Once we've
made a commitment to try to make our lives and our relationships more peaceful,
we can start to look at other daily choices we make. Is there anything we can
do in our daily routines that will help us to create a better world?
In
order to have a better world lifestyle, our lives have to be sustainable - we
have to find a balance. Are we caught in the cycle of not spending time with our
families because we are working too hard to get more things than we really need?
Are
the things that we buy made by people who work in safe conditions and are paid
a living wage? Were they made in ways that didn't harm the environment or won't
harm it when we're done with them?
There
are many things that we can do with our investments and our purchases that will
help change the system rather than reinforcing it. We can invest our money in
socially responsible banks and funds. We can make a conscious effort to buy products
made by businesses that respect the environment and treat their employees fairly.
We can use our spending money to purchase renewable energy products to heat our
homes and travel to work.
Our goal is to create a world where citizens, communities, corporations and nations
work together in a responsible way. Where decisions are not based on how much
things cost or how much profit can be made, but on the value that it adds to the
lives of our citizens and employees, and its impact on the environment. This sustainable
life begins when we make our own lives more sustainable.
