Baby Steps

This weekend I took another step in reducing my lawn mowing footprint. I went out and purchased a reel-style mower. For those who aren't familiar, a reel-style mower is a set of spiral blades attached to a central axle. The axle is rotated by the wheels being turned through mechanical action - this being a fancy way of saying that you push it to make it go. Or as my son pointed out, these are "the mowers they use on cartoons".


One Step at a Time-


I have wanted a reel-style mower for quite some time, and was very pleased with how it worked when I tried it out this past weekend. It requires only my muscles for power; there is very little noise and no air pollution as a result of its use. It requires no gas or oil or electricity to run (so no additional costs), and will provide me with some much needed exercise. Plus it was a simple way to take action to further reduce my impact on the planet. Oh, and it does a pretty good job of cutting grass too.

Change is difficult! And for me, I can most often make changes in my behavior when I take a series of small steps, rather than trying to take a big leap. Some folks can make big, instant changes, but I can't. Instead, I break the issue down into very small chunks so that I can take one little step at a time. For me, little steps are easier to plan, easier to do, and have less fear attached than the BIG steps.

And little steps do count! Don't let yourself be discouraged by those who say your one change won't make a difference - it will! Sometimes you have to show others that something can be done - let your behavior "pull" them along. The collective actions of millions of people do make a difference, and so can your next step.

Guest Post - Stuff Christians Like

Welcome to the Stuff Christians Like massive guest post. Thanks to Jon Acuff for including this site in his blogging experiment!

The “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian? Scorecard”

69. The first magazine that interviews them is Guideposts = + 3 points

To add up your score with over a 130 other ideas on this scorecard, visit stuffchristianslike.net