Just Saying....

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