I just got an email from a reader who I have known personally for many years.  They took the time to point something out that I realized after reading the suggestion and agree with. 

I want to apologize for the dire and grim images, or the negative tone of the site recently.  Most of you who know me, know that I am a very optimistic, and passionate person.  I never let life get the best of me and am constantly ahead of the curve. 

I realize that the site if focused on our home, Earth and what we are doing to it.  Recently the writing has taken a political shift, and started to tackle issues like the bailouts, the Federal Reserve, the dollar, and global corporate domination.  I haven’t derailed the message to get political on purpose.  It’s just that after deeper investigation and reading about the issues that are driving our world into the chaotic mess that it is, I find that it all winds up in the same place.  Our leaders, our banks, our monetary system, our economy.  These are the underpinnings of the troubles we are in. 

So I will make an effort to put a positive spin on my writing.  The issues are negative by nature.  I can’t change that.  But I can restrict myself from fueling the negativity fire.  What appears as negativity is really reality... it sucks but it’s time we stopped pretending it isn’t so, because it is.

And I will use better images.  I know that the last email with the gun against the old man’s head was not the most “user friendly” visual.  But I was trying to send the message that we are shooting ourselves in the head if we let these things continue. 

I love our world.  I spend a lot of time in nature, and it makes me sad to see things keep spiraling down, and people continue to life their lives thinking that it’s not happening in their back yard.  The truth is that every persons actions effect the situation. 

I know (or hope) that most of you are doing your part.  Thank you.  As always, your feedback and suggestions and participation is an integral part of this online forum.  The real effectivity of the site is when you pass it on, and have new readers visit and review the ideas for themselves.  We can stop this if we all band together to open each others eyes.  Maybe then we can look forward to a world that our children can live in that is better than ours.

P.S. Thank you Mel for your insightful observation :-)