The Serenity to Change the Things I Can

The Serenity to Change the Things I Can is by Mark Olmsted. Mark believes in picking up trash. Mark in his youth was a buyer and seller of crystal meth and now sees the impact the chemicals a meth lab can have on the world. Since he was put in prison for nine months his views on recycling have changed drastically. Since he did the earth harm by being a user of meth and supporting meth labs, Mark is trying to make up for it by picking up trash in his neighborhood to help the environment. Mark for over 5 years now had picked up four bags of trash each morning on the route he walks his dog. Olmsted uses this as a relaxation method, if he’s having a bad day he goes out in the afternoons as well as the morning and fills bags with trash and litter. Mark is trying to help us realize that you can change the world, even if only a little. It still makes a difference. Mark “believes in picking up trash because it’s taught me that you can’t assume to know the difference between the things you must accept and the things that you can change---you have to think about it". I think if we were more aware, like mark is, we could all change the world and make it a better place. As well as be happier with our selves, when you do something good and you know it, I think you feel better.