Changing The World One Cup Of Tea At A Time

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action inspired others to do the same. What if just a few people started bringing mugs to the coffee shop. And what if they caused others to think about taking small actions.</p><p id="53be">We live in a global society in which one person’s actions affects others. It is small, seemingly insignificant actions that build into personal and social habits that grow and multiply.</p><p id="7295">Later that day I went to the cupboard and took out a cup.</p><p id="d4ed" type="7">How can I carry this cup with me when I walk the dog.</p><p id="4578">I found one of my wife’s old purses which has a simple universal design.</p><p id="2d8a" type="7">This is not a purse. This is a murse ( a man’s purse).</p><p id="750e">Today, when I took the dog for a walk I put the cup into my murse and slung it over my shoulder.</p><p id="9e7b">I handed the cup to the server. She filled it with coffee and instead of charging me the usual $1.60. She only charged$ 1.50.</p><p id="b500">People going through the drive-through often use refillable travel mugs and they

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are charged less.</p><p id="72e3">So not only am I saving the environment I am actually getting paid to do it.</p><p id="1e1a">This is like Medium. I would write this article for free but maybe I will get paid for it. This month I will get back $3.00 from Tim Hortons and maybe the same or even more than that from Medium.</p><p id="6d60">But more importantly maybe somebody will read this and decide to use a refillable mug at work or stop using paper plates or maybe eat a bit less meat. If enough of us take small actions who know what will happen. One of your small personal actions could have a ripple effect and cause social and Political change.</p><figure id="f245"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*2wNmaDbT3Z7CsDRr.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="fb2a">This story is published in a Few Words, Medium’s publication that only accepts stories under 500 words.</h2><h2 id="0259">If you have a few meaningful words to say and want to be a writer in our publication, visit here.</h2></article></body>

Changing The World One Cup Of Tea At A Time

Yesterday, I was at Tim Hortons having a cup of tea which was not remarkable because it is something I do every day.

Every day I walk the dog and stop in for a cup of tea at Tim Hortons.

Yesterday, a woman came in with a ceramic mug which she gave to the server who filled it with coffee.

That’s one less paper cup and one less plastic lid going to the dump. I thought to myself.

Then I thought. That one small act by a single person is not going to have much impact on the huge problem of global warming.

But what if her action inspired others to do the same. What if just a few people started bringing mugs to the coffee shop. And what if they caused others to think about taking small actions.

We live in a global society in which one person’s actions affects others. It is small, seemingly insignificant actions that build into personal and social habits that grow and multiply.

Later that day I went to the cupboard and took out a cup.

How can I carry this cup with me when I walk the dog.

I found one of my wife’s old purses which has a simple universal design.

This is not a purse. This is a murse ( a man’s purse).

Today, when I took the dog for a walk I put the cup into my murse and slung it over my shoulder.

I handed the cup to the server. She filled it with coffee and instead of charging me the usual $1.60. She only charged $1.50.

People going through the drive-through often use refillable travel mugs and they are charged less.

So not only am I saving the environment I am actually getting paid to do it.

This is like Medium. I would write this article for free but maybe I will get paid for it. This month I will get back $3.00 from Tim Hortons and maybe the same or even more than that from Medium.

But more importantly maybe somebody will read this and decide to use a refillable mug at work or stop using paper plates or maybe eat a bit less meat. If enough of us take small actions who know what will happen. One of your small personal actions could have a ripple effect and cause social and Political change.