Effortless Change

For these last few days, I have been putting in effort to see the ways in which I can become more sustainable. I wanted to take on the approach of effortlessly making a difference. This experiment made me become more aware of my surrounding and encouraged me to lower my ecological footprint. When leaving a room I would turn off the lights (although I usually do that anyways), and although we do not pay for water where I live, I still would turn the faucet off while brushing my teeth or washing my face. I now feel guilty when I litter, and now I pick up everything I drop, putting it in its proper receptacle.
These tiny differences don’t seem to impact us now, however if we can get more people to make tiny, effortless decisions when it comes to our environment, then we can move mountains. I have gotten my whole family to make a compost pile where we put all of our biodegradable scraps, and I have also gotten them to turn off the computers after using them. Although these things won’t seem to directly effect our environment, over time and with a developed habit for recycling and conservative energy use, we can all make a difference and become more sustainable.