I have coffee with a circle of friends every other Sunday. About 10-12 of us get a large table and we catch up with each other and talk and pull Tarot cards and just generally gain insight into what is happening for each of us. It's a beautiful group and I enjoy it very much.
What seemed significant today was that more than one person commented on the Plastic Free thing I was involved in. And I realized that on some level it is spreading into the community via my friends and family. In fact 5 different people this week talked to me about what I was doing. They asked questions. They talked about wanting to get into the habit of becoming more aware. About making a change on some level in the way they consume plastic. And they are talking to other people about it as well.
This is encouraging to me, because as more people get involved and change their habits even just a little bit, they begin influencing others to begin thinking about it as well.
It is really easy to get so used to something, like being served an entire meal on single use plastic in a cafe, that we accept it as normal.
But it's not normal. There is nothing normal or healthy about disposable plastic. And I am grateful to have the opportunity to expand my awareness to include that realization.
And I am happy to be a part of the ripple effect.
So if you are a part of any type of social change, no matter what the issue is, you can be happy in the knowledge that your efforts are creating change, because you are a living example.
Thank you for your efforts.
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