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Through the months of January, February, and March, I’ve been neglecting the blog. Nothing has motivated me to write, except the failed VIDEO BLOG of my mentor session. (SHOUT OUT) I’ve come to terms that the problem isn’t lack of things to blog about, it’s my interest in them. There are many things we are doing that are detrimental to our earth, but it’s been hard to relate carbon footprints and a failing economy to my personal life. I am aware that as a human being I am somehow harming both, and this in itself is a depressing thought. From the moment we are born we are polluting through use of diapers, formula bottles, and the clothes we grow out of every few months.
Sure there are ways to delay our impact, (cloth diapers, reusable bottles, and second hand clothing), but unless everything we use or own is biodegradable then it WILL end up in our dumps, sewers, or polluted air. No matter what we do, we will leave the earth a bigger mess than when we entered it.
If we all don’t care, who will? Sometimes I feel the only way to feign interest in the environment is through guilt. There is no instant satisfaction when you recycle, or cut your shower short. So how do you feel when you know you are making a difference? Personally, I don’t feel much of anything. On the other hand, when I am being wasteful I feel guilty. Oddly, I’m grateful for this guilt, because it makes me feel like a human with a conscious.
How does one go from feeling guilty to becoming interested and involved? Usually going on a hike, going sailing, or surfing does the trick for me, but being in a city has its disadvantages sometimes. So without any verbal attacks or endless lectures, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on converting guilt into actually feeling good.
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