Getting Lost in the Green Details
I usually get 4 or 5 contact emails a week, about 1/2 of them asking questions. One of the most frequent questions is along the lines of: "How can I make healthy changes that don’t disrupt my life? People are often assuming that to achieve positive green living or personal health benefits, they will need to make drastic changes in their lives. This is probably the most commonly held misconception about making any kind of change, whether it is in health, lifestyle, financial, personal, or anything else.
I remember a quote I read a few months ago. I just searched for it again and believe it was said by Carl Zichella, an official with the California Sierra Club. He was speaking to the idea of incorporating green environmental changes into your life, but what he said is readily applied to any changes you desire.
"You can go crazy and get lost in the details and completely miss the point that every little bit helps."
So true. Whatever changes you would like to make, whether trying to save money on your heating bill, use a few less gallons of gas each week, drink less soda, lose a few pounds, (hint: drink less soda), or reduce the volume of what you contribute to the landfill, think small. You might even start with a change that, at first glance, seems too small to make any difference at all. Stick to that small change for a few days, or weeks and I think you will be surprised at the results and at your ability to expand and build upon those first small steps.
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