Super Eco

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler" Albert Einstein

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”   Leonardo da Vinci

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”   Henry David Thoreau

KISS is an acronym for the principle "keep it short and simple". This is a principle that I constantly remind myself of when I become overwhelmed by tasks and challenges. It is an elegant way around frustration and dismay.

Using the KISS principle when planning a green strategy for our lives can be a real and literal life and planet saver.

Here are some green and handy tips for keeping it real and green and simple:

1. Opening our eyes and looking at our lives is a great first step. For example, I often have to remind myself that I have an attic, garage and shed full of stuff that I could make good use of before I buy something. Have you ever gone out and purchased something and then realized that you already had one or two or three? That's what I'm talking about.
2. Walking the walk, literally, walking the walk. The only way to consume less fossil fuel is to go fewer places by car. We have become so impulse oriented as a society--"Me wants it and me wants it now!"-- that we think nothing of hopping in the car to run endless and often redundant errands. Planning ahead and combining chores or walking is a simple solution. Travel by "shanks mare"! Making air travel an exception, not the rule, is a huge, huge help. Carpool--it's cool--and travel by public transport whenever possible.
3. Wanting less is a wonderful habit to cultivate, that's it, self explanatory, want less.
4. Giving more, creating a positive flow of good deeds--tithing our time and giving away what we do not need--is essential if we want to green our existence. Get that good-green-karma flowing!
5. Picking a green passion--or two--and making it our own. Becoming a recycling fanatic, an avid upcycler, a freegan, a locavore, a windowsill gardener, whatever floats our boat. Putting a green slant on our dysfunctional, obsessive natures can help us to become green do-gooder's despite ourselves.
6. Having hope for a better world--no I'm not being a "Pollyanna"--jaded despair is out, helpful hope is definitely way in.

Have a beautiful green day and please remember the KISS principle!