Step
One

Choose
Love

We love our families, homes, and the things we care about, so why not love our planet too? But for generations, Earth has seemed too all-encompassing to think about loving, at least for mainstream culture. While love for Earth is the best foundation for connection, it doesn’t come naturally any more:

YOU MUST CHOOSE IT EVERY DAY.

This step will help by leading you through a gallery that explains the what, why, and how of it.

IS IT HARD?

Society pressures us to disconnect from Mother Earth for reasons that don’t make sense in today’s world. But it’s still sending us messages through language, norms, and media that downplay Earth’s importance. We subconsciously tune in, and are influenced to see our planet through an outdated lens without even realizing it.

Are you aware of the influences?

How To
Do It

Visit the
Gallery

Browse the gallery below to learn about our complicated relationship with this planet. In it, you’ll see designs that explore four themes: Earth’s beauty, its central importance, cultural influences, and your options. To get the most from your visit, examine each design and read its message on the following slide. Your mission is to come out on the other side choosing to love Earth and understanding barriers that get in the way.

DOUBTS & EPIPHANIES


If you doubt this step is worthwhile, you won’t learn about societal cues shaping your relationship with Earth and views on Nature 24-7. If you proceed, thoughtful exploration of the human-Earth relationship will inspire the belief that:

YOU CAN AND SHOULD LOVE OUR PLANET.

The
Market

Help With
This Step

Celebrate with a custom keepsake. Think of it as your own advertising that prompts you to choose love every day.

DIRECTIONS


First, click on “Select A Design” below to choose one that motivates you. The purpose is to symbolize your decision to love Earth. Pro tip: for added benefit, consider picking one that also challenges you. Next, decide on an item you want printed with the design. It should be something you like and will see, use, or wear a lot. Submit your order and we’ll get your product made and sent to you.

Take It
Outside

Use What
You Learn

Take a moment each day to reaffirm your choice to love Earth. Using your item often will help you remember. And now that you’re aware of society’s discouraging influences, think of its design and message as symbolic protection from them.

MAKE PROGRESS

Watch and listen for societal cues about Earth, Nature, and “the environment”. How are they portrayed? How much attention do they get? Is it the right amount and tone, given that Earth makes our lives possible? Recall lessons from the gallery to tune into the scope and scale of our disconnect. Because the cues won’t stop, continue this habit while you take on the next steps.

Step two

Photo Art on this website includes adaptations from “A Long Dead Star” from ESA, Hubble, and NASA, by Y Chu; “The Blue Marble from NASA; “Twin Blue Marbles” from NASA; and Earth photo by Reid Wiseman from the International Space Station, Expedition 40.