Hi Thinking out loud here xx :D
I think this might be a bit long so please do find a comfy seat, get a drink and take in everything I have to write, take this time for you to be present and let any worries for now go, this time is for you, let thoughts go and let your breath guide you as you read this blog post.
These past few days, possibly even months, I’ve been thinking about my impact on the earth, from things I buy to how I use those products even down to what I do when I’ve finished using those products. A lot of things we buy are either recyclable or not, but I’ve been thinking a lot recently about where does it all go, the plastics the paper, bottles of any kind, packaging, containers, where does it all go? Do the things that we get told are recyclable do they get recycled as in reused for other products, or do they go to landfills adding to the mass of rubbish already there that we get told will break down but never does.
If it does eventually break down, it takes hundreds of years because of the masses of waste that gets pilled up every day. A lot of it also makes its way into waterways that ultimately end up in our beautiful oceans, rivers, lakes and small particles even some of the water we drink, not to mention inside animals that mistake our rubbish for being food. It’s heartbreaking, but we have caused this, we have made this happen, so I am making an effort to change my ways, and I hope you join me in making these small but life-changing changes for not only ourselves but for the greater good of our planet and all of its inhabitants.
I have already made changes where I can at the moment, I along time ago now changed to using metal bottles when out and about, something I did way back when I was in school. I at the beginning of this year switched to reusable pads. I’ve mentioned them multiple times on this blog throughout this year. They are over five years more cost-effective but more than that with every period they help safe the planet. They help lessen plastic waste and rubbish build-up, help save our wildlife, help keep our oceans and waterways clean, reduce our carbon footprint, are better for our bodies and healthier for our bodies and have no chemicals near sensitive parts of bodies or being leaked into our planet. They are one thing that has drastically changed my life this year and my future going forwards. This though is only the start. I hope that by next year I have less plastic products that I use daily.
I just looked around the bathroom, and my bedroom and all of the products, ALL the products I use are made out of plastic 100% of all the moisturisers, hand creams, body lotion, shampoo, body wash face wash are in plastic packaging all of them, I’m sad that I’m saying that, but it’s true. I realise how bad that is, and here I am talking about the impact these have on our planet yet everything that I put on my body comes out of plastic. So here today once I have used up all the products they will not be being rebought. I will find other options; I will make an effort to better my footprint on this earth, for not only me but every inhabitant. I don’t want my actions today to cause devastation in fifty years if that, I don’t want what I do how I live to affect the future of our planet if it does then I want it to impact it in a way that helps it, that allows the world thrive.
This new way of thinking hasn’t just happened overnight; I have been watching documentaries and realising that we as humans are far too greedy, we have enough we don’t need to take and not replenish the earth after we have taken, we take more than we could ever give back. We aren’t only harming what we need to survive but what other species need to thrive. We over fish, kill animals just for fun that we aren’t ever going to eat, clear habitats because the land we have previously cutaway is now no good, or we have massively overpopulated an area.
We use oil that we don’t need to use, I know this isn’t new news, but we now have the knowledge, and we now know what it is doing to the planet, to animals who are rapidly losing their place on this earth, to animals who are losing their source of food. We are the ones who are taking all these things away, humans. We don’t need it; we don’t need massive fishing nets for fish to get caught in that we wouldn’t possibly dare to eat. If we all changed one thing that would make a significant difference if we change five things, think of the even more substantial difference it would make.
I don’t want to preach this isn’t what my blog is about, nor do I want to keep on seeing facts and figures without choosing to change. I don’t expect anyone reading this to make a change. I don’t expect anyone reading this to even think about making the change form what I’ve said. I’m not an expert, I’m not a scientist who sees every day the changes that are happening, and I am in no way qualified to talk about this topic. Still, I am human, I am apart of the problem and I can and will be apart of the solution. I care about this planet; I care about the oceans and waterways, I care about other animals we live alongside, even the ones I’m not so keen on they still have a part to play. And I care about the future of every bit of wildlife; I don’t want us to get too smart for our own good.
As I see it we are becoming pretty dumb, yes we have found ways of using money, building sturdy houses, buildings, vehicles, devices that help us keep in touch with loved ones. But on the other hand, we have lost touch with nature, we have become a species who rely on so much that if we lost it all tomorrow, we wouldn’t cope. We wouldn’t survive, you can give a dog a stick and its happy, give a human a stick, and they’d look at you as if you’ve just put shit in their hand.
We continuously want more are asking for more, but we don’t have anymore. I’m not trying to compare us to dogs, but what I am trying to do is to show that it doesn’t take much for a dog to be happy. Yet, they are one of the smartest animals to walk this planet, you teach them to do something, and within a few weeks, they do it on command, ok maybe it takes a little incentive of a treat, but they still learn, and in most cases help us along the way.
If you who is reading this knows of any businesses that sell products that aren’t in plastic or have anything to do with plastic, please leave them in the comments below. I realise that they may be expensive, but if the cost of it helps clean the planet a little more, then that is good enough for me. If you have any suggestions also of cost-effective products that also help in keeping the earth that bit greener then they are also greatly taken on board likewise if you have anything that can be made at home from soap to anything that can be used around the house or even used for our bodies, anything that helps in less use of plastic.
I know plastic isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, if enough of us use less of it I hope it will send a message to businesses that we don’t need or want it anymore, feel free to join me. If you do happen to do a clear out, seek out places where you can take your old used plastic, see if any businesses in your area are taking them to reuse them. It is a lot better than putting them in a bin and hoping they go for being reused and not to landfills all over the world.
Remember this isn’t only our planet; there are animals we don’t always see that are suffering from what we use daily. Once plastics are in a bin and out of sight, it shouldn’t be out of mind. Again please leave all suggestions of products that aren’t in plastic that is all kinds of plastic from hard to soft to anything that is coated in plastic.
Thank you so much for reading this blog post, this one I feel could get criticised I know I’m not perfect, but I am learning every day about how to be a better kinder person, as I’ve said before I don’t want to preach. These are just my views and my thoughts, and what I’m telling myself to do within the next year. I would love it if you make these changes with me, but I do understand if you can’t, won’t, or don’t want to. We all make choices, and we all have to live with those choices at the end of the day. Thank you again for reading I know this was a bit of a long one, I hope you have a lovely day wherever you are, remember to be kind, be safe and spread a little bit of positive where you can I’m sure we can still all do with a little positivity right now.
Kia Kaha, Kia Maia, Kia Manawanui, Me Te Aroha. Be strong, Be brave, Be steadfast with love.
Love always Thinking out loud xx :D
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