11/4/24: Some Humble Suggestions For Our Second Moon, Improve Your Concentration, November Observances, and More
Elizabeth Moore
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Every week I share feature articles, news, tools, and actions to help everyone protect and enjoy our wonderful planet, from the sea to the sky and everything in between. In this week's issue:
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Something New: Some Humble Suggestions For Our Second Moon
You might not have heard, but Earth has an embarrassment of moons right now, our old friend Moon (or Luna or Selene if you prefer) and a newly-discovered, diminutive mini-me mini-moon called Asteroid 2024 PT5 , who will be hanging around until the end of November. We should take advantage of our plethora of lunar goodness while we can, so here are a few humble suggestions:
Something To Do: Improve Your Concentration
Our attention span seems to be shrinking, a victim of multi-tasking, information onslaught, and always-on devices. But our need to focus and process information has never been more important. The Guardian had a recent article with some great thoughts on how to do so, including taking good care of yourself with adequate exercise, good food, and plenty of sleep; defining your purpose and using it to set boundaries; and going device-free on occasion.
Something To Explore: Travel Posters Feature Lost Species
These posters were first released by Expedia UK back in 2016 but I just came across them this week. I love the vintage style but they are tragically ironic, reminding people that no matter how far they travel, they will never see lost wildlife: the great auk, Steller's sea cow, the dodo, the moa. They're a good reminder to prepare for Lost Species Day on November 30.
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Something to Celebrate: November Observances
Something To Remind: The Good Will Prevail
I keep a folder of bookmarks on my browser that is simply labeled "Happy," full of things--art, music, cute animals, a story of compassion, something giddily funny-- that, well, make me happy. Whenever I need a boost, I go back and visit one of them. These last few grim months I've been doing that quite a bit. I think we could all use a reminder that, even as things seem so dark now, the good--the kind, the decent, the compassionate, the truth--will prevail. My favorite of everything in the Happy folder is this flash-concert of Ode To Joy from Spain in 2012. Everything about it makes me feel better: the brilliance of the music and the musicians playing it, the delighted surprise of the crowd, the pure enjoyment and connection among the orchestra and the listeners. I hope it makes you feel a little better too!
That's it for this week - see you next week!