Here's a small thought. If you are being green, trying to be green, or reveling in the smugness of being green (admit it, you are), then your job for today is to educate someone else about it today. Bring it into conversation any way you can. Don't be preachy, just speak it. And talk about something other than recycling. You know there is so much more to do than just freaking recycle. Talk about eco eating, eco body products, eco office products, ethical shopping, composting, just something. Make the other people think for a moment. Tell them that the FDA only removes harmful chemicals after a plethora of complaints, so who is to say their shampoo really is good for them? Tell them that their $6 shirt was probably made by some poor person who probably got only 2 cents for a day's wages and some other town was polluted by fertilizer for the cotton that grew the material, and even better it will fall apart after 6 washes. Say that you have decided that eating local farm food is helping keep over crowded residential areas popping up in the country, which makes for less traffic on back roads, and less hassle. Even invite them to share some of your compost to make their roses prettier than their neighbors.
Just educate someone today on being green. Tell them something that isn't cliche. Speak out about the less talked about green things in the world. Get them thinking. If everyone started thinking about it, then true change can really happen. The cosmetic industry is answering, so are the car companies, and even fashion. If we speak, we will be heard. So, start talking.
What did I do to be eco-friendly today?
Talked the talk, and walked the walk, eco groovin' all the way.
P.S. If you need some mood music for your head today, check out this song....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4jKF4LWViE
You can't go wrong with a line of "Water spirit feeling springing 'round my head, makes me glad I'm not dead..."
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And this is where the sheep leaves the shepherd. I will gladly lead by example, green-themed lesson plans, etc, but I won't go up to strangers and basically tell them their choices are faulty - the bit in GG with the neighbor bugged me, but I'm reactionary.
I don't mean complete strangers, nor being preachy. Just bring it up inconversation sometime as a comment to add with whatever else is being said.
I hate preachy people. But when someone is taking out their trash, or tossing a bottle away, occasionally I will just say a simple, "You could recycle that if you want to. It does help." or even "Five of those recycled can make a shirt." And sometimes it makes them think. Sometimes I get a mean look. I don't care. I got the word out.
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