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The Time to Help Our Planet is NOW
#THISISZEROHOUR 
​8/11/19

I feel like we are often told we are too young for the adult problems of this world. We are too young to take action because we are just kids.

I disagree.

Why wait to become a certain age to do something? There isn’t a better time than now to start going towards your goals and pursuing your dreams.

Sixteen-year-old Jamie Margolin and her crew of other teenagers around the world did not let other people's mindsets get in their way of taking action to save our planet through their non-profit organization Zero Hour.

Zero Hour works to educate communities around the world to better understand the root causes of climate change. From lunchtime phone conferences, protesting at the National Mall, to organizing climate strikes and summits, this youth led group is taking action to hold the adults and elected officials accountable for their inaction against climate change all around the world.

The science is there; global temperatures are rising, ice sheets are shrinking, oceans are warming, sea levels are rising, and that’s just the short list. You may be able to shrug your shoulders to the problem now, but if nothing is done, generations after us will not have clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and plants and animals around us will become extinct which could ultimately lead to our extinction. This is all if the world isn’t already flooded with water due rising sea levels. It is not a pretty picture at all. 

Not able to join the protests and marches? There are still the little things you can do in your daily life to help combat climate change and save the earth!
  • Turn off your lights and unplug your electronics when you’re not using them.
  • Recycle.
  • Educate yourself and others about Climate Change.
  • Say no to plastic; plastic straws, water bottles, bags.
  • Email your state representatives and vote if you’re old enough.

As time ticks down, the Earth needs you now more than ever. Zero Hour wants YOU to help take action for a better tomorrow. Grab a few friends, educate yourself and take action, because there is never a better time to start than now. Change starts with you. Go to #thisiszerohour to learn more and join the cause.
I Simply Cannot Live Without...
6/26/19

“What is one thing you cannot live without?”

This is a question one gets asked more often than you think; whether it’s an application for a club, a first day of school assignment, etc. Whether I take the question literally, or not, it always seems to stump me.

The first things that come to my mind when I’m asked are things such as my cell phone, my car, or my dogs.

My phone!?  Though it has helped me daily, and I am afraid to admit that I may use it too much, I actually could imagine my life without it. My parents and generations before them survived just fine without one.

My car!? I went fifteen years of my life without it.

My dogs!? As much as I love my two lab puppies and old cockapoo, I have gone through loss with my childhood lab, and have realized as much as it hurts, it gets better.

All of these things make life easier in their own ways, but I still believe I could not only live a life without them, but live a happy life without them.

People seem to underestimate how much human beings are capable of enduring. Not only enduring, but taking a trauma and growing from it in positive ways. People who have lost loved ones, people with less than us, or anyone who has gone through a disabling experience can attest to this. 
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With that said, here are three things I simply cannot live without: 
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1. Beauty 
By beauty I mean watching the sunset or sunrise, whether I am at my Grandma’s house watching the sun go down behind stunning Lake Michigan or just watching the sunrise while I’m on my way to soccer weights in the morning. Beauty means looking at the flowers as I go on walks with my friends or dogs. Beauty goes beyond the beauty of nature. The beauty of seeing a group of friends laugh and have fun together, or the beauty of seeing someone having fun doing what they love. Beauty is being in awe of the amazing world around us. 

2. Hope
To have hope is to always have the outlook of a better tomorrow. It's the hope that you can get through what you’re going through. Not only hope for yourself, but hope for others. Hope is what keeps us going. 

3. Love
By love I don’t mean romance, but the act of being kind to others and feeling loved. The feeling of love whether it’s from your mom, dad, aunt, best friend, or pet is second to none! Love is associated with good company that makes us feel loved and cared for, and that’s always worth living for. ​

Remember, while a phone, car, and pets are all special - it's beauty, hope, and love that makes us complete.  
Junior. Puppy Lover. Pinterest enthusiast. Sweatshirt hoarder. Soccer player. I spend my days taking pictures of my pretty friends, watching movies, and traveling. ​