My DH and I watched Steve Irwin’s Memorial tonight on Animal Planet. We recorded it for the kids to see tommorrow. It was a perfect memorial to Steve for all that loved him so much. There was a song played, “True Blue” by John Williamson which was Steve’s favorite song. What an absolutely perfect piece of music. John Williamson reminds me of an Aussie Gordon Lightfoot. There was another song played, just as touching, called “He changed the world” but I haven’t been able to find the link for it. A poem entitled, “The Crocodiles Are Crying” by Rupert McCall, was also read. They were all such magical words written for a hero who will live on in legends.

Steve and Terri are patrons to a wildlife organization called Wildlife Warriors. This organization puts all of their money where their mouth is. Single handedly, Steve Irwin put conservation in a place and time where no one else could. As he had described in an interview about the death of his mother, “That kind of pain never goes away, they are missed forever, but you can get up and go on - just keep going!” and that is what we all must do!

And how do we ordinary people do that? We don’t do it by sitting around waiting for someone to take the place of someone as special as Steve. We must take the time, educate ourselves to act responsibly, educate our children or better, let our children educate us! The kids instinctively know and love nature long before understanding it.

When anyone asks, are there anymore True Blues, just reply, YES! and then tell two friends!

“Embrace your Heart!”