Worried about the earth and the economy? Spend five minutes viewing the above video produced by The Center for a New American Dream for some excellent information and inspiration based on Juliet Schor’s excellent book, “Plentitude: The New Economics of True Wealth.” You can also read her blog , view her lecture , and read more about her book.
We need to continually be inspired right now as we live through this tumultuous time in history, and we need to seize hold of our sense of purpose far more than we need to hold onto our fear and anger.
As protests rage on around the world, I am reminded of the following true story about A.J. Muste, pacifist and activist who stood in front of the White House night after night with a candle during the Vietnam War. One rainy night a reporter asked him, “do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night with a candle?” To which Muste replied, “Oh, I don’t do it to change the country, I do it so the country won’t change me.” As more and more of us stand together in peaceful protest, I am hoping that we ask ourselves, “How has our current consumer culture changed us, what profound price have we paid to sustain it, and what is it now that we must reclaim?
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