Hi everyone is Kaysonger. Just a reminder that you can listen to all of our

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On this wonderful Thursday, I want to dive into something that's been on a lot of people's minds lately, and that's Mother Earth.

Specifically, I want to touch on our relationship with the Earth, how we can protect it, and how mindfulness can play a role in that.

Lately I've been really paying attention to my relationship with Mother Earth, and I have my eco-aware green sister to thank for that.

Her name is Tulani Thomas and she's all about being eco-friendly and living green with her business Tutu's Green World.

She wrote a children's book series called Tutu goes green. She also tours different schools around the nation

promoting green eco-living. And every chance she gets, she tries to get me to embrace green eco-friendly living.

I remember when I was over her house last New Year's holiday, and I had to wipe up a spill.

I was going nuts looking for some paper towels. And then I remembered. She doesn't

use paper towels. She uses eco-friendly washcloths. And in addition, every product in her house, from the soap to the

toothpaste to the laundry detergent, is eco-friendly.

She doesn't even have plates or forks in her house.

Everyone has to eat off of the eco-floor with their hands.

All right, I'm just joking about that.

But I think you get the idea.

And I joke, but she really has inspired me to be more aware of how I move in my day-to-day in regards to protecting Mother Earth.

We're living in a time where environmental issues from climate change to deforestation are becoming impossible to ignore.

Many people are feeling what's known as eco anxiety.

Eco anxiety is a deep sense of worry, fear, and even guilt about the state of the planet.

It's very real and it can weigh on you sometimes without you even realizing it.

But there's something powerful that we can bring into this conversation to counter it.

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