Notes From a Cowgirl

A few days ago I was watching TV when an insurance commercial came on. Let me tell ya, I had an epiphany and it had nothing to do with buying insurance. Towards the end of the commercial, piles of crushed cars were shown, and I thought, “We’re doing everything wrong.” People in the industrialized world make so much trash. We live in a throw-away society. When something breaks or a newer model comes out, we throw out the old without thinking twice. Cars have only been around for about a hundred years and think of all the crushed cars and pieces of cars we so frequently see. Is that being responsible stewards? I could research waste and give you statistics, but I don’t need those numbers to tell me that something is wrong, and I don’t think you do, either. When I was younger my mom  was constantly reminding me to not waste food and recycle everything I possibly could. As I get older, it's clearer and clearer how important that lesson was.  I reali