What actions could you (in theory) undertake that would improve the 'sustainability' of your lifestyle? What might be preventing you from doing these?

'Sustainability' is the ability to maintain balance of a certain process or state in any system.

Taking this definition and relating it to my lifestyle makes me not a sustainable individual. However I will put the blame on the society simply because it has helped us ignore how to be sustainable and encourage us how not to be sustainable. The society we live in has blocked out the sustainable vein which i believe is alive in all of us and replaced it with the mentality of unnecesary goods. The idea of wasting money on designer lables, Newest gadgets [Blackberry, iPhone], newest Cars, etc are not what we need but what we want. And to be honest i am one of many consumers following the trend of using a Blackberry, spending a lot of money on designer labels all which i was not brought up to do but learnt while growing up. Because of the society we live in now 'IMAGE' is all that matters and not whether one is more sustainable than another, and if changes is not brought to ones attitude on spending ridicoulously things will get worse as the next generations will do as they see. However there is a solution to this problem which would require everyone to start shopping in Primark, selling the replicates of Top Designers lables but the idea of been labelled a "Money Spender" is what we desire, the idea of our peers debating the price of your jeans and asking "How much you get them for"? and you replying back " Only £100" brings joy to our heart but then an uninvited headache comes and pays us a visit when we open that letter from the bank asking to pay them back, due to the criedtcard bills or overdraft. This mentality which does not need to exist can be solve but depends on the individual self, but as for me i can cut down on my spending and maybe start to look at vintage clothing lines.

Who ever said been sustainable is easy then i call that person a liar, betting that the same individual is not 100% sustainable themselves. Because it takes time and hard work for one to be sustainable. Doing the easiest such as switching lights off, recylcing, buying less fast food is far more difficult to some, and i would admitt i find it bloody hard because its not part of my lifestyle. There's a lot one can do to be sustainable but as one got time to do all? As a student i have no time to sit down and separate all rubbish in order to recyle but I do my bit by recycling all papers but the plastics and Tins do take time and lazyness seem to be the obstacle holding me back. However this can be solve by me sharing my time out carefully taking 10mins out and getting the recycle done properly. Another major issue which can help me become more sustainable is the idea of not eating out as much as i do. Eating more healthy fresh produce such as fruits and vegetables in some cases imported from other countries but luckly uses less packaging which allows less use of fossil fuels makes the suggestion more sustainable. The idea of growing my own vegetables would be a brilliant idea but only if i had the time and patience, but due to my lifestyle the idea can not be lived up. On the other hand i must say i give criedt to those who grow their own foods, not meaning they are more sustainable than i am but they are helping the environment we live in become more sustainable. Keeping fit can also be a great idea in order for one to be sustainable, so maybe joining local gym or even better taking a jogg around the your neighbourhood.

In order to lower my carbon footprint, and help the environment and become more sustainable i found that i am held by lazyness. Lazyness the worse dieases one can have has able me be less sustainable stopping me perform the easiest task one can do to be sustainable. Task such as unplugging from the sockets, switching the stairway light off before going to bed, leaving things on standby when not in use, over charging my phones all held back by lazyness and sometimes me forgetting to do. Looking back at my early childhood i would say that my upbringing was a sustainable lifestyle once lived including my family been sustainable as well. The reason why was due to insufficient of funds allowing us to have no option but to be sustainable meaning we brought the cheaper brands in supermarkets, all lights off when going to bed even though i was afraid of the dark [Thats when candles came usefulat times candles], once in the blue moon we would take a trip to McDonald's, Public transport everywhere we went apart from short distance which would have been done by foot. But as society grows bigger and population expands and consumers demands increases things changes and my family becoming less sustainable was one of these changes that occured. I can be seen or labelled by others as being a sustainble due to the little i do. I tend to depend a lot on public transport which makes the environment more sustainble but some can argue that public transport can be a piss take at times as they are unreliable. Walking more can solve the above statement but where I stay is no walking distance to the university so getting a lift or sometimes taxi/cabs becomes a better idea at that moment.

In addition I have learnt that doing a little can actually equal us doing alot to the environment making it more sustainable. The idea of taking our used carrier bags shopping preventing us from buying another makes us sustainable, instead of driving a short distance and walking instead makes us sustainable, idea of leaving our cars and taking public transport for a day makes us sustainable, not visiting a fastfood restaurant makes us sustainable. So instead of feeling guilty for what yet we haven't done we should rather question ourself of what we have done giving ourselves praise and how we would better what we do. We must also be able to inspire others to do the same in order for all individuals to have a sustainable tattoo which can be seen by all and making the world a sustainable place to live in.

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