Live Susty :)

Sharing my daughter's project to help real humans live more sustainably

Climate Change is not only the greatest challenge of our era, but also of the human species. Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has caused widespread destruction of the natural environment - deforestation and desertification, overfishing, chemical spills, biodiversity loss, and of course, the emission of gigatonnes of greenhouse gasses. Although the effects of this activity have been visible for decades, they are starting to catch up with us in a very real way - floods, wildfires, droughts, change in growing seasons, loss of pollinators, increased pests leading to increased pestilence.

For a while, I felt extremely depressed about it all, and then I began to ponder a very important question: how do humans live and thrive on the planet without destroying it?

Specifically, how do I live and thrive on this planet without destroying it?

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Several years ago, I began a conscious effort to learn how to live better and more sustainably. Not just for the planet, but for myself. A crucial insight was the definition of what is sustainable.

Sustainable (adj.) - able to be maintained at a certain rate or level, able to be upheld or defended.

Not only should I aspire to a level of resource consumption that might prove sustainable for the planet if adopted on a wide scale, but any changes to my behavior or lifestyle also had to be sustainable for me. Humans are selfish creatures, after all, and I am no exception. I had to choose behaviors that I could realistically sustain long term, without giving up. It was also important that my choices be reasoned, understandable for me and my life, if they were to withstand scrutiny and the test of time.

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So now, three years later, I have decided to make this website to help others along - to share my approach and struggles, my sources of inspiration. Because one thing that I have learned about sustained change is that nobody does it alone.

Source: Live Sust(ainabl)y (livesusty.com)

I highly recommend you check it out.

You can read more about Gabi’s background and professional work at the website. This New Year’s passion project — beginning something new! — reflects her personal struggle to put better life practices in place, while keeping it real.

Gabrielle is a living example of trying to be a better human in the Anthropocene. I’m a proud mom. :)