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The Crunchy Towel Collective
illustrated musings meant to inspire hope and action in our changing world.

​After my post from October 24, 2021 I realized what a great metaphor an air-dried crunchy towel is for the minor discomforts we need to embrace now to prepare us for bigger behavioral changes and larger inconveniences and discomforts going forward. The sooner we do, the better for all of us, meaning all living things throughout the world.
I hope you find these musings helpful, somewhat humorous and ideally motivating. Please share your responses going forward, I am a student of life and love learning from others' experiences. and perspectives 

Cha, cha changes! 2022

12/30/2021

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2022 is upon us and with ever-present climate change conditions I resolve to do these things monthly:
2- Thoughts of gratitude for Earth's various abilities to sustain life.
0- Admonishments for what I am not doing. In these times one can be paralyzed by all the things they could and should be doing to mitigate the effects of climate change.  It is important to know these things but it is not helpful to feel shame or regret. Do what you can when you can as often as possible.
2- Affirmations to various individuals, organizations even businesses and politicians who are doing their part to help the world adapt to or mitigate the effects of climate change.
2- life style changes that will help me adapt to or mitigate the effects of climate change. 
Do you have any resolutions to share? Please share, I would love to know!

1 Comment
jim
8/21/2025 03:18:32 pm

Really 'dig' the acorn as the roots(just missing the logger killing all the animals living in the branches).

Climate change is mostly a ongoing
act of nature's cycles. Human polution is a major threat to ourselves and a varity of plants, animals, and bugs... in areas we(emperialists) invade and dump out wastes. However, we as individuals should not beat ourselves with guilt and regret. It is all part of a great process of god(the verb) or like yin/yang which will find equalibrium whether we like it or not. If there is a true driver by man it is the cascade effect of over 3000 large nukes reased upon the earth in last half of the 20th century(mostly in the far north of north hemi and the countless nuke waste dumped into enviro and sea by things like Fuku/Chernob, but 'they' never discuss that.).
I love re-constituting trash into useful anything(art, tools, food, structures, etc).

Sadly, the folks in Oregon mostly see trees as weeds, and removal-of such as just a means to getting a view, while making money via property logged. Lived on Columbia River for a decade, i know the local mentality very well. They cant waste water fast enough... 'right'!!?
cheers.

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