“You have an individual body in which you exist, eat, sleep and go about your life. You also have a second body which has an impact on foreign countries and on whales."
I totally agree with one of your last lines, change must be voluntary and at ones own pace. I stopped using plastic produce bags, plastic grocery bags, disposable coffee filters because they had a very short term temporary use and they became a hassle. I switched to oat milk simply because cow milk would go bad before I would get around to finishing it. I feel like I made these changes to benefit me first but they also happened to help the environment too.
However, for every reuse of my metal water bottle, 300 private jets are taking off. I honestly don't think my actions make an actual difference but they give me that little peace.
Thanks for writing this. The first example that comes to mind for me is that I switched to a shampoo bar, instead of bottled shampoo, a while ago ... and the way I feel about it is exactly the same as you described.
I totally agree with one of your last lines, change must be voluntary and at ones own pace. I stopped using plastic produce bags, plastic grocery bags, disposable coffee filters because they had a very short term temporary use and they became a hassle. I switched to oat milk simply because cow milk would go bad before I would get around to finishing it. I feel like I made these changes to benefit me first but they also happened to help the environment too.
However, for every reuse of my metal water bottle, 300 private jets are taking off. I honestly don't think my actions make an actual difference but they give me that little peace.
That rinse in the morning is going to feel different going forward! 👏🏻
Thanks for writing this. The first example that comes to mind for me is that I switched to a shampoo bar, instead of bottled shampoo, a while ago ... and the way I feel about it is exactly the same as you described.