It is truly unsettling that when tragedy strikes our door with people fleeing for their lives, the forest burning turning to ashes,wild life innocently dying or fleeing that people focus only on material loss instead of paying attention to the fact that the time to pay attention (be aware ) of the message Mother Earth is no longer just speaking she is screaming STOP. The Tar Sands is indeed along with Climate Change both man made the reason for this disaster. While my daughter and I sat at my new favorite vegan restaurant for our Mother's Day brunch we discussed the wildfires and how it would affect the people, which brought us to recycling and abuse of our Earth. She made a very profound statement to me and finally I understood " Mom I am so proud of you at your growth inside and out that at times it overwhelms me."