Oceans: We Need To Talk!

The Law of Reciprocity

Everything has an opposite. These opposites create balance from north to south and from east to west. Its all give and take. When meals are unbalanced, the human body becomes unhealthy because it lacks the daily requirements or nutrients. Therefore, supplements or vitamins are necessary to fulfill that requirement. When cognitive thought patterns are confused or discombobulated, you may experience feelings of anxiety. Perhaps listening to negativity all day has you experiencing feelings of depression. This natural law is called the law of “cause and effect”. Things appearing unfair or imbalanced are generally chosen behaviorstoward yourself or another, whether or not recognized. The repetitive action of these behaviors are considered habits and the root cause. Furthermore, your thoughts are alive with each brain spark. (The 12 Universal Laws) 

Reciprocity is an exchange of things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country, organization, or individual to another. Relationships work smoother with reciprocation from businesses, marriages, and friendships. Earth provides living resources and holds its delicate balance for thousands of years based on reciprocity. The Earth has a natural ability to heal itself. The healing process is identical to its inhabitants. Earth is fully alive. 

Ocean Commitments

NASA Scientists believe the Earth is dying slowly because of global warming. The use of fossil fuels, cigarette smoke, aerosol sprays, ocean plastics, and fracking causes increased climate change. Why isn’t there reciprocation? How can we ask for help with this global problem? Only with an environmental commitment to standards, helping hands in beach clean up, education initiatives, recycling efforts can we achieve higher goals for a better future.  

How to make a conscious effort

When you commit yourself completely, it multiplies in your life. Whether sports, a relationship, drugs, or a worthy goal. If you are not receptive to instruction, you are not informed. If you commit to nothing, nothing will persist. Examples of reciprocity are farming or laboring, spiritual praise or worship, and maintenance. Gratitude is the key. Ocean stewardship is gratitude in action. An ocean steward is someone who cares for and protects the oceans. Someone who is vested in learning more about ocean conservation efforts. Someone willing to take active steps toward the preservation of ocean ecosystems.

Ways to Reciprocate

• • Recycle
  • Stop littering
  • Homesteading 
  • Use sustainable goods
  • Replace current household containers with biodegradables.
  • Youth & Adults: Start Ocean cleanups
  • Practice reciprocity: Daily initiatives. 
  • Ocean Stewardship
  • Be a Plastic minimalist

This Blueprint (See below) lays out six key steps to unlock a climate-smart ocean to meet 1.5 C, from innovative ocean management and human-centered policies to harnessing blue finance and leveraging the ocean-climate nexus in political processes. The blueprint is the outcome of the UN Global Compact Blue Road to COP 26 multi-stakeholder workstream. 

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