The Small Impact Teen Challenge
Teenagers.. What words come to mind? Lazy, cynical, hormonal, and selfish stereotypically come to mind. But we're also capable of good attributes seemingly limited to our age group: ambition, excitement for the future, a penchant to make a change. My hope for the world is a global community of reverence, respect, and compassion for each other and the community. My contribution is not only to talk the talk, but walk the walk. Every day, I will make one definite change in my life that
- Protects and preserves nature
- Benefits the environment
- And thus benefits those around me, myself included
- Is radically simple, so others can do it too
The Ten Commandments
1. Maintain an organic garden with a compost
2. Clean-up garbage around neighborhood or area in city at least once a week
3.Spend at least 30 minutes a day completely immersed in nature
4. E-mail all my homework assignments.
5. Shower, with homemade shampoo, twice a week for only 3 minutes each time (yes, I'll be timing)
6. Drink from reusable beverage containers
7. Produce no garbage. Zero. (that means no more granola bars) Use alternatives: recycle/compost/reuse
8. Write on both sides of the paper
9. Pack my lunch in a resuable container
10. Always turn off the lights when I leave a room
2. Clean-up garbage around neighborhood or area in city at least once a week
3.Spend at least 30 minutes a day completely immersed in nature
4. E-mail all my homework assignments.
5. Shower, with homemade shampoo, twice a week for only 3 minutes each time (yes, I'll be timing)
6. Drink from reusable beverage containers
7. Produce no garbage. Zero. (that means no more granola bars) Use alternatives: recycle/compost/reuse
8. Write on both sides of the paper
9. Pack my lunch in a resuable container
10. Always turn off the lights when I leave a room