Deepavali meaning a ‘series of light’, we say, is the triumph of good over evil and of right over wrong. Traditionally, this festival widely celebrated in India across communities, is a time of family bonding, conversations and thinking beyond oneself.
Lamps are lit, sweets made, shared and savored, gifts exchanged and relationships nurtured.
However over the recent years, this auspicious day has also turned out to be a strain on living standards. Rather than goodness prevailing, there are signs of distress on the things that we value – people, animals and the environment.
Use oil Diyas instead of candles
Diyas can be re-used multiple times and are made from earth-friendly material.
Make your rangoli with flowers, natural colours or rice flour
Kolams or rangoli was a way of sharing our food and life with insects and birds. Even today, in villages down south, the Kolam is made with either rice paste or dry rice flour and becomes a feast for ants and small birds.
Give a handmade gift
Enthusiastic about giving and receiving gifts? Choose gifts that are made from natural materials like a jute or cloth bag, cloth purse, a cotton kurta or saree.
Inculcate compassion in your children
A green Diwali is obviously one with no crackers. Many schools have taken the responsibility of educating children with the harmful effects of fire crackers that are available in India.
At www.Passion thats Green.com, in this article, An earth-friendly Diwali Dhamaka, are interesting, easy and fun ideas to have an earth-friendly Diwali Dhamaka. Stay inform about earth-friendly living.
During my mid-adult years I became interested in recycling, and after several failed attempts I gave up.
Many years later with my life-partner we successfully implemented recycling.
We took our lifestyle further when we developed an eco-friendly home.
In my mid-adult years I became vegetarian.
After a cholesterol-induced mild heart attack we changed our eating habits and stopped consuming foods and drinks which are considered to add to cholesterol. At the same time we switched to consuming zero added sugar foods and drinks. We cut our added sugar intake to less than 5%
Shortly afterward, we started practicing various types of fasting and introduced regular, though modest exercising.
Our journey culminated into providing the following services based on our life experiences and the benefits we derived:
* Healthy Eating
* Healthy Fasting
* Healthy Exercising
* Eco Friendly Living
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