. And the planet can’t take it.
What to do? In a nutshell, anywhere you can replace a disposable item with a reusable item, do it.
Benefits:
- Save money in the long run
- Reduce items in a landfill
- Feel better reusing something than always wasting
Examples:
- Use hand towels, they clean better anyhow
- Wash out and re-use glass jars for storage
- Buy canvas bags for grocery shopping
- Avoid excess packaging; buy in bulk
3. Recycle and Compost – The key to recycling and composting is mainly to be consciuos that when you throw something away, there is no “ away”. There’s some landfil that has near it an aquifer or underground river that ultimately will affect your drinking water. And that’s just one example of how it’s all connected.
B - BE Less Wasteful
But if we had to narrow it down and say what really makes somebody or something green, it’s mostly that it isn’t wasting resources. By conserving resources and reusing what we can where we can, we have taken the biggest single step we need to save the planet. And we also save a great deal of money and reduce all the extra, unwanted stuff that clutters our lives. Remember: health is flow; sickness is blockage.
1. Reduce – Choose products that come in very lightweight packages, regardless of the material or materials from which they are made. Buy larger sizes, and buy in bulk. Purchase items in bags, rather than bags-in-boxes. And most importantly, buy only what you need or can use before it spoils.
2. Reuse – Why throw things away when you can use something more than once? Disposability is the current trend, but it actually takes more energy that it gives. And the planet can’t take it.
What to do? In a nutshell, anywhere you can replace a disposable item with a reusable item, do it.
Benefits:
- Save money in the long run
- Reduce items in a landfill
- Feel better reusing something than always wasting
Examples:
- Use hand towels, they clean better anyhow
- Wash out and re-use glass jars for storage
- Buy canvas bags for grocery shopping
- Avoid excess packaging; buy in bulk
3. Recycle and Compost – The key to recycling and composting is mainly to be consciuos that when you throw something away, there is no “ away”. There’s some landfil that has near it an aquifer or underground river that ultimately will affect your drinking water. And that’s just one example of how it’s all connected.
The main thing to keep in mind regarding our waste stream is that, as much as possible, things should end up as they started out. The company that made that plastic radio, when it stops being a radio, should take it back. Send back your broken appliances to the manufacturer with a note: “ I think this is yours.” Look up local reuse non-profits in your town. And mainly, separate your trash.
But mostly, Be conscious of what you’re using. Just about anything that’s disposable has a non-disposable alternative.
C - Don’t Contaminate
By cleaning out the toxins in our home, just like cleaning out toxins our bodies, we create a space where energy can flow through more easily. Poisons are disrupters– they block the natural flow of energy. That’s what makes us sick.
But mostly, Be conscious of what you’re using. Just about anything that’s disposable has a non-disposable alternative.
C - Don’t Contaminate
By cleaning out the toxins in our home, just like cleaning out toxins our bodies, we create a space where energy can flow through more easily. Poisons are disrupters– they block the natural flow of energy. That’s what makes us sick.
What to do? Replace toxic products with new improved eco-friendly ones that really work!
The top five worst and most common toxic offenders to watch out for are:
1. Pesticides – still used in most households and where kids play – endocrine disrupters, human carcinogens, mutagens
Alternatives: Non-toxic pest control products, made from d-limonene
2. Ammonia – in window and other cleaners – extreme irritant to eyes, lungs, especially harmful to asthmatics, maids and janitors
Alternatives: Vinegar-based cleaners, regular soap works too
3. Chlorine – in water, bleach, some cleaners – attacks organic matter (you are organic), skin and mucous membrane irritant
Alternatives: Chlorine-removing shower and water filters, hydrogen peroxide-based bleaches
4. Fabric Softeners – liquid or as dryer sheets – chemicals (terpinols, acetates and chloroform) cause central nervous system disorders, loss of muscle coordination and liver and kidney damage
Alternatives: Buy organic cotton which is much softer (and stronger) to begin with! Buy non-toxic fabric softener.
5. Formaldehyde – in most furniture, carpeting – human carcinogen, causes birth defects, asthma, headaches
Alternatives: Buy untreated wood furniture, not synthetic materials. Handmade items from sustainable materials last so much longer that they save you money in the long run.
Alt 5. Anti-bacterial soaps in many bathrooms and workshops – breeds stronger, more dangerous bacteria by only killing weaker bacteria
Note: Contamination goes beyond chemicals and cleaning products. It’s detoxifying every element in our home. Electrical appliances generate radiation of extremely low frequency, which can disrupt our cells. Keep anything that generates electricity away from your head while you sleep.
Final note on cleaning products: Just start under your sink, in your kitchen and bathroom, and work out from there. You don’t need to throw away chlorine; it may have a use at some point. Green Home wants to emphasize that these high-powered cleaners are not for day-to-day use. They are the big guns that you pull out when it really matters.
In general though, don’t use the strong stuff every day. Rather, clear out these toxins so no one is at risk for ingesting them. If you clear out anything poisonous to disrupt it, good energy will flow through your home!
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