So while I do have strong values and a passion for sustainability, I don't have perfect days.
I was feeling a little bummed out that both work and personal sustainability efforts were feeling a bit stalled of late. Trying to get past habits and bad behaviors that we all get accustomed to that is leading the unsustainable life style we are cranking on.
Well I spent a few days a couple of days ago up in Nelson BC where one of my sisters lives full time and my other sister lives part time. Nelson is one of this magical places that embodies contradictions: clear cuts and hippies, conservatives and liberals, insane athletes and a whole lotta coffee. It is everything that is there that gives the area its culture and flavor of passion.
I had the pleasure of being inspired and reminded that life can be what ever you want to make it and you will still be successful and live a full life. I was also reminded that what I do does mean something and not in what I do just for work, but how I live my life. That when I make decisions to buy local, from a coop, organic, fair trade, or Nothing, I am making a difference and creating a world that I think helps more people than less.
So I am taking this inspiration to the streets - yep join in!
I am calling on everyone to make a decision to change a single behavior that they didn't think they every could and just do it.
Ideas? What about:
- Never using a take out cup
- Buying only organic milk
- Buying only Fair Trade coffee
- Checking out craig's list for purchases before getting something new
- Building a drying rack and stop using the dryer.
Want some more inspiration? Leave a comment telling the world what your commitment will be and for the rest of the month all names will be put into a draw for a $100 gift card to prAna. Yep I am now buying your sweet sustainability love. But I have a feeling you are going to be greatly inspired and see the difference that you make!
Can't wait to hear your ideas... OH wait - what's mine. No more cheese unless it is organic. Ack - this one ain't easy. I love cheese and Organic cheese is spendy - but time to put my money where my mouth is...
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Instead of buying a hunk of plastic for my sweet Audrey's birthday I will make her a play kitchen from completely upcycled/used supplies. Pictures to follow
OK I recently lost my reusable coffee mug...so tomorrow I'm going to purchase a new one with a reusable gift card! I will then commit to using my mug for all my take out beverages!! No more paper cups!!!
Nice work guys!
I just took over a real estate development operation and am dealing with deeply entrenched behaviors in house and out.
sudden culture change is impossible, but successive small changes work well. We pick a topic each Tuesday and revisit the last weeks topic to hold any tiny gains we might have made.
This weeks topic...no trees in the trash hoppers.
last weeks, nothing goes down the drains you would not drink.
One has to begin somewhere and we evidentally are starting at the bottom. Any gains will appear huge!
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