Comments on: What inspires your desire to take care of the earth? http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2010/02/what-inspires-your-desire-to-take-care-of-the-earth.html Some useful information, some anecdotes, some rantings, and some inspiration <br>from my quest to make my family and perhaps the world around me A Little Greener Every Day Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:26:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alison Kerr http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2010/02/what-inspires-your-desire-to-take-care-of-the-earth.html/comment-page-1#comment-924 Alison Kerr Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:11:51 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=895#comment-924 I have to say that celebrities don't inspire me personally. Other eco-bloggers do inspire me though and naturalists from the past, people like John Muir and Rachel Carson, are an inspirational example to follow. Mostly I'm inspired by my own drive to do things better, to take better care of our planet so that I can continue to enjoy the beauties of nature. I don't think it's permissible for me to despoil the Earth for my own needs. So, the inspiration comes from within, but the impetus to keep going comes from reading other examples of what people, like you Robin, are doing. It's hard to keep motivated and focused without being part of some kind of community who cares. I have to say that celebrities don’t inspire me personally. Other eco-bloggers do inspire me though and naturalists from the past, people like John Muir and Rachel Carson, are an inspirational example to follow.

Mostly I’m inspired by my own drive to do things better, to take better care of our planet so that I can continue to enjoy the beauties of nature. I don’t think it’s permissible for me to despoil the Earth for my own needs.

So, the inspiration comes from within, but the impetus to keep going comes from reading other examples of what people, like you Robin, are doing. It’s hard to keep motivated and focused without being part of some kind of community who cares.

]]> By: Becky http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/2010/02/what-inspires-your-desire-to-take-care-of-the-earth.html/comment-page-1#comment-923 Becky Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:38:36 +0000 http://www.alittlegreenereveryday.com/?p=895#comment-923 What a great question! I wonder how many folks get inspired from a celebrity endorsement. I sort of think campaigns like the one you mention are more like...little nudges? Folks are bombarded with messages all day, and I think it's about repetition more than one specific message convincing a person, you know? I guess I feel like it plays out this way: the first few times you hear about our impact on the world around us, it doesn't stick, then maybe it nags at you a little, and then finally you're ready to act. So, to answer your question: The environment has been something that was important to me since I was a kid. It felt selfish in a way to make choices without keeping the planet in mind. Living as gently as possible has just always felt like common sense. But maybe I just got those messages early on? What a great question! I wonder how many folks get inspired from a celebrity endorsement. I sort of think campaigns like the one you mention are more like…little nudges? Folks are bombarded with messages all day, and I think it’s about repetition more than one specific message convincing a person, you know? I guess I feel like it plays out this way: the first few times you hear about our impact on the world around us, it doesn’t stick, then maybe it nags at you a little, and then finally you’re ready to act.

So, to answer your question:
The environment has been something that was important to me since I was a kid. It felt selfish in a way to make choices without keeping the planet in mind. Living as gently as possible has just always felt like common sense. But maybe I just got those messages early on?

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