After 27 days of my sustainability challenge I haven’t managed to make any massive ripple effect on the people around me. The only change made by one of my friends is that they’re going to try and walk to college on days that are dry and not too cold. Although this is only a small change it still proves how our actions can influence the people around us. The main ripple effect I’ve noticed has been in my own actions. From reading my classmates blogs I’ve been picking up on some of their habits for example having shorter, cold showers or trying to limit my plastic use. It has only been small changes so far but is definitely something I want to improve on in the future.
Through this I’ve noticed that change doesn’t have to be forced. At the start I had to force myself to get up and walk to college instead of taking the bus but now it’s second nature to me. Since this was the focus of my challenge there was never any pressure on me to reduce my plastic use or take shorter showers but I still decided to give it a go.
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cCHANGE Team commented on Day 27: Day 27: My Sustainability Challenge 4 years agoHi Donal, Thanks for the update! I think this post really shows ripple effects at work. We never know what kind of changes our actions will inspire. It might not happen during the challenge but maybe a few days or weeks, or a bit longer, after. It's very cool that you have managed to get a friend walking with you. Through your commitment to this challenge you are shifting patterns and conversations around you. You are making people around you curious about sustainability and what an individual can do. The ripple effects are also really clear in how you write about how you have been influenced by other participants in this challenge. At the collective level, there are many of you writing the same thing. So there really is a lot of change happening in the group. And you are giving support to each other; a support community is so important when when we are trying to make lasting changes in our lives. It really sounds like this challenge is becoming more of a habit now as we near the end of the thirty days. Do you think you will keep doing it some days or every day after we are done? Thanks for the great updates! Only 2 days to go! :) Best, Leonie at cCHANGE Respond
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