To those of you who sit stagnant-apathetic (stanathtic?), unhappy with the present course of the world, this is me yelling at you (and myself) for thinking that small things don't make a big difference.
Visit the website takepart.com
Start spending a little more on your groceries to ensure your food has not contributes to the mass-production problem, where a few big companies control products at the expense of their employees, our health, and the well-being of the animals.
Watch this documentary: http://vimeo.com/34457916
if you haven't
Stop buying fast food and processes foods.
Live below your means.
Support the local market.
Buy a sewing machine.
Plant a garden.
Ride a bike.
Volunteer.
Buy fair trade.
Buy less.
Treat human beings as human beings.
Choose a career that makes a difference.
Read the news and be aware of global issues.
Don't give your children everything (in fact, less is more).
Work hard.
Eat dinner around a table with the tv off.
Pray.
Don't shower every day if you don't need to.
Read books.
Use your skills to do something good.
Activate your conscience.
Cry because something sad happened.
Ingest things (orally, visually, aurally...) that make you a better person.
Spend time in nature.
Care for someone more than yourself.
Apathy does nothing. People are working to change the world for the better. Remember, if you're not with, you're against.
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