To live in this world comes with its sacrifices. We do not choose our path willingly but we still need to walk it. Though many of us are afraid, it matters not. For the promises and contracts were agreed to, during our crossing...we will still be held accountable to them in our lives.
I have been on a hiatus for a while. Since moving to Japan, my creative juices haven't been flowing well. The change in environment had an impact on my life. The consciousness around me affects me so badly.
Things I decided to start working on were: myself, things I like and my spirituality. I have been focusing on where I want to go in the future. First, I had to identify what it is I want to see in my life and how to get there as well as the tools I could use. I used this kind of thinking for the different things I wanted to change.
See...trying to change someone might be easier since it's external. But of course it's all about you. Looking at people's behaviour and identifying what you don't like about them could help you identify what you need to change within yourself.
On my recent trip home I realised that prior to that...it had been easy for me to accept things that were halfway where I wanted them like a zero waste lifestyle or other elements in my lifestyle. During my trip, I realised that halfway was good enough then but now I want it all.
I realised on that trip how much we take things for granted and don't preserve them aggressively as Africans. The natural spaces we take for granted are shrinking; homes for wildlife are shrinking. We do nothing. Our rivers are dying and we are doing nothing. What this all means is: we are dying and we are doing nothing.
I recently started baking and making my own food from raw produce so I can get back that pride in the food I eat. It's been great. One thing that started from awakening myself spiritually, created a chain reaction. I started choosing the food I eat...I became vegan(after being vegetarian for about . I saw prices of processed food like plant-based milk were expensive so I started making my own milks. I then had to learn how to use all of the nuts or beans I used. Using the whole thing and leaving no waste..so I had to bake more and make new recipes. In turn that added to my composting habits. I had to reduce my waste so I found ways to carry food that is sustainable and would save me money in the future. Because I started composting...I had to think about my garden and getting the most of the small living spaces in Japan.
I'm now learning to manage my money better as well as making better shopping choices looking at the product and packaging. I usually order food in bulk because I currently live in Japan and there are very few bulk shops in Japan. Meaning a lot of products are in single portions and use a lot of plastic packaging. You can imagine how this contributes to the price and how much plastic rubbish collects in my house.
This, as you can imagine has changed my space at home as well as my habits around the home. I have also started dabbling in cleaning products. I'm currently testing some of them. Anything I fail to use or goes off, because Japan is hot...goes in my composting barrel.
I'm so excited about this journey cause it's caused changes in me and my space. It has prevented me from depression and falling into a tomb.
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