I Pledge Allegiance to the Earth
And to the Universal Spirit
Which gives us Life;
One Planet, Indivisible
Peace and Justice for Us All.
I Pledge to do my Best
To uphold the Trust bestowed
In the Gift of my Life;
To care for Our Planet
And our Atmosphere,
To Respect and Honor
All her Inhabitants,
All People, Animals,
Plants and Resources,
To Create a Legacy
For Our Children
And Our Children’s Children
In a World of Harmony and Love.
I Pledge Allegiance
To the Universal Spirit,
By whatever Name it may be called.
I align my Life
With the ongoing Process
of Creation;
To grow Myself with Care,
To Act from My Own Integrity,
To Be for Others
How I would want them
To Be for Me.
Together
May We carry this Vision
Into our Hearts,
Into our Daily Choices,
And through Our
Expanding Consciousness
Within and Beyond Our Planet.
Edna Reitz, 1988
NOTE: Several months ago I found this pledge from a 2011 post on the blog, The Native HeartLight, and saved it for an Earth Day post. Since then I have not been able to find out anything more about Edna Reitz ,who was given credit for it on a poster, or the pledge itself. Perhaps she got it from someone else. I attempted to contact the author of the blog but never received an answer. If anyone knows anything about it, please share. I still liked it and wanted to share it.
Beautiful…and I love the picture as well, thanks for posting 🙂
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Sea and birds would be something you would appreciate. Thanks for the visit and comment!
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Thanks for sharing this post. Let us know what you finda out about Edna Reitz.
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I will. Thanks for taking time to comment. Welcome back!
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A beautiful post for Earth Day! Thank you for sharing.
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You are welcome, Amy! Great to have you visit!
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An interesting quote made even more interesting by the fact that no one seems to know who she was.
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I am still looking to find out something else about her. She couldn’t just disappear from the Internet!
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Her, here!
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I meant Here, here!
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I like that comment, Mary!
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Lovely picture, Port Aransas
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Thank you for stopping by to comment! Thoughts are always welcome.
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This was a beautiful pledge my friend, and a charming painting also.. Wishing you an enjoyable Sunday and a Peaceful week ❤ Hugs Sue
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Thanks, Sue! May you have a peaceful week also! Hugs back to your side of this earth!
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Received with many thanks 🙂 ❤
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A beautiful pledge for Earth Day.
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Thank you, Andrea!
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Thank you for posting this most beautiful pledge. So wish we could make this part of being able to live on this planet. I fear for the future generations. Much Love!
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Yes, one sees so much disregard for our Earth home and sometimes for each other, but I have to believe that there is hope. There are those out there like you that care for the land and care about love, beauty, life and tolerance. Peace and love to you, Tin Man! You give me hope!
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Perhaps Edna Reitz was never on the internet — nothing there to disappear.
Here’s a candidate, the Edna Reitz who was Dean of Girls at Pittsburgh’s Wilkinsburg High School, in 1941. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19410121&id=M-4nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2547,1994507&hl=en
There are obits for several Edna Reitzes I found on Google. Perhaps if someone were to take the time to read each one . . .
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You are right! I will explore more. Thanks for pointing this out and thanks for stopping by my blog to read and comment.
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This is so wonderful!
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I was kind of thinking the same thing about the author never having been a part of the online world. Possible she was a friend or family member of the person who wrote the article you read. Regardless, this is a great poem. Reading your post also reminds me that I need to enter a reminder for a couple weeks before Earth Day 2016, so I have time to plan on doing something. Glad you found my Earth Day blog post. 🙂
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Yes, you should enter a reminder for Earth Day next year. It doesn’t seem to get the attention that it used to get. And I didn’t seem much about it on WordPress blogs but will have to check that out to encourage others. I am glad you like the poem also – not matter who wrote it. Thanks for taking time to stop and comment! Best wishes to you and yours!
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Oh I like this one so much! If the Earth could smile at your devotion to it I’m sure that’s exactly what it would be doing right now 😀
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Thank you, Ms Christy! She is smiling on us today as we enjoy lovely fall weather (for us!), lots of sunshine and low humidity.
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Reblogged this on THE COASTAL CRONE and commented:
This is an old post from 2015 but I still like the message for Earth Day 2023.
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