Green: Two Commitment Options

There are only two options regarding commitment.  You’re either in or you’re out.  There’s no such thing as life in-between.  ~ Pat Riley

     It can seem overwhelming, sorting through all of the newspaper articles and TV shows and internet blogs, trying to figure out how exactly to go green.  Do you change cars, take short showers, walk to work, change light bulbs, use newspapers for wrapping paper, start an organic farm, or put a solar array on your house?  The options are endless and difficult to cull.

     Yet while there may be many options, the choice is simple.  Are you, as Pat Riley says, in or out?   In?!  That’s great. Then how do you start?

     That is where the secret lies.  Going green is as simple as…  taking little steps.  That’s it.  Not very complicated, is it?  But what you will find is that once you take that first step, you’ll keep taking more and more of them. 

     Some of us already started.  But many want to know where to start.  Some examples of that first step. (If you have already started, share your small steps!):

        Put CFLs in some of your light sockets at home.

        Cut out one newspaper subscription and moving online.

        Begin composting.

        Change your thermostat by 2 degrees.

        Find one of those reusable grocery bags and begin using it.

        Make a point of turning off the lights and unplugging appliances.

        Call the air conditioning company to service your unit.

        Buy green cleaning products the next time you are at the market.

        Hang up more clothes to air dry.

Most of these suggestions are simple.  So, stop reading and start doing!  It is empowering. It is easy.  It is fun and most important, it is fulfilling.