First Steps to Sustainable Living
Like everything in life, when a task seems too complicated or too daunting, the best way to tackle it is to break it down into smaller, more manageable measures. Taking your first steps to sustainable living is all about embracing the concept, humbly and heartily.
After all, no one ever climbed the Everest from a single, giant leap.
Set Your Mind.
One step at a time and all seems more approachable. Plus it gives us the necessary time to reflect on the next action to perform. It gives us the opportunity to slightly change course when a direction is leading us nowhere. And, last but not least, it gives us the time to rest and reflect on the journey accomplished so far.
And since sustainability is a journey based on mindfulness rather than an impulsive series of actions, taking our first steps to sustainable living one at a time will give us the best chances of success in our goal to prep ourselves for a greener future.
Compartmentalize.
Many approaches can be applied to getting green, or greener for that matter—for those of us who have already started. When it comes to taking your first steps to sustainable living at home, for example, using the compartmentalized approach and dividing the dwelling into living quarters is a logical way to go.
Explore your home through another set of eyes. Refresh your perspective and look for new ways to introduce a greener touch into your daily living. In those pages, you will find some quick adjustments you can make today in your space to get a little more eco-friendly all throughout. And also some deeper changes to embrace for a sustainable lifestyle.
Get Inspired.
Browse through those ideas. Pick what appeals for you. Give them a try and settle for the ones you can commit to with enthusiasm and joy.
Don’t be shy to take on some challenging ones that might appear slightly more unsettling. While it may not seem they will work for your household at first glance, you might be surprised and discover a new inner you you never thought could do THAT.
Enjoy The Process.
Remember that this is a choice you are free to make rather than an additional load dropped on your shoulders.
Take it at your own rhythm and play with it until you reach your happy balance. Our earth will thank you, we certainly do !
