So if you were silly enough to read the entire article I posted on here yesterday then you know the topic of my rant...er, discussion today.
Let's talk a little about me first, I mean isn't that what a blog is for? To talk about me, Me, ME! I probably started this blog to combat some middle-child syndrome that I can't have since there are only 2 kids in my family. ANYWAYS, what I was trying to get is that I don't like controversy. I prefer people to live in harmony. (A feel like I might break into some Pocahontas or Little Mermaid music.) So when I read this article I felt irritation inside me. And I hate that feeling. Let me explain.
While I appreciate people who try to make better choices for themselves and the environment, I get irritated when they decide that they either need to compare themselves to other people and in return, feel defeated. I completely understand what the author is saying. Time the enemy. There isn't always time to do everything. Corners need to be cut sometimes.
I am trying to lead a better life for myself, my family, and the environment, and I know that I have not made all the changes in my lifestyle to be "perfect". But I respect where I am. I don't worry that we eat out too much or that we don't always eat local or organic. I want to be there someday but don't worry about it today.
I am irritated that some people view "going green" as an all or nothing thing. So what if people are raising all their own food and making their own clothes? Good for them! You can't go that far, fine! I rather hear about what you can do instead of what you can't. My goal is life is to be what the author refers to as a "radical homemaker" and I don't view it as something that should make others feel guilty. I view it as a life choice/career. Just like a vegetarian or doctor, this is that I want to do with my life. I don't look at vegetarians and think that I wish I could eat more vegetables like them or look at a doctor and think that they are showing up everyone that knows CPR because they can go one step (or many steps) further and cure a disease. To each their own.
So my opinion is, don't feel bad that you don't have the desire to live crazy frugal or throw your cans in the trash (well, maybe you should feel bad about that. Recycling is crazy easy. :-) ). Just own it. Be happy with what you do. I don't like hearing whiny rich (or not rich) people complain that they are doing their best and society expects too much of them. If you are truly doing your best and are happy about it you don't need to prove it to anyone else by explaining your life story.
Just sayin'.
I recommend reading the comments left by people at the end of the article on Re-Nest. You can go to it by clicking here. This quote was left there and makes me smile on the inside.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein
Amen.
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