As much as we hate to believe it as we go through each and every day, our lives are but a speck of sand on the beach. This planet that we inhabit does not belong to us, but to all future generations. The responsible thing for us to do then is to limit our carbon footprint where we can, and to save as much of the beauty of the planet as possible for those who will come after us.

Brave talk, and very hard to put into action - isn't it? Besides what does it matter what you or I do, we are just one of those specks aren't we? I can't be bothered to recycle and I certainly can't afford to heat my home through sustainable energy. Leave that to others with more time and more money.

it does matter though. Each and every one of us matters in how we think and how we live our lives. For each person that takes just one small step, that is millions, possibly billions of steps being taken all over the world.

What's more the steps that we take don't have to cost us a fortune, or be too difficult or too time consuming.

I'm not preaching. I need to change too. Here's why.