It was 46 degrees this morning when I stepped onto Wrightsville Beach. Having forgotten my coat, I took a deep breath, thought warm thoughts and set my timer for 20 minutes.
Typical of a cold winter day, the beach was very quiet.... which has to be my favorite thing about winter at the beach. With only the sound of the ocean, I am alone with my thoughts... and picking up litter becomes somewhat meditative. To be honest, without a timer set... I could walk the beach without realizing how far I've gone.
One thing that I kept thinking about while on the beach was: Being conscious to how we are connected to our world
(and not separate from it or each other) is one of the most important things we can do. Because when we become conscious to this fact, we realize that everything we do (or don't do) matters. We know that when we
take that refuse that plastic bag, we show others that there's another way. We do it for the oceans, we do it for the animals, we do it for our air and water quality, we do it for more than we know... because one thing we know for sure is that we're all connected in this great big beautiful world.
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20 minutes on January 8, 2013 at Access 36
Litter by weight: 8.7 oz
Cigarette butts: 112
Total amount of cigarette butts removed from Wrightsville Beach, NC in 174 days:
53,954
How very true indeed; whatever we do, they can directly or indirectly affect others.
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