The War on Waste: Simple Changes You Can Make to Reduce Your Waste

We are literally drowning in waste….and we all have to take personal responsibility to make as many changes as we can.  By 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish…that’s an incredible statistic…We are filling our earth with unnecessary rubbish, polluting our air, soil and waterways, and wreaking havoc on our environment.…

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Reasons Why Your Brain is the Biggest Part of Going Green

Reasons why your brain is the biggest part of going green: 1. Changing your habits requires changing your thinking, behaviour & attitudes. ? 2. This takes time and it isn't easy. For example, going to an #opshop for an item you need instead of a mall, taking your own bags, refusing to shop. ? 3. It takes strength of mind and resilience to keep on the path and not go backwards. ? 4. It takes acceptance and commitment, understanding your values and allowing yourself to feel uncomfortable feelings, to deal with #ecoanxiety and #climategrief.

Reasons why your brain is the biggest part of going green: 1. Changing your habits requires changing your thinking, behaviour and attitudes. 🐝 2. This takes time and it isn’t easy. For example, going to an op shop for an item you need instead of a mall, taking your own bags, refusing to shop. 🐸 3. It…

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Choose Kindness

kidness and hope for one planet - fight against social media bullies

The world has gone mad. We are being run by people who value self interest, individuality, only their beliefs, money, power and personal gain. Alongside this, more and more people on social media forget that actual human beings are behind the posts they see on their feeds. I experienced this during the week. They often…

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Plastic Free July: There’s No Such Thing as Perfect

Plastic Free July tips

Plastic Free July is a campaign led by the Plastic Free Foundation. Each year, millions of people around the globe take the challenge and choose to refuse single-use plastics. Their vision is for us to live in a world without plastic waste. This is such an important movement. The idea of Plastic Free July is…

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Join Our Revolution of #kindnessandhope

It’s getting harder, this holding onto hope. The daily onslaught of terrible news, how we are destroying the planet, destroying ourselves. The selfish, self-interested liars, who dangle their power across our faces, making choices most of us don’t want. Seeing the children, marching for change, feeling frightened nobody will care. Reading comments on social media…

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Respecting Our Planet On The Wide-Open Road

I have been quiet on the blog recently because I was finishing my thesis and have now submitted it! Wish me luck. We then took a family road trip, which included me attending two children’s writing events. We traversed across lots of wonderful places in Victoria and NSW, including Melbourne, Bega, Tathra, Canberra, Jindabyne, Lakes…

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