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THE GREEN HOME ABC's
Lawrence Axil Comras – greenhome.com
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
B - Be less wasteful
C - don't Contaminate
A - keep Aware "A" could also be called Attitude, or even Awake! 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. greenhome.com 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, day in and day out, you _have_ saved the earth. 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. When you do this little move to recognize yourself as sustainable, you are in alignment with the powers and properties that govern the universe…and poof: you're sustainable. And you're now plugging back in to all this cosmic wisdom that's meant to flow through you. You're benefiting big time from being aligned with the way things really are on a cosmic level. When we talk about: lighten your impact, drive less, etc., it's about a conscious participation in the natural and necessarily sustainable way things truly are meant to be. You are literally popping out of the entropy bubble and joining creation and sustenance as the natural order. So keeping Aware that this is a value for you, keeping that attitude, waking up to it every moment, is almost the entirety of being green in one concept. B - Be less wasteful By conserving resources and reusing what we can where we can, we 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: a.Save money in the long run
b.Reduce items in a landfill
c.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. Don't Recycle – Recycling is almost a myth (!). it is a good thing insofar as it turns people on, but in most cases recycling actually uses more energy than it gives back, thereby supporting wasteful behavior. We don't (in the main) encourage it (that said, we don't discourage it either...). What to do? 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 we create a space where energy can flow in 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. 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 that the life force of sustainability can flow through your home.
B - Be less wasteful
C - don't Contaminate
A - keep Aware "A" could also be called Attitude, or even Awake! 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. greenhome.com 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, day in and day out, you _have_ saved the earth. 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. When you do this little move to recognize yourself as sustainable, you are in alignment with the powers and properties that govern the universe…and poof: you're sustainable. And you're now plugging back in to all this cosmic wisdom that's meant to flow through you. You're benefiting big time from being aligned with the way things really are on a cosmic level. When we talk about: lighten your impact, drive less, etc., it's about a conscious participation in the natural and necessarily sustainable way things truly are meant to be. You are literally popping out of the entropy bubble and joining creation and sustenance as the natural order. So keeping Aware that this is a value for you, keeping that attitude, waking up to it every moment, is almost the entirety of being green in one concept. B - Be less wasteful By conserving resources and reusing what we can where we can, we 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: a.Save money in the long run
b.Reduce items in a landfill
c.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. Don't Recycle – Recycling is almost a myth (!). it is a good thing insofar as it turns people on, but in most cases recycling actually uses more energy than it gives back, thereby supporting wasteful behavior. We don't (in the main) encourage it (that said, we don't discourage it either...). What to do? 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 we create a space where energy can flow in 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. 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 that the life force of sustainability can flow through your home.
