“Most good things have been said too many times, and now just need to be lived” – Shane Claiborne
Sometimes we spend too long reading, thinking, contemplating, considering, evaluating, analysing.
Do something different today.
Take action.
1 – Email some encouragement to an activist
2 – Try wearing a pedometer to encourage youself to walk more
3 – Challenge greenwash
4 – Invite your neighbours round for something to eat this week
5 – Stop buying mountains of junk for the kids
6 – Buy a smart electricity meter
7 – Cook more food in bulk
8 – Wear warmer clothes in your home when it’s cold
9 – Chose more ethical fish
10 – Reduce your chemical footprint
11 – Sponsor a child
12 – Embrace the idea of a simpler life
13 – Plant a tree
14 – Talk to a friend or colleague about car sharing today
15 – Take a month off from shopping for clothes or gadgets
16 – Improve your garden soil
17 – Support good local businesses
18 – Take the stairs
19 – Trade your skills with your friends
20 – Plan your eco-funeral
21 – Improve your tele-conferencing, so you have to travel less
22 – Don’t be so serious all the time
23 – Try your hand at beekeeping
24 – Have a ‘power cut party’
25 – Get rid of some of your lawn, grow vegetables instead
26 – Eat less processed and more real food
27 – Be part of something bigger than yourself
28 – Recycle your old phones
29 – Declutter your home
30 – Check out your local Transition group
31 – Buy fairtrade coffee and tea
32 – Step down, and help somebody else to step up
33 – Consider moving to a smaller home
34 – Use eco-paint
35 – Give blood – register today
36 – Host a fundraiser
37 – Feed the birds – build a bird table
38 – Stop over-cleaning your home
39 – Donate your old stuff
40 – Eat less meat
41 – Let go of your guilt
42 – Reduce your toilet flush volume
43 – Visit a farmers market and talk to the traders about where the food comes from
44 – Convince your friends to stop buying bottled water
45 – Make the most of your network
46 – Question your prejudices
47 – Write something for your local newspaper this week
48 – Buy more things second hand
49 – Get more good news in your life
50 – Carry a reusable coffee mug with you
51 – Read the label before you buy
52 – Make a giving jar
53 – Improve your indoor air quality
54 – Give ethical children’s gifts on birthdays
55 – Avoid (don’t resist) temptation
56 – Invite friends over to watch and discuss a documentary together
57 – Cancel your junk mail – register today
58 – Support breast feeding and real nappies
59 – Avoid ‘slacktivism’
60 – Be more focused on the present moment
61 – Encourage friends to have greener weddings
62 – Donate some food to your local foodbank
63 – Make a small wildlife pond in your garden
64 – Have a leftovers night to waste less food
65 – Make your own lunch more often
66 – Compare your life less with the rich and more with the poor
67 – Do some voluntary work
68 – Make a micro loan with Kiva today
69 – Patch your old clothes
70 – Mentor someone
71 – Let go of some anger
72 – Free your slaves – buy ethically made products
73 – Promote fairtrade products in your workplace
74 – Correct untruths
75 – Make your own healthy meal menu for your family
76 – Boycott something – but know why
77 – Automate your chores to give yourself more time
78 – Paint your window surrounds white to get more light into your home
79 – Go virtual to buy less CDs, DVDs, books and other ‘stuff’
80 – Be more thankful for what you have
81 – Buy sustainable timber products
82 – Remember to vote
83 – Just stop ironing
84 – Give people more feedback and encouragement, start now
85 – Make an insect box
86 – Take some direct action
87 – Optimise your appliances energy settings
88 – Nudge yourself on the web by customising your browser start page
89 – Take a break – most of us could do with one
90 – Stop criticising so much
91 – Learn a little first aid, it might save a life one day
92 – Use less tap water in the garden
93 – Smile more
94 – Organise your life so it’s easier to make good decisions
95 – Try keeping some chickens
96 – Register as an organ donor today
97 – Fix something that’s broken, instead of buying a new one
98 – Consider becoming a social entrepreneur - change what you do for a living
99 – Encourage others – forward this post to someone else today
100 – Slow down
101 – Reject apathy
I’ll be publishing an ebook: ‘The Year I Saved the World’, containing these and another 266 ideas and suggestions, along with descriptions, links and information, later this year. If you’re interested in receiving (very) occasional updates sign-up for the free Newsletter.
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