Footprints

Hello World! A few weeks ago, I found myself watching “No Impact Man.” The documentary follows the Beavan family’s yearlong project as they curiously explore the idea of sustainability while living in New York City. I was inspired! I’m not sure why, but the image of Jesus’ footprints in the sand came to mind.

Though I believe Jesus to be a man, unlike no other or should I say like each one of us, he, like our many great wondrous beings have changed how we live. And so I’m left wondering, how do we incorporate the messages left behind by Jesus and the Beavan family into our daily life? How do we affect our world, now and tomorrow, and what do we leave behind? How do we direct the energy of who we are and how we live and refocus it into leaving this world a better place? If God carries us through the hardest of times, what can we do to carry a little bit of world on our backs?


The Beavan family’s abandonment of high consumption, though extreme, left me wondering about how much more I can personally do so as to leave less of a footprint on this beloved planet called Earth. Interesting how No Impact Man left an impact on me. Since watching the movie, I’ve made some small changes. I use less paper towels,I turn off lights when not in use, I don’t buy bottled water, I carry my own grocery bags, I walk as much as possible, I wash my clothes less, I reuse and rewash my plastic sandwich bags, I flush less and I even use less toilet paper when wiping my ass! And still I wonder what more can I do? I figure that every little thing can and will make a difference. In these acts, I’m NOT thinking about me, but of others to come when I’m long gone. I want them to have the opportunity to experience their own wonderful life.


The piece here is titled, “Jesus Finding Bigfoot.” Jesus, No Impact Man, and Bigfoot inspire this piece. Yes, it’s a little silly, but it has a great meaning behind it.

I’ll end with a thought/question. If each one of us is responsible for the footprints we leave behind, we leave an impact by leaving less of an impact. What if the footprints we leave behind are more imbedded into the sand because we have carried the weight of the world on us? What if how we changed our world happens one act at a time, one step at a time?

May you be inspired!