So, lately I find myself to be particularly fortunate. And while I am a big believer in
thankfulness, I think it is even more important to live a life that pays back
good fortune. I thought a lot
today about what that means. This
is what I came up with:
- take shorter showers
- use less shampoo
- recycle the shampoo bottle (and everything else that can be recycled)
- tell someone how great it makes you feel to recycle and maybe they will recycle, too
- set the thermostat a few degrees higher (or lower, depending on the season) than you think you can tolerate—and then wallow in the pleasure of tolerating it!
- give something away when you really don’t want to
- walk somewhere everyday!!!!
- pay attention to the places you walk
- turn off the lights
- turn off the self-loathing
- forgive someone
- forgive yourself
- create something new
- appreciate something old
- appreciate someone who is older than you are
- allow yourself to empathize with someone (especially someone you don’t necessarily like….)
- eat more vegetables
- eat more fruit
- eat more cheese (okay, I admit that I like cheese…)
- use the same cup or glass all day because even though you don’t think it matters, it matters
- use the same towel all week (after all, you are clean when you use it….)
- savor the things that delight you
- add to your list everyday
