Can you keep a secret?

I swear if any of you repeat what I am about to say, I will deny it. I am using this blog post as a full confessional today. I don't tell people this, but I used to be a hippie. It may or may not surprise some of you, but I was. My ninth grade picture is great proof. I will do my best to see that none of you ever lay eyes on it. I wore bell bottoms and tie dye shirts. I spent my babysitting money to buy the recycled notebook paper my mom refused to buy me because it was so much more expensive than normal paper. I picked up trash when I walked home from school. I subscribed to Greenpeace's magazines as well as many other what is now known as "green campaign" publishing's. I wrote articles in the school paper about the the 3 R's (reuse, reduce, recycle). I covered my wall with the above symbol. I started a petition to get the school to start recycling. I first celebrated earth day 15 years ago. I sat in a drum circle with a bunch of hippies in pioneer park and listened to their message of loving the earth and protecting it and it's inhabitants with wide eyes and an open heart.
It was a phase though. I am a bit ashamed, but a lot of what I believed in just kind of disappeared once I hit high school. I needed to make new friends and was a bit embarrassed about my weird ways. So in an effort to fit in, I put away the tie dyed shirts and bell bottoms. I stopped using recycled paper. I quit opening the "green" magazines. I even threw newspaper and aluminum cans into the garbage when I wasn't at home. (it still makes me literally cringe every single time I do this). In time I just became the average self absorbed teenager and I quit caring about all that stuff.
But recently with the green campaign hype explosion, I have felt a large amount of guilt weighing on my shoulders. Some people I know, who shall remain anonymous, do not believe in global warming and therefore feel the need to go green is just a political campaign. I will not go into all that... (way to deep for this blog, let me tell you). What I can say is I do believe deep in my heart in treating the earth with respect. If that means not using disposable plastic water bottles daily, then I think I have a responsibility to do that. I think I can admit that now. I also think I could stand to step it up a little. I am going to start with little things. I think tomorrow, I am going to go out and buy those reusable shopping bags, and risk looking a little eccentric. Because it will plain make me feel a little better. Like I am doing something, no matter how small, it will be something. I can swear to you today, however, that you will never see me use cloth diapers. Not for any amount of money. I believe God had a hand in the creation of disposable diapers and I thank him for that. Also, I will never denounce my love for the paper towel. There are somethings you just can't live without. So my question for you, this earth day, is what small change can you make? And what will you never give up, no matter the guilt the world will throw your way?