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Tell jokes.
- Telling jokes gives a burst of fun and laughter to social
settings of any size. Humor takes the pain of life away,
making it brighter and more enjoyable.
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Pick up hitchhikers.
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- For whatever reason, people don't have transportation to a
destination and they stand on the roadside "thumbing it".
Picking up hitch hikers helps a person in need, and puts us
in direct touch with another interesting person.
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Remember birthdays.
- We all have them and when they pass unnoticed by others we
may feel hurt. Remembering the birthdays of others is one way
to show we care and that they are important to us.
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Work to maintain long-term friendships.
- Distance and time can seperate old friends. Making contact
once in a while keeps the friendship alive, rather than
losing a friend forever because of neglect.
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Dine with others.
- When we sit down to eat a meal with others, it elevates a
daily mundane activity into a more enjoyable occasion. We
have a little time to share our thoughts, some conversation,
and the experience of being together.
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Have plants and flowers in your home.
- Plants and flowers brighten our environment, bringing life
and beauty to any space. They require regular watering, ritually bringing us into their world and expanding ours.
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Invite friends over.
- When friends visit, we share our home and open our lives
to them. Our hospitality is a treaty of friendship.
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Turn off lights when they are not needed.
- Save energy and help prevent global warming, turn off lights
in unused areas.
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Use energy efficient large appliances.
- Save energy and prevent global warming by using a low energy,
high efficiency fridge and washing machine, and by using
large loads instead of small, and drying clothes on a line.
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Conserve water in the bathroom.
- By using a low flow shower head, a toilet water displacement
device, by taking showers instead of baths and letting the "yellow mellow", one can conserve an enormous amount of
water.
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Make eco-friendly packaging choices.
- Eco-friendly packaging such as: reusable containers, recycled
packaging, and items with the least amount of packaging, are
easy on landfills, our dwindling natural recources and our
wallets.
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Enjoy sunrises and sunsets.
- Watching the sun rise or set allows us to witness our
spinning solar system in action. Taking time out to enjoy
this beautiful display encourages us to appreciate the larger
scale of life. It puts things in perspective.
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Be friendly to strangers.
- We are a society of strangers; they are us and we are them.
Being friendly to all whom we encounter brings enjoyment and
dignity to our lives and our community.
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Refill the ice-cube tray.
- It is frustrating to go the freezer needing ice, only to find
that the ice-cube tray has been emptied and not refilled. Refilling the tray is an investment in the future coldness of soft drinks, coctails and water for you and others.
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Guys, put the seat down.
- It is common courtesy, good hygiene and one of our basic
social mores, to exhibit proper toilet behavior. Lift the seat - keeping it as clean as possible - then flush, and drop the seat when finished.
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Save money.
- Putting aside a portion of what we earn regularly over time
makes our earnings count on an increaseingly larger scale,
affording us more financial clout.
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Meditate.
- When we meditate, our mind and body are able to be quiet,
contemplative or just completely blank. Insight often comes
to those who seek it and inner peace ferments.
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Sing or whistle out loud.
- Singing and whistling lightens the spirits and spreads one's
infectious joy. When one makes a "joyful noise", one creates
positivity and optimism.
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Live in an eco-friendly home.
- Renovate a home close to town, live in a recycled steel home, a straw bale or a cobb home. Eco-friendly homes give back to the community, conserving energy and natural resources while
saving building costs.
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Repair rather than discard.
- Being handy around the house helps prolong the life of older
items and reincarnates broken ones. It reduces land-fill over crowding, saves invaluable natural resources and is intensely
frugal.
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Recycle household water.
- A high percentage of the water we use runs "down the drain." Much of that
water can be reclaimed. Save rinse water for plants, collect
preheated shower water as well as run off from roof tops in
buckets for household use.
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Be less materialistic.
- Being less materialistic brings added dimension to life.
Looking beyond monetary value allows us to enjoy things for
their usefulness. We can do with less stuff and put more of
an emphasis on enjoying people, nature, and the world around us.
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Garden organically.
- Using natural pesticides and fertilizers and other organic
gardening techniques, one can reduce chemical run-off, create a
less harmful environment and produce great tasting and beautiful looking plants.
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Maintain a good driving record.
- Being a safe and sober driver, getting few tickets and taking
care of the few one does get, enables one to move about freely in an automobile and indicates a certain level of
personal responsibility.
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Pay back personal loans.
- People who lend us money are good people who should be valued
highly, and above all, paid back. We can move forward with dignity allowing us to make closer, more authentic connections with people.
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Shop around.
- Doing a little research and comparison shopping allows one
to get the best price on exactly the item needed. This reduces household clutter from poor choices and unnecessary items.
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Maintain someone's home while they are away.
- Leaving home for a number of days can necessitate help maintaining animals, plants, mail etc.; visiting the home of a traveling friend periodically, gives the appearance that someone is living there, thwarting would-be robbers.
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Engage in meaningful work
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- Meaningful work allows us the opportunity to express our innate talents, creativity, and intellect. Meaningful work is both life-affirming and non-exploitive.
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Use seat belts
- Seat belts can save lives, use them.
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Be more of a gentleperson.
- The dictates of proper social conduct are that we be courteous, gracious and honorable, including opening
doors, pulling out chairs and walking on the traffic side
of the sidewalk for others. This shows our respect and our disintersest in conflict.
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Limit sugar consumption
- Sugar contributes to a host of health problems. Limiting or
cutting out sugar consumption can improve your health.
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Support independent radio.
- Independent radio stations need our support, it is good to help financially or just to listen, because the programming is free from corporate control and the incredible bias inherant there. This makes for a more well rounded and interesting person.
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Stop fights between others.
- Being a peace-maker, by stopping a violent struggle or encouraging resolution to an arguement between friends, may
possibly be intrusive and even dangerous, but it positively affects social change immediately and it is very heroic.
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Don't pirate satellite signals
- Even if it is cheap and easy, don't steal satellite
signals to get free tv.
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Use only cold or warm water when washing clothing.
- Using cold or warm water when washing clothing instead of hot, saves energy and prolongs the life of clothing.
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Keep your water heater set lower than 120 degrees.
- Turning down the setting on your water heater thermostat saves energy; 120 degrees is usually hot enough.
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Walk
- It's the cheapest and easiest form of transportation and
it is even healthy.
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Flush only when neccessary.
- Reducing the number of toilet flushes per day, by "letting the yellow mellow" can save an enormous amount of water.
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Take showers instead of baths.
- Showering requires less water than it takes to fill a bath tub and saves time too.
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Keep your thermostat adjusted for energy efficiency.
- Not overheating or overcooling rooms by monitoring your heater/air conditioner thermostat by turning it off when not needed, saves an enormous amount of energy.
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Use low flow shower heads.
- Low flow shower heads conserve water by reducing the amount of water while increasing water pressure.
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Add weather strip and caulk around windows and doors.
- Plugging air leaks around doors and windows keeps heat in, saving energy and reducing ozone depleting carbon dioxide.
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Pick a climate friendly house color.
- Depending on the dominant climate of the region you live in, the color of your home can have a large affect on the cost it takes to heat or cool it; light colored for hot climates to reflect the sun's rays and dark to attract heat.
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