What's in a name?

According to my Apple dictionary, admittedly not a definitive source, a ‘consideration’ is a thought, reflection, meditation, concern, rumination etc. I would like this blog to do those things. I’m hoping I can keep the posts positive because, as someone once reminded me, it is important to practise the habits of mind that you value and want to foster. For me those are: positivity, curiosity, openness and self-reflection (hence, a blog is a good forum).


Also, I’m calling them 'small' because I would like to try to get into the habit of blogging briefly but often. That way I can reflect on everyday occurrences and make this form of writing and thinking a habit, hopefully.


Tuesday, 20 August 2013

Something nice

I've decided to try and do something nice for the Earth everyday for a week. I suspect they'll probably also end up being healthy for me too, an added bonus. This week is inspired by riding home on my bike last night and trying to distract myself from the cold by thinking, which started with wondering why I was riding in the cold. Also, some of the ideas and inspiration comes from Michael Pollan's In Defence of Food. So yesterday's good deed was riding to work on a hand-me-down bike. Today I'm getting our week's fruit and veggies from a CSA (community-supported agriculture) program. Tomorrow I plan to have only one computer turned on at a time, which means making sure my home computer is off before I go to work, then turning off my work laptop before using the desktop computer. Thursday will be public transport day. Friday will be meat-free and, if I can manage it, packaging free. Saturday we're having people over so we've planned classic (electricity-free) games and   homemade food. Sunday we will probably eat leftovers and garden. I'll see if I can think of anything more inspiring to add to the weekend. Hopefully by writing this down I'll stick to it all week (the anonymous internet will hold me accountable).

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