Celebrating Earth Day 2025

​​Happy Earth Day! A day to remind us of how important it is to take care of our planet. 

​Take time to celebrate the day by spending time in nature, recycling, or planting. Being in natural environments has been shown to reduce stress, improve attention, and foster emotional well-being. 

​The sights, sounds, and restorative qualities of nature can have a calming effect on the mind (Bratman et al., 2019). By working together, we can make a world of difference! Every little action can count. Here’s a video to inspire you to take action and provide a little history about how earth day began.  

Also for inspiration, here are a few quotes on how small steps can make a big difference:

• “Little by little, a little becomes a lot.” - Tanzanian Proverb
• “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” - Vincent Van Gogh
• “Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” - Desmond Tutu
  
• “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” - Edmund Burke
  
• “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” -  John Wooden
  
• “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” - Robert Collier

Reference:
Bratman, G. N., Anderson, C. B., Berman, M. G., Cochran, B., de Vries, S., Flanders, J., ... & Daily, G. C. (2019). Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective. Science Advances, 5(7), eaax0903. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax0903