Meaningful May

May the 4th be with you on your sustainable journey this month, and let’s focus on bringing greater meaning and intent to our actions this May so we can achieve our goals and feel more present.

• Seasonal eating – May marks the connection between the growth of spring and the energy of summer, and so is a great time to check in again with the produce local to you and eat a more seasonal diet. In the UK, May is a great time for asparagus, new potatoes and many herbs such as parsley, rosemary and wild garlic. You may have some of these things growing in your garden, or if not, look out for the British grown symbols at the supermarket to help you pick produce in season right now. Check out this seasonal food calendar (Seasonal calendar – BBC Good Food)
• Make a motivational music playlist – we all have times when we feel unmotivated and overwhelmed, and the transition to a sustainable lifestyle is not always an easy path. So to pick up the energy this month, create playlists to help you in particular situations. Calming piano for study or work? Favourite songs in one place for added motivation? While music streaming services also face the need to make their services more sustainable, this exercise is here to get you thinking of what you can use to motivate yourself to be the change, keep trying and pursue your sustainable goals, even when its hard. My motivation recommendation – Gotta Work by Amerie (empowering lyrics and a great track to run to) 🎵😊

• Check in with your goals – if you made your own sustainable goals earlier in the year, use this Month as a bit of a reset to see what progress you have made. Have you made any product swaps? Have you reduced polluting activities? Or has everything gone out the window as a result of restrictions easing? Either way, take some time to see where you are now and write down the next steps you can take to achieve them. For example, if your goal was to make your bathroom products waste free, and you swapped to a solid soap and shampoo, but still use some disposable products and have seen your carbon footprint in other areas of your life e.g. travel increase, you can now modify your goals to suit your current situation and keep improving.

May you have a productive, fulfilling and meaningful May! Check in with yourself, be kind and be the change we need to save the planet . You got this! 🌷