Did you know that 10,000 pounds of junk mail are sent out every year?

That statistic was cited by Bear Heart in 1996 in a book by Molly Larkin entitled “The Wind Is My Mother.” It’s about the life and teachings of a Native American Shaman–Bear Heart.

Bear Heart expounds on junk mail: “If 100,000 people refused junk mail 150,000 trees would be saved. Trees hold the soil together, and now their numbers are dwindling.” That was 10 years ago, so how many more pounds of junk mail are sent each year now?

Bear Heart offers many more perspectives on how we should live as human beings, so it’s an excellent read if you’re at all interested in learning with an open mind.

The life and teachings of a Native American Shaman