Thursday, February 2, 2012

What if?

What if?
--What if we lived out a simple principle? One that took some time, patience and money, but could make dramatic difference?
--What if we worked to live more simply so that others may simply live.
--So, what does that even look like? Over 1 billion people live on less that $2/day worldwide. What if we gave $2 each day to an organization working on hunger issues? That's less than the cost of most (if not all) drinks at Starbucks.
--Over 1/3 of the food on the planet never makes it to consumers. What if we made a pledge to donate one non perishable food item to a local food bank a day (or if that's too much two items per week, etc)?
--21,000 children die a day of preventable diseases. What if you donated sanitary supplies once a month (whenever you go shopping for your own supplies) to organizations who provide them for people overseas (or at home).
--What if instead of worrying about how to pay for that stellar pair of shoes or new outfit for the baby you looked at local resale shops, yard sales and goodwill. So less trash would be produced.