Student Life | Issue 41

6. APPRECIATE NATURE
AROUND YOU
You may be thinking: well I already
do that, but it’s so easy to take this
planet for granted and now more
than ever I feel at one with nature.
Each day, look out at the nature
around you, cherish it, cherish each
moment with family or pets or when
video calling your friends and if you
have a garden, go read outside in it,
enjoy the peace and quiet.
7. CREATE A CHART OF
POSITIVITY OR LIST THREE
GOOD THINGS THAT HAVE
HAPPENED AT THE END OF
EVERY DAY
Something in which I’ve found
extremely helpful, especially when
it may seem a bit boring right now
at home. If you list all the positive
thoughts, positive things that have
happened each day the world
certainly seems a lot brighter.
8. MAKE SMALL CHANGES
TO LOWER YOUR CARBON
FOOTPRINT
A good start is to take a good look at
how you live your life normally and
how you are currently living it. Small
changes: are you recycling, is your
wardrobe sourced ethically, is your
food sourced ethically? And of course,
what can you do to change this (if you
can now) or after this period.
9. KEEP A JOURNAL
(write in it each day keeping it
positive, even doodling in it if you
wish)
10. HAVE A TAKEAWAY NIGHT
AT HOME OR FILM NIGHT
(buy popcorn, buy what you’d usually
get from a Chinese takeaway for
example). This can be something to
look forward to at the end of each
week and means you don’t have to
miss out.
JUST MAKE SURE TO ENJOY TIME THIS TIME AT
HOME, AND APPRECIATE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND
ESPECIALLY YOUR ANIMAL COMPANIONS.
ENJOY NATURE, LOOK AFTER OUR PLANET
AND SPREAD POSITIVITY!
37 • MARCH MY PLANET 2019 • STUDENT LIFE