Fear

I have let myself almost completely run out of food due to the fact that I have been busy, but more so that I know I can't go shopping without purchasing something in plastic. The way we live today, with copious amounts of plastic, Styrofoam, paper, glass etc. makes it really difficult to live as environmentally as possible. I have started a collection of glass and plastic containers to store leftovers in, however, I have more than enough now. I'm still trying to understand how life has evolved to the point we're at today. Why are we not willing to stop consuming so much excess waste? Do plastic bags, containers and packaging really impact our overall satisfaction in life? or do we simply purchase things without acknowledging what the actual item we want or need is packaged in due to convenience? Is that convenience really necessary?

Today I'm forcing myself to the grocery store with my reusable bags, however I'm really dreading it. Every time I look around stores, I think about how so much of the excess wrapping goes into the oceans and onto the streets, polluting our home at an exponential rate. Frankly, I'm scared of the future. I'm scared to make too much of an impact on the world because I know that there are others out there who are polluting their share and more. If you do anything environmental today, I ask you to put a reusable bag or a plastic bag to be reused in your car or purse. Try not to collect so many plastic bags. What good do they really do anyway? Just get more plastic containers full of food home from the store and then go to our landfills or oceans most of the time.