Sustainable Lifestyle

Living sustainably means intentionally incorporating into your daily life practices that tend to sustain the earth's resources.

There are many different possibilities... so many, that you can easily feel overwhelmed. Many people want to live more sustainably, but don't quite know what to do or where to start.

One key guideline is to start slowly and build gradually. If you try to turn your lifestyle upside down overnight, you're likely to feel overwhelmed and give up.

Here's one possible strategy: Decide to make one change a month. If there are others in your household, make a group decision every month about "this month's change for the earth."

Some of these changes can be very small (but effective), and are really a matter of changing old habits. Others may take more commitment of time and resources.

Want some ideas? There is a very good resource available on the website of the Natural Resources Defense Council:
http://www.nrdc.org/greenliving/

Another great site: www.motherearthnews.com.