
I believe in the power of creativity to beat the odds we are up against. Earth Day is a reminder that we each can help to protect and steward the beautiful planet we are privileged to live on. I’m excited that the unveiling of the Aspen Hero Singing Tree mural in Denver on Sunday, April 25, coincides with the week of Earth Day. I’ll be attending this celebration, thanks to Maria Feekes, who organized over 800 people from homeless shelters, villages in Peru and Denver high school students to create this symbol of unity. The Singing Tree Project was inspired by then 8 year old Meredith Miller in 1999, who said “What if the whole world made a painting together?” The Aspen Tree is the 12th in a series murals of a tree on the earth in space. Over 9000 people from at least 16 countries have participated so far. The Singing Tree project incorporates three of Nature’s principles – it can be reproduced; it has a clear goal with local conditions dictating the form, like water getting to the ocean; and it honors the importance of interdependence, focusing on the role that trees play in human life. Through coming together to create something new and beautiful, where the whole world is invited, we combat the negative forces of division and destruction that plague our world. This unity through creativity will beat the difficult odds we are up against at this time. See Facebook’s “Singing Tree Project” and The Singing Tree Project
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