Saturday, April 7th, 2007
I Saw ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
Ok, I’m doing a new thing now. I was inspired by “An Inconvenient Truth” this afternoon (depsite watching it in black and white due to an unknown TV malfunction). If you haven’t seen it, the message is basically this:
(1) the Earth’s climate is definitely changing,
(2) human activity is the overwhelming cause,
(3) there will definitely be significant effects for all of us, and probably catastrophic ones if we don’t change our ways immediately. But,
(4) we can still change course, and
(5) as individuals, it’s up to us both to change the way we interact with nature and
(6) to demand our politicians institute even more widespread changes.
I guess this blog is mostly about #5 — what we can each do in our daily lives — although not always about climate and nature (though often it is).
I think I’ve recognized for a long time that my actions matter and doing things a little differently can make a big difference, but as I fall back into everyday life and patterns, I often forget to do what I can. What I’m saying is, I think I could do better — and I think I’d be happier in my everyday life if I did.
So I’m going to record one thing on here each day that I did in a particular way that made the world a little better. Hopefully, keeping this blog will help keep me honest. And maybe it will provide some good ideas for other people too. If you want to use this blog too as your platform to spread the good word, please do!
As for today, I saw “An Inconvenient Truth.” I know I’m a better person for it, because I know I’m going to keep its message in mind from here on out and change some of my ways because of it.
(Image (c) Paramount Classics)
