Just left Eastview High School, where I helped a grade nine Science class celebrate thier HSBC Clean Air Achievers program! Laurie Hodgson is a wonderful teacher, who worked extra hard to get this program up and running. Her accolades of the HSBC CAA program in terms of its' support (aka TZ) have reverberatted through the Simcoe County Science departments. More to come at Eastview and beyond!
Anyway - the kids did a wonderful job in reducing the GHGs they prduce by changing the way they transport themselves around.
I just love the way they talk - and the sparkle in thier eye - when they speak of the changes they made.
Anyway - some wonderful stories and discussion around making a difference. Of course we didn't just stick with ways to make a difference in terms of air quality ...
I find the greatest impact I can have when speaking with an audience is to help (inspire) them to think of the the things that truly make us feel good - and act on it.
So maybe your immediate thought upon reading that line is "how selfish, to think of (and act on) what makes one 'feel' good".
Think for a moment ... of all the things you 'do' ... Is there really anything that makes you feel 'good' - I mean completely 'good' - that isnt good for people or the planet?
Your reaction to balk at my statement is likley based on the images that entered your mind. The debauchery and excess that you likley connected my statement to is NOT what truly makes humans 'feel good'.
Having things doesnt make us feel good.
Acquiring things is simply an act that replaces the authentic 'good feelings' that humans are capable of. Getting more stuff makes us think we feel good.
The feeling we 'get' when we acquire more stuff is NOTHING compared to the feeling we feel ... when we contribute.
I ask people who question this to 'try it'. Go ahead - I dare you to do something that contributes to people or the planet ...
Now see how you feel.
:)
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