Last night I watched a documentary called The True Cost, recommended to me by my friend Heather. She and I committed to one another that in 2020 we won’t buy any new or used clothing. This started after she watched the movie before Xmas. I love goals like this and said yes but then after watching the movie said HELL YES.

I woke up in a different mindset this morning and found a plastic shopping bag just a few steps into my morning walk. I decided to use it to pick up trash. I’d also brought my camera along and low and behold saw things through new eyes that I was glad I could capture - like dead fish and birds swimming near plastic bottles … I felt heartbroken. In fact - I should be out doing my Saturday bike ride right now but I can’t stop thinking about this and felt compelled to post my feels as soon as I got home and got my images uploaded.

…my heart feels so sad.

I feel disgusted. With myself and my consumption. . . With we as Americans and -we as humans.

I feel powerless also- like, what can one person really do to make a difference? And I also feel compelled and empowered to try.
Even if it’s just picking up trash every morning on my walks and taking photos and writing blogs and making mindful and intentional decisions with my money and my purchases.

This morning’s trash collection:

Yes I carried that shipping flat for awhile until I found a trash can to lean it on.

And then I saw something wonderful -

And it ended my walk with a smile.