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Today, June 5, 2025, marks another historic victory celebration of World Environment Day. World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5th, was established in 1972 during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm—a historic moment when global leaders united to confront ecological degradation. The first celebration took place in 1974, under the theme “Only One Earth,” urging humanity to honor the sanctity of creation.
Today, over 150 nations recognize this occasion, advocating for climate care, clean air and water, and the preservation of biodiversity. As a counselor, teacher, spiritual advisor, and former military commander, I understand that safeguarding the Earth is not optional—it is essential. Our health, our peace, and our hope for tomorrow are intertwined with how we treat our planet today.
Let this day be more than a date on the calendar. Let it be a divine call to action. We are not owners—we are stewards, entrusted with the healing and preservation of God’s creation.
Linking Pin Sonnet was invented by Joseph S. Spence Sr. while studying English literature, creative writing, African diaspora, Japanese linguistics, and mythology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, on January 15, 2007, after studying 21 different sonnet forms. It consists of 14 lines of eight to eleven syllables. The end of each line links with the next. The concept is based on the leadership principle of accomplishing an organization’s task. Strengthening organizational echelons at each level comes by connecting each element with a linking pin leadership, thus obtaining maximum productivity in its goal’s completion. One should visualize each linking pin connecting to the next ensuring strength and safety, moving every adjoining part to reach maximum potential in mission accomplishment. Additionally, the linking pin sonnet resonates with two lovers on the same sheet of music linking together, singing the same song, moving in the same direction, strengthening each other, overcoming obstacles, reaching their goals, and achieving success and victory. This is the practice of “Jumping the Broom” at an African American wedding as a couple. (Atunis Galaxy Poetry. 2019. Https://atunispoetry.com).