I'm so impressed you had energy for anything more when you got home last night. Once my car finally rolled into my garage last night I was spent. My brain was full of new ideas and things to consider, somewhat radical changes to suggest to my hubby and new concepts to absorb. I felt the need to do one thing, close my eyes and allow my brain to settle around all that we heard
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My excitement to share what I'd learned with my sis was pretty energizing. Also, the promise of apple galette.
I'm still mulling everything we learned. As I mentioned by email, I'm ready for "no-poo" (hee!), but I can see why it wouldn't be one of your first steps--if I were still coloring my hair, I wouldn't consider it. There are so many other improvements to make, it seems okay not to pick that one.
I woke up this morning thinking about all the nasty fire retardant on my bedding. Geez. My quest to replace my mattress just took a new turn, you can bet!
Lots to think about and do. The "sunny path" is wide open before us both.
(Oh, and my sis was really interested to know more. I'm going to see if she can get in on one of Monique's next intro classes.)
I think I want to clone your day and live it myself (over and over). Every trash day when I drive down the street I see everybody's piles of trash and it depressed the hell out of me when I multiply that amount by millions of people, and wonder where in the hell it goes. And then multiply it again by thousands for the weeks that have gone by and those coming up. Makes me fear for the Grand Canyon being acquired for a landfill.
One of the many great tips the workshop teacher provided last night was, "Don't judge--yourself, or others--as you start up this path."
I find that my focus narrows down to the pinpoint of my own life the more I'm on this path. The more I immerse myself in sustainable practices, the farther I get from those rows of trashcans on the curb.
It's not that mass consumerism has ceased to exist, just that it's ceased to exist in my reality. Knowing that I'm doing all I can right now to be part of the solution, and so are more and more of the other people in my reality, is amazingly calming.
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I'm still mulling everything we learned. As I mentioned by email, I'm ready for "no-poo" (hee!), but I can see why it wouldn't be one of your first steps--if I were still coloring my hair, I wouldn't consider it. There are so many other improvements to make, it seems okay not to pick that one.
I woke up this morning thinking about all the nasty fire retardant on my bedding. Geez. My quest to replace my mattress just took a new turn, you can bet!
Lots to think about and do. The "sunny path" is wide open before us both.
(Oh, and my sis was really interested to know more. I'm going to see if she can get in on one of Monique's next intro classes.)
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I find that my focus narrows down to the pinpoint of my own life the more I'm on this path. The more I immerse myself in sustainable practices, the farther I get from those rows of trashcans on the curb.
It's not that mass consumerism has ceased to exist, just that it's ceased to exist in my reality. Knowing that I'm doing all I can right now to be part of the solution, and so are more and more of the other people in my reality, is amazingly calming.
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