E A R T H 🌏💫💕 There’s no Planet B. And we all know we need to do our bit. .
I’ve been an eco-warrior since the day I found out about the ozone layer (as a kid in the late 80s) and became a vegetarian 🌱 when I was eleven years old. I choose trains over cars/planes when I can, spend a lot of time rummaging in charity shops and only use eco-friendly cleaning products. 🚂 My kids sponsor polar bears, we grown our own 🍅 and recently joined @greenpeace. But still, I had NO IDEA (until I watched @sjdooley documentary) that cotton production in Central Asia has destroyed an inland lake the size of Ireland. 🇮🇪 #fashionsdirtysecrets 😮 I knew it used ALOT of water and chemicals but man, those aerial satellite shots were a shocker. 😱
I’m not perfect. No one is. I’m flying to Australia next week for a dear friend’s wedding. 👰🏼 I’m always forgetting to take my own bag to the shops. I’m not quite there on veganism (the single biggest way any of us can reduce our environmental impact; see recent large scale study in @sciencemagazine 👍) yet. Sometimes I even eat fish! But I’m trying and changing and thinking and learning every single day.
When did we all become such crazy consumers? Aren’t our houses already full of STUFF. Instagram feels like one long call to action sometimes and more often than not that action is buying more STUFF. 😬
I can’t help but wonder if the more we become disconnected from the natural world, simple pleasures and other people the more likely we are to try and fill the gaps with new shoes and beauty products and massive new cars and mini breaks and guilt presents for the kids... 🎁
Maybe if everyone took more time out to spend time in nature...🌳 Or slowed life down so they have time to take their fabric conditioner bottle to the shop that does refills...Or buy their veg at the grocer with no plastic wrapping...Or swapped online scrolling (ha - totally getting the irony!) for yoga or meditation or doing anything at all that makes them feel good and connected and part of something bigger...we might just manage to be the change. 🧘♀️ More happiness, more freedom, more fresh air, more laughter...cont below 📸 @disfunkshionmag
