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‘Is it really a good idea to smash the plant pot on the...’

You pause.

Most of the time you feel like you’re talking to a tree.

But this time your words seem to be landing a bit... heavier. 

Head’s bowed.

Eyes darting from side to side.

You can almost hear the cogs turning inside that little head freaking out that they are in trouble. 

You absolutely want them to know that repeatedly smashing that plant pot onto the ground was not a good choice (however curious they were), but you don’t want them to keep a little souvenir that will carry the message: ‘I am bad’. 

You try to backtrack a bit and remind them they made a mistake, and the most important thing is to own it, learn from it and repair it.

In this case, let’s pick up the 2939 pieces of pottery on the floor. 

A book I love for this topic is Tidy by Emily Gravett.

It is an excellent introduction to the importance of looking after the planet. And the message I particularly love is that we can make mistakes – many of them in fact, over time, sometimes even when we’re completely unaware of it. But when we realise what we’ve done, we don’t have to give up and run away in shame. We can take responsibility and make things right. 

We all make mistakes.

Let’s be like Pete – unafraid to own and right them. 

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Happy holidays if you're breaking up tomorrow! Becca xx

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