10/18/2026
“Being an environmentalist means having the courage to open one’s heart to the living world, experience the pain caused and harm done to it by other humans and keep loving the world anyway. Every inhale is a gift from nature. Every sip of water sustains. Every color, scent, scene and species fills the heart. As we experience a dismantling of the Endangered Species Act, Roadless Rule and all we worked to put in place to protect the more-than-human world, grief and the question “Why?” become pervasive. We’re living in a time of great disconnect. The path ahead is intimidating.
Yet, as my friend J .Nichols would say, here’s a “bluscription”. Get in the water. Watch it, listen to it. Learn about the blue mind response we evolved to experience, then use it intentionally and deepen your relationship with water. There’s science to follow if you need that. There’s also inner guidance. How many of us have been drawn to the ocean, rivers or lake for as long as can be remembered? Something for consideration, especially now. Especially today. For the tree-huggers, ocean-lovers, environmentalists of every shade and hue, older to younger generations,especially younger generations, “I wish you water.” “
-Linda Emerson
Founder, Wildbluesea
Image: environmentalists Linda Emerson and carolineskae