Comments on: Maintaining Hope and the Energy to Act http://www.gettraction.org/2006/07/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:38:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eileen Thorsos http://www.gettraction.org/2006/07/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1015 Eileen Thorsos Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:11:34 +0000 http://gettraction.org/2006/07/25/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/#comment-1015 I take small action in my daily life. This helps me feel like I'm doing something useful, even when the big picture is overwhelming. Along the way, I think about things I like about the choices I make -- so they feel good, rather than like a burden. For example, because I care deeply about climate change, I choose to bike for transportation most of the time. Biking cuts my personal greenhouse gas emissions and so my contribution to global warming -- but it also builds exercise into my life regularly, it lets me feel the breeze on my face, it connects me to my neighbors, and it saves me on gas, car repair, and car insurance. This choice and others like it don't make huge dents on global carbon dioxide emissions, because I'm just me, but they help me feel like I'm doing something positive for the world while I figure out how to make a larger impact. And they remind me that there are other people -- like other Tractivists -- who make similar conscious, positive choices about their actions. And I go dancing. I take small action in my daily life. This helps me feel like I’m doing something useful, even when the big picture is overwhelming. Along the way, I think about things I like about the choices I make — so they feel good, rather than like a burden.

For example, because I care deeply about climate change, I choose to bike for transportation most of the time. Biking cuts my personal greenhouse gas emissions and so my contribution to global warming — but it also builds exercise into my life regularly, it lets me feel the breeze on my face, it connects me to my neighbors, and it saves me on gas, car repair,
and car insurance.

This choice and others like it don’t make huge dents on global carbon dioxide emissions, because I’m just me, but they help me feel like I’m doing something positive for the world while I figure out how to make a larger impact. And they remind me that there are other people — like other Tractivists — who make similar conscious, positive choices about their actions.

And I go dancing.

]]> By: Kristen Ward http://www.gettraction.org/2006/07/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Kristen Ward Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:22:00 +0000 http://gettraction.org/2006/07/25/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/#comment-1013 I take time to relax. Getting enough sleep, learning not to worry, eating well, and accepting love from your environment will keep you going. I reflect. I assess the small differences I've already made in the world. I take time to relax. Getting enough sleep, learning not to worry, eating well, and accepting love from your environment will keep you going.

I reflect. I assess the small differences I’ve already made in the world.

]]> By: Celeste Richie http://www.gettraction.org/2006/07/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Celeste Richie Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:08:48 +0000 http://gettraction.org/2006/07/25/maintaining-hope-and-the-energy-to-act/#comment-1011 When times seem tough, I gather with groups of friends who inspire me to make change in the world and remind me of all the good that happens everyday. I also think about my future (maybe) children and about the kind of world I want to leave for them. (also, good food helps too) When times seem tough, I gather with groups of friends who inspire me to make change in the world and remind me of all the good that happens everyday. I also think about my future (maybe) children and about the kind of world I want to leave for them. (also, good food helps too)

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