for example, the other day I walked into town and got an iced coffee. I did not even realize that it was in a plastic cup until after I finished it and was sitting in class with a large cup of partially melted ice next to me. Whoopsies.
Sometimes I remember to bring my own fork to the preserve, and when I use it to eat an avocado no one thinks its weird. But other times I can't find my fork and i'm not going to spend 45 minutes looking for it, hungry Drewsie has a hard time locating things.
I love the earth and want to take good care of it, but this is just becoming inconvenient and I do not feel like i'm making a huge difference. If I do not buy the salad in the plastic container on campus, I'm sure someone else will, so why can't I just eat it?
I feel like I've been in similar situations often over the past several weeks- who cares if I don't eat meat or dairy? I'm not making a very big difference at all, and I'm working so hard at it. It's so much easier when there are other people doing it with you though. So if we can make environmentally conscious lifestyle choices the norm, making a difference gets easier. So mostly what I'm trying to say is that you're a champ and you can do it. When you have those moments where you debate- I could cheat a little bit, or I could stick to my ethics project- remember that there are other people making those difficult decisions too. Maybe not right next to you, but they're out there, and if you add up all those collective efforts, you are making a difference after all.
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