{"id":2551,"date":"2022-07-15T14:28:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T18:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creeksideinspirations.ca\/?p=2551"},"modified":"2024-02-06T10:59:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T15:59:23","slug":"little-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creeksideinspirations.ca\/de\/little-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing Little Things That Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you remember the story \u201cThe Star Thrower<\/a>\u201d who was rescuing starfish one at a time, and even it did not seem to make a difference in the big picture, it made every difference to the starfish he did rescue. Here is how this story resonates with my life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe in minimizing my footprint and taking care of nature. I own a little piece of land \u2013 4 acres \u2013 and I feel that I am the steward of this land. I am responsible for, but I am not entitled to do any damage to this land. I have the right to live here, to grow my plants, to live in my house, to be who I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I see this stewardship as our calling as humans. We have the power to destroy, but we also have to power to manage what we were entrusted with responsibly and sustainably. It may \u2013 and it does \u2013 feel daunting at times to do my little part in taking care of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I do includes: growing my own garden, buying organic food, buying what\u2019s locally in season, buying fewer things that are packed in plastic, and more that are not packed, or packed in paper, consuming less, buying second hand, passing on things I no longer need to someone else who can use them, seeking happiness where I am and not where a car or a plane can take me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might feel hypocritical at times, when I do drive my car, or when I do buy things that are disposable or wrapped in plastic (or both). Then I try to forgive myself \u2013 because as the little boy said \u201cIt makes a difference to this one\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question: What are your thoughts about this topic?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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__________<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness Coach<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you remember the story \u201cThe Star Thrower\u201d who was rescuing starfish one at a time, and even it did not seem to make a difference in the big picture, it made every difference to the starfish he did rescue. Here is how this story resonates with my life: I believe in minimizing my footprint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAowkvjfCw:productID":"","_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[26,22],"tags":[75,76,77],"class_list":["post-2551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-your-coach","category-connecting-with-nature","tag-nature-2","tag-stewardship","tag-sustainability"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t