Before I began my sustainability challenge I definitely didn’t view it as a small commitment to walk to and from college everyday. At the start I didn’t view my challenge as impossible to complete and I certainly don’t now as I enter the final week of it. The first few days were probably the toughest as I wasn’t 100% sure on the route I had to take or which way was the quickest but I quickly established that within the first few trips. At certain stages throughout the challenge so far I questioned my belief in myself to stick to to it and force myself to walk on days that I’m tired or when it’s raining but at this stage I have full faith in myself that I will complete the challenge. I still believe that it would be unfair to put expectations on myself to walk/cycle home from the train station every weekend as the journey would be an hour without considering my bags extra weight and unfortunately, there are no bus routes that bring me any closer to my house so private car is the only option. As well as that, the infrastructure isn’t as developed as the infrastructure in Dublin and it wouldn’t be the safest of journeys home.
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Darren Clarke commented on Day 25: Day 24: My Sustainability Challenge 4 years agoHi Donal. Well done on getting to the final week of the challenge and for committing to it 100%. I admire the dedication, especially on darker/wetter mornings. Whilst it might not yet be practical to walk / cycle when you go home at weekends, hopefully you've noticed how you can shift beliefs and assumptions in your own thinkinh and in others around you and you recognise that change in you and others is possible through conversations, leading by example and shifting assumptions and beliefs. Reflecting on what you've learned and achieved during the challenge do you have any other beliefs that stop you from trying to make larger changes? Looking forward to reading your final posts. Darren Respond
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