Protecting the Environment in Assisted Living
There are many articles available for what individuals can do at home to help protect Mother Earth but what if home is an assisted living facility? Here are a few actions you can take no matter where you live:
- When shopping, choose items with less packaging and look for quality items that won’t need to be replaced as often.
- Make a conscious effort to use reusable items rather than single use.
- Cleaning out your living space? Determine if someone else can use some of the items you aren’t keeping and donate them.
- Use the facility’s recycling program
- Switch to energy-efficient LED light bulbs for the lamps in your apartment or room.
- Unplug your chargers and other electronic devices when you’re not using them.
- Save water! Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth and take shorter showers.
- If it’s possible, turn down the thermostat in your room.
These are actions that anyone, anywhere can take:
- Support candidates and policies that promote environmental protection.
- Support environmental organizations.
- Speak up, educate and engage others.
Find more ways you can help Mother Earth here.
2025 Season of Creation Inspirational Endorsement
S. Martha Torbick shares a link to this beautiful eBook from Catholic Climate Covenant, *Spreading Seeds of Peace and Hope for Creation*. The book is a collaborative collection of eco-spirituality resources, including art, poems, prayers, reflections, meditations, liturgies, videos, and creation care programs, suitable for individuals and groups. We invite you to enjoy each contribution. To spark your interest, read one of the prayer selections below.
I Believe
by Sister Virginia Jennings, OSF
I BELIEVE in the web of life –
all creation interconnected and interdependent.
I BELIEVE that life is about relationship
flowing from the life of the Trinity.
I BELIEVE that the Creator has given creation
the innate power to restore, heal, replenish, and balance.
I BELIEVE that we are meant to live fully
Into God’s very best dream for us and for our world.
I BELIEVE that death and dying are a part of the natural circle of life
And not to be feared but embraced as the gateway to the Fullness of LIFE.
I BELIEVE that – although – the human family has great significance in God’s plan,
We are but a spark in the Universe.
I BELIEVE that being in right relationship with creation – truly in right relationship –
Could bring an end to the pain and suffering humans inflict on one another.
I BELIEVE that God will not give up on us,
And we should not give up on one another.
