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NO ACTION IS TRIVIAL

8/28/2019

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This man, Sir David Attenborough is a legend.  In his quiet yet loud way he speaks a truth we would all be wise to sit up and listen to....

His words  :  we all think our actions are trivial, 100,000s of trivial actions are not trivial.

Each small thing we do has an impact - let's make it a positive one.


For me my plastic journey started with plogging about 4 years ago, back then I just picked up trash because I didn’t want it on the streets. A friend mentioned it to me and then off I went running with the idea, then walking and scooting and picking it up wherever I could. 

Then somehow or other a few years later, there I was standing, stomping and squatting in a brick square full of plastic - bags, coffee sachets, straws, bottles, crisp packets, noodle wrappers - it was like leaves in England in autumn as I kicked the plastic around to find PE plastic underneath. 
Medang4change, looking for the right fuel for our pyrolysis machine.
It was bizarre, the irony that some kids do play in plastic playgrounds.


I left Medang mid July and on my return journey I started researching plastic more, learning about it and what we can do and trying to figure out how to create that desire to change...  In the coffee shop every table had at least 1 plastic item on it.  As I sat and waited in Jakarta for my last flight I look about and all I can see is plastic. 

EVERY TABLE HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON IT....

How much plastic do coffee shops produce? Why not use china mugs? Too much washing up?... straws galore.


Big sigh.

At the airport, takeaway food in polystyrene containers. Now all I think about is the chemicals leeching out into the food, into the 'eater's' body, affecting their health and then where that container will end up...... incinerator, land fill or the ocean.?

The single serve water cups....with their little straw to go pop... in offices, on the ferry, in schools....  

WHY?


Things seriously need to change if future generations stand a chance of a healthy life on a healthy planet and if the planet stands a chance of thriving again. Humans may not survive much longer if we continue this way and part of me doesn't think we deserve to given how we treat each other and our planet.

As much shit as we’ve done, and the amount of awful things that happen in the world every day, humans are also AMAZING. We have the ability to create, innovate, build and do so much good.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SO MUCH GOOD.


Can we ??? Use our goodness for the good of all things living...

We all have the power, use it wisely to create change for the good of all.

Thanks


PS just in case someone wanted to bring this up.....
I appreciate that I take flights, I do my best to reduce the amount I take by taking a train or ferry instead of another flight.  As I said I am not squeaky clean but I am doing the best I can with where I am, not everything is so easy to do something about.
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WHAT IS SUCCESS??

8/6/2019

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A friend and I were chatting and he mentioned this woman; Lisa Nichols…. she had to be cool right, we’ve got the same name !!!  I may have seen her before on one of my TED watching sprees, I sat and watched the first video in the google line, whether I had seen it or not….

I promptly posted it on facebook - so it MUST be good right!! lol.. (the video you see here.)

It is good and many thoughts came to mind, more than I can really write as they are all jumbled up in my brain.

I started to watch another- meh not so keen, then another before I started to write this. What it takes to be successful…

First of all defining success is important, how do you know you are if you don’t know what it is to you?!! wWhat is success to each of us?  Is it money, health, family, big house, luxury holidays, or more about who you are and what you do - or a mix of it all.?? For me (whilst I polish my halo) it is to give back to this earth and harm her as little as possible and encourage others to do the same…

I’d rather dictate it, I’ll be totally honest - just stop!! STOP plastic for example….. That’s the big and first one.  The rest I’ll leave to a conversation over wine with you!!

Anyway, Lisa then she says -  you’ll maybe lose friends, some people might not get your project, you’ll have less sleep than you want,  spend more money than you anticipated….

Based on that I’m a success already!!! Wooohoooo

Medang -     

    Time - I have spent more time on it, preparing a grant application (please please please) googling business, chatting to anyone I could, learning and researching and it goes on….
    Money - well yeah, almost raised the money for the machine and transport - but then the building materials for 2 houses, fire extinguishers, food, tee shirts, and now water filters!!!  Oh and 10,000sqm of land there!!!  lol
    Friends - I don’t know if I’ve lost any, my incessant asking for donations - like a bull terrier I’ve not let go yet - if I’ve pissed you off, I’m not sorry!!  This means heaps to the island and on a global scale too. I’ve been disappointed by those who say YEAH I’d love to but don’t, some friends who I thought would donate didn’t (I know their choice) and then so surprised by some who did and did so generously…

It has been an interesting journey to this part of success and we have a long way to go still!!

Over the years I never celebrated small successes - now??  HELL YEAH.  Medang is a success so far and we will continue to shine our light out to afar and show what is possible….

I hope you enjoy Lisa’s inspiring words and then encourage you to go and be all you can…..

And if you want to donate!!!​  - THANK YOU....

https://www.simplygiving.com/appeal/medang4change


Not letting you off the hook of your brilliance
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Be unapologetic....






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    lisa....

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