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It’s a lights out party.
On Saturday, March 28th an annual event is being held called “Earth Hour”.
You can read more about this by using the Google Earth Hour page which has good information and some great links.

In summary it involves turning off your lights for one hour, between 8pm and 9pm on March 28th.

There is a webpage for Earth Hour where you can find other ways to join in the events of the day and find some great resources.

Those sites will give you all the reasons for joining in this hour of awareness. However, I want to point out one additional opportunity.

What a wonderful opportunity to have a family hour. Take a step back into the past and spend an hour playing a game, telling stories, talking about family goals/issues. Talk with your children about the importance of education. Just simply stop the rapid pace of life for one hour. Invite some friends over for coffee and dessert by candlelight. Talk with someone about your dreams, your hopes for yourself, your children, your town, your state, your county, your world. Keep it as simple or as complex as you would like.

You might just find that the one hour spent without using electricity opens a doorway to communication, imagination, and creativity. “Earth Hour” doesn’t need to be just about carbon footprints, global warming, and all those other big issues. It can be about the little issues like family, friends, and community.

I guess the challenge, if there is one, is: Can you mange without the tv, radio, computer (gasp – this is gonna be tough) for one hour. Don’t worry about me I have some book lights and several journals on land use law that I want to take a look at….I have a good, heavy duty thermos for coffee…..hmmm….if the weather’s nice, I can sit outside before the mosquitoes invade for the summer:)

Give it a try, you might like it.

By Carol Lindstrom On March 27 at 1:35 AM