About Ripples
Welcome to Ripples of Improvement - a blog that’s a little bit self improvement, a little bit environmental activism - and all about my journey pursuing my dream of being a full time activist.
My name is Cathy Crovis and I am transitioning from occasional activism to a consistent lifestyle of making a difference.
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What do I mean by “Making a Difference with Personal Responsibility?”
Most people, myself included, want to make a difference in the world. We want to make a contribution, give back in some way. The difference is, I’ve stopped making excuses for what I can’t do, and started figuring out and acting upon what I can do. Meaning, I’ve accepted responsibility for my personal contributions and faced the realization that my time is better spent working on solutions than dreaming or complaining. For more on this, please check out Living The Making A Difference Lifestyle.
I’m in my early 30s and although I’ve done some activist projects over my years, I’ve only recently started to do so consistently. As the proud owner of a college degree in Biology, I understand how everything is interconnected. Therefore, although my personal passion is keeping beaches as beautiful as possible, I know that everything I do towards that goal helps with other conservation efforts as well.
However, book learning is only the start, and the next steps can’t be done by me alone. I’m on a journey to improve the world however I can, and join up with others along the way. I know that together we can make an even bigger impact than we can alone.
I also know that we are all crunched for time and often we feel that we can’t do everything we want. Because, just like most folks, I have a full time job and limited personal time, I understand that in order to make giving back a part of our lives, our contributions have to fit with our lives. Therefore, as I search out easy, quick, and inexpensive ways to give, I will report on them here and encourage you to share as well.
Why the name Ripples of Improvement?
Everyone knows that when you drop an object into a still body of water, you create ripples. Most likely, you have also heard of the metaphor that compares life to the still body of water, and our actions to the object dropped. The larger the object, the stronger the ripples, and the farther they will travel. Similarly, the more concerted the effort, or the more people acting, the farther reaching the effect and implications. The key comes in doing everything we can to make those “ripples” ones improving life instead of making things more confusing or actually hindering our efforts or the efforts of others. This blog is my effort to create a positive force with my ripples, bringing improvement.
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