I find it very easy to focus on the things I haven't done instead of the things I have done, both in general and in terms of making a positive difference in the world. For example, I tend to dwell on my diet, specifically on the difficulties of producing food in a shoebox-sized urban flat with no balcony or patio. It's difficult enough that I haven't tried. But in dwelling on that, I forget that I've gone vegetarian in the past few years and reduced my consumption of dairy products. I have trouble with some things like butter and cheese, but overall, most of the dairy and eggs I consume comes from sustainably raised animals. And in dwelling on not growing food, I forget that I walk or take public transportation nearly everywhere I go, at least when I'm at school; I forget about the things I've done that don't cost money, like having line-dried nearly all my clothes this year, or having run the heat less than 24 hours total all year.
This isn't me boasting. It's me giving myself a pep talk. It's so easy to forget about the changes we've made once we get used to them, and get caught up in focusing on how much there is still ro be done.
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