the be line

Today is Blog Action Day, a day when the world's bloggers are asked to write about the same topic in order to foster discussion and ultimately social change.  This year's topic is climate change.  It's a good idea, this bad, because bloggers have a lot of influence.  But as someone who blogs about the alternative, or more specifically, the important precursor to action, what I have to write may not qualify.  

If you are interested in reading or getting involved in a conversation about actions you can take to prevent climate change, a quick search will bring you about 48 million options.  That information is out there if you want it, but beU is about being.  Making the choice to focus on being acknowledges that we rely too much on information and action.  First things first.  It doesn't matter how much you reduce your carbon emissions if you haven't squared away your inner being-ness on the topic first.  So here are some action steps for all of us:

1.  ask yourself "who am I being in relation to the environment?"
2.  ask yourself "who do I want to be in relation to the environment?"
3.  Write down the characteristics of somebody who positively contributes to the environment.
4.  Embody those characteristics in your self.
5.  Take action from there.  

In summary : "Be the change you wish to see in the world" or maybe,  "Be the lack of climate change that you wish to see in the world."