Chey’s Guide – The Little Things

By Cheyenne Hamm

We often hear people talking about, “the little things.” What does that mean?

There are around 250 pieces in a lego set. Each of those 250 pieces serves a purpose. All alone, one piece may not look like much. Or maybe even two might not look like anything, but when all the small pieces come together, it makes a beautiful set. But, why are we talking about legos?

Starting to be environmentally conscious starts with the little things! Not even Greta Thunberg could have changed the world when she first started (If you don’t know her, go look her up!) We all start somewhere. A few examples of things you can do to start healing the Earth:

• Cutting down on you and your family’s plastic use
• Not participating in fast fashion
• Reusing or shopping secondhand for items instead of buying new (Watch out for the next article about fast fashion and its effect on the environment)
• Cutting down on meat consumption
• Turn off lights when you aren’t using them
• Carpool or try to use public transportation more than one car per one person

These are all very small things that could be implemented into your daily routine with little to no effort.

Now, there are people who argue that their small gestures won’t matter. “I’m one person in a world of 8 billion people, so what will recycling one plastic bottle do?” That’s the exact problem. If all 8 billion people think like that, nothing will ever improve. We need changemakers. We need people who care. Please take a few seconds out of your daily activities to help the environmental movement. 

“Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come.” – Greta Thunberg

Know that we are the youth. WE are the people everyone’s been waiting for. So go make the world a better place. See you next time environmentalists!