I can safely say that my attitude towards this project can be characterized as ambivalent. The procedures for living in concord with my four goals and overall goal have yet to penetrate to a sufficiently profound level within my consciousness. I intend to remedy that with undifferentiated willpower and focus. Hopeful doing so will force me into the collective mindset of the Low Impact Challenge.
I cannot shake the feeling that the goals I have set for myself are removed from the trivial in only a minimal degree. More drastic measures, such as cutting down on the length of time I spend in the shower or even renouncing the razor, loom as alternatives demanding attention. Naturally, as any practices I adopt are indigenous to me and a small group, no lasting impact can come from any effort, regardless of how loudly the siren calls of personal suffering arising from greater efforts attempt to persuade otherwise. Yet it would, through an effect not unlike that of the placebo, trick me into experiencing a sense of absorbing that which it is my duty to retain.
For now, I will continue to amplify my attempts to honor my commitment to this project. There is nothing to say that I cannot assimilate further asceticism in time.
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