Be the Difference!

 

Be the Difference

 

The English language has assorted peculiarities one such example relates to the words Granite, Granted, Gratitude. Three very different words despite the difference of only a few letters.

Granite – noun. rock (solid, heavy)

Granted – adjective. approved, decided. / verb. given. acknowledged.

Gratitude – noun. thankfulness. gratefulness. appreciativeness.

The founder of the panhandles only licensed nonprofit organization working with native wild mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians has been the driving force. She has been the immovable object between certain death for hundreds of injured and orphaned wild animals.

When one person gives another something, it shows approval. The opposite occurs when someone is ‘taken for granted’. There is a general lack of empathy towards another living being.

Without this community American Heritage Wildlife Foundation would not have been able to help keep Idaho wild. Thanks to the contributions of time, talent and treasure your local 501c3 has been operating for more than 20 years and without that support would have closed its doors years ago. These past several years the demand has become so great, the founder has felt as if she is being crushed by a boulder of granite.   

How has AHWF been able to operate? Only because of you. AHWF is community supported for every aspect of operations. What is the difference between granite and granted ‘ID’ and gratitude ‘U’.

YOU are why the injured and orphaned native nongame wild animals have a chance at being returned to their home territories. If you want AHWF to continue another twenty years we must have you!

ID is the state we all call home. The ID is also the primitive core essence of a person. It is one of three parts to the human psyche. The ID is the source determining what gives each being happiness. The Superego is the moral compass while the Ego attempts to balance the moral conscience with the primitive base desires. Do you view Idaho as a place to ‘wreck-reate’ or as a place where you are but one small part of a vast ecosystem?

When you are able to recognize Earth and Heart are spelled with the same letters you will begin to identify the importance of being a good neighbor. When you see that love is the solution, the evolution process begins. A word which is the same forwards and backwards is a palindrome. Look closely at the word Evolve. The instructions could not be any clearer. WE must evolve and love our native neighbors as ourselves, for what we do to them we do to ourselves. Real eyes realize real lies from agencies and organizations which say they support the environment. Pay attention, make a stand, shift your perspective to the mindset that we do not own this land, it is simply on loan to us from our grandchildren and all the wild neighbors.

Idaho was once full of wild animals. The wild spaces and species were plentiful. Then we humans discovered the beauty of the wild spaces and claimed them for our own.  The human population has quadrupled in 100 years. The wild animal populations have dramatically declined to levels of near extinction, imminent extinction or extinct in the last 50 years. We alone are responsible for their demise. We have taken nature for granted.

There are countless conflicts which arise, wild animal injuries and orphans are created and the need increases for services which are provided by no other organization. Think ECO not EGO. Be a part of nature not apart from nature. Be aware of the wild animals around you. Hesitate before approaching any wild animal. Watch for signs of distress. Follow through by connecting with Idaho’s professionals found at AIR for Wildlife (Association of Idaho Rehabbers for Wildlife).

IF you wish to get involved with creating the first nature center of the inland pacific northwest – which has been the vision since 2001, we need you to join with your friends and share this vital information. Make the changes to behaviors and demonstrate an attitude of gratitude for all the wild spaces and species. Gratitude is after all the key component of joy.