Opening my eyes.......

Up until recently I lived like the majority of society.......not oblivious to the green lifestyle that so many people all around me are starting to adopt, but unaware that achieving this healthier and more rewarding lifestyle only required a few simple changes. The first and most important was changing the way I thought. More specifically, changing what my view of a successful and rewarding life is. I would have to say that this change happened immediately after watching the most eye-opening documentary that I have ever seen; "The 11th Hour" by Leonardo DiCaprio. If you have not yet seen this movie, I highly recommend it. I can honestly say from experience that it is life changing. The morning after watching this movie I started a recycling system in our home. I set up numerous bins in the kitchen. One for refundable cans and bottles, which up until now we had never bothered to take to the store and recycle.  Another bin for plastics, paper, cardboard, and metal. And another bin for glass. I was astonished by how much the recycling bins started filling up after just a couple of days while the garbage bag sat with hardly anything in it. It was after seeing this that I realized just how much my little efforts could make such a huge difference. I started to research online how to live a green lifestyle. I researched all about recycling and environmental problems. I read blogs and forums focusing on living green. I started to realize just what a huge and unbelievably necessary movement living a green lifestyle is. All it took was for me to just open my eyes. I'm guessing that since you are reading this that somewhere along the way you have had your eyes opened to the very real and important changes that we all need to make. I hope that the stories, advice, and resources that I will continue to post in this blog as I learn and grow in this new lifestyle will help and encourage you to learn and grow as well. Until next time..........Loves, Happiness, and Good Health.