Maria Lisa Polegatto May 28, 2026
NS Waterfall: Fairy Hole, New Campbellton
How can we call ourselves guardians when we are destroying instead of guarding against the destruction of nature?
We need to stop fearing our ability to stand up and speak out for nature and recognize how deeply it helps our planet live. Home is not just our house on a street, our community, our town, our geographical area, or even our country. Our true home is the entire planet.
The Earth lives like we do. It breathes like we do. It sustains itself in ways we often forget. We depend on nature to feed us, support us, keep us healthy, and help protect us from disease and illness. Nature is not separate from us — nature is our home.
Even Albert Einstein believed there was something greater than himself within the universe. He once said,
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
Nature holds knowledge, balance, resilience, and connection in ways humanity is still trying to fully understand. Imagine the wisdom in old growth forests. How they have stood the test of time and been able to experience the years in silence - watching, breathing, connecting.
If nature treated us the way we treat it, our world would be filled with hurricanes, tsunamis, fires, floods, and destruction. Oh wait, it already is! We are seeing the consequences of how we have treated the planet for generations.
With the world turning more and more commercialized and monetized, nature is taking more of a back seat in its own environment.
Now imagine a world where we choose to live in peace with nature instead of constantly trying to control it.
Imagine hearing the roar of ocean waves as they ebb and flow. Feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin and the quiet light of the moon at night. Imagine recognizing the importance of the minerals in the soil that grow our food and sustain life itself.
How do we protect, preserve, and promote our home?
We start with caring.
We step outside and not just see the world, but feel it. We use our senses to reconnect with nature. Take a walk. Notice the tiniest details. Hear the birds sing. Touch the trees and let them ground you. Pause long enough to recognize the importance of the connections all around us.
Then we take small steps forward, one at a time.
We communicate with others. We slow down. We breathe. We spend time in nature and begin to sleep better, feel better, and carry ourselves with more calmness and confidence. We let the thoughts weighing us down drift away like clouds and replace that space with peace.
We also learn to recognize the signs that nature is hurting.
Sometimes helping can be as simple as picking up a piece of trash blocking a stream. Other times it means speaking up when governments or corporations want to exploit land where endangered species live, such as the nesting and birthing areas of piping plovers.
Nature often tries to stay away from humans, but as humans continue taking over more land, it becomes harder and harder for wildlife and ecosystems to remain safe.
We cannot continue believing that nature exists only for human use. We are part of nature - it is our home.
Let us look out for nature — our home, our resilience, and our future.
“A human being is part of the whole called by us universe.” Albert Einstein
We need to stop fearing our ability to stand up and speak out for nature and recognize how deeply it helps our planet live. Home is not just our house on a street, our community, our town, our geographical area, or even our country. Our true home is the entire planet.
The Earth lives like we do. It breathes like we do. It sustains itself in ways we often forget. We depend on nature to feed us, support us, keep us healthy, and help protect us from disease and illness. Nature is not separate from us — nature is our home.
Even Albert Einstein believed there was something greater than himself within the universe. He once said,
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
Nature holds knowledge, balance, resilience, and connection in ways humanity is still trying to fully understand. Imagine the wisdom in old growth forests. How they have stood the test of time and been able to experience the years in silence - watching, breathing, connecting.
If nature treated us the way we treat it, our world would be filled with hurricanes, tsunamis, fires, floods, and destruction. Oh wait, it already is! We are seeing the consequences of how we have treated the planet for generations.
With the world turning more and more commercialized and monetized, nature is taking more of a back seat in its own environment.
Now imagine a world where we choose to live in peace with nature instead of constantly trying to control it.
Imagine hearing the roar of ocean waves as they ebb and flow. Feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin and the quiet light of the moon at night. Imagine recognizing the importance of the minerals in the soil that grow our food and sustain life itself.
How do we protect, preserve, and promote our home?
We start with caring.
We step outside and not just see the world, but feel it. We use our senses to reconnect with nature. Take a walk. Notice the tiniest details. Hear the birds sing. Touch the trees and let them ground you. Pause long enough to recognize the importance of the connections all around us.
Then we take small steps forward, one at a time.
We communicate with others. We slow down. We breathe. We spend time in nature and begin to sleep better, feel better, and carry ourselves with more calmness and confidence. We let the thoughts weighing us down drift away like clouds and replace that space with peace.
We also learn to recognize the signs that nature is hurting.
Sometimes helping can be as simple as picking up a piece of trash blocking a stream. Other times it means speaking up when governments or corporations want to exploit land where endangered species live, such as the nesting and birthing areas of piping plovers.
Nature often tries to stay away from humans, but as humans continue taking over more land, it becomes harder and harder for wildlife and ecosystems to remain safe.
We cannot continue believing that nature exists only for human use. We are part of nature - it is our home.
Let us look out for nature — our home, our resilience, and our future.
“A human being is part of the whole called by us universe.” Albert Einstein
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