There is a revolution out there... changing how we think, how we feel and how to capture our attention. The gaps in the free market on our minds and wallets are bound by the laws of nature and we are talking, communicating, sharing... Information, Technology, Economics, Finance, Politics, Society, and Family values are breaking free from norms and values once held to be true. We are in a revolution.... to change what is into what will be!
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Taking a step back to move forward. Know what you are good at and make a start. Find what you are passionate about and do it! Reinvent yourself today for tomorrow! Consumers are conscious. Show me you care! We Hope, we Dream, not for Change.... for LIFE! Change because we are not happy, we are not satisfied.
Just watch it. I've been thinking..... and thinking...... and thinking. About: Well,,,,,,,,,,, their are those of us whom I find very! SO! fortunate to have found that inspiration, that perfect marriage between "doing what you want to do and doing what you have to do"..... between "working to live and living to work", about finding that PASSION and just letting that passion drive the rest of their lives. I love how people are able to change the way we look at things from the norm., the negative and transform. Yes, we are different and so what! With the impact of technology on informing people, we are narrowing the gap between ignorance and equality. But it's not just that, it's truly about how we feel, how we behave, how we see each other. Humanity at its best. I almost feel that I need something taken away from me, in order to have this passion. To go from ho hum dumb dumb, to truly exceptional. And, exceptional foremost for my self. Mostly I've spent my life catching up, building the norm, protecting the image. Who's image! It was never mine. It's like I need some strife, some devastating event, to have come back from a deficit, in order to have meaning, to have a purpose. Sounds pathetic. However, it is interesting to get the inspiration from people whom have successfully overcome this challenge.
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"No one wants to die," he said. "Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true."
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There's a new keyword, theme, movement, out there: "Tea Party". The people are fighting back and remembering. The change they expected, wanted, needed just isn't happening. The one percent of the population that controls the wealth of our nation has no idea about The People.
If we get organized, what a dangerous place America will be. It speaks to our freedom and remembrance of what was and what should be, even after 273 years. Hopefully, the reinvention and validity today of what our founding fathers outlined are strong enough to keep the country together. The majority of the people will go on with their daily lives, trying to inch out a living. The small percent of radicals are where the danger lies and will force us to implode.
OK, it's simple to recycle right? Well, not really. The ownership of this responsibility is on the consumer, completely! And it's allot of work to recycle. It is simple enough in some communities that supply bins for paper, glass, and plastic. And each of these communities sets up it's own recycling services. It's not standardized. And this service is not available to all communities. And it costs tax payers money. You don't see it. Some people just don't care, can't be bothered. How come the benefits that are received from a town that recycles is not given back to the community? How about when your out and about in town, how come there isn't trash bins for different types of trash? In order to ask people to do things, you have to make it available to them, otherwise it will be a long way to change peoples habits. Now it is surprising to me that the ownership is on the consumer to recycle. Why can't companies find more economical ways of packaging their products to the consumer? Take all the toys you've just bought for the holidays for your children. They are very difficult to to un-package. They are wrapped in a very hard plastic, every single item in the package is wired together and the amount of cardboard and paper marketing material is overwhelming, not to mention the wrapping paper and the gift card. Think about the process it takes to make and print all the material in the toy product. Think about all the energy and material it takes to make the plastic mold and package. Think about the labor involved to wire all the pieces of the toy to the package. You pay allot for all this packaging for a cheapo product. But it's the thought that counts! Here are some facts about how much we consume. I don't see a light at the end of the tunnel. Think about this, the economy needs us to consume, there is a Zeitgeist of change the planet in our consciousness but in order for the economy to turn around, we need to consume. What happens when the wheels of the economy start moving again? * Each print run of the New York Times newspaper consumes about 75,000 trees. * Americans total yearly waste fills a convoy of garbage trucks long enough to wrap around the earth six times. * Approximately 100 million trees are used every year for junk mail. * A 15 year old tree produces about 500 paper bags at the supper market which gets consumed in about an hour. * Mowing the lawn for half an hour produces as much smog as driving 172 miles. * Americans throw away enough disposable plates and cups to give the world a picnic six times a year. * You could circle the earth 436 times with all the styrofoam cups produced and consumed by Americans. * You could build over 6000 DC-10 airplanes with the amount of aluminum cans Americans consume. * Americans consume more than two million plastic bottles an hour.
Every country has tried to emulate the market of the USA, and.......?
Americans are 5% of the worlds population and consume 33% of the worlds resources and produce 50% of the hazardous waste. Whooooaaaa, compound this to other developing nations!
You have choices, a lot of choices. The most important is the choice not to consume. There are alternatives and you either know what they are or you can find out. There is no lack of information today, so we have the knowledge at our fingertips. This is very unlike just the previous generation. If you question the value of a product to consume, don't just buy it. Think first how this product is going to add value. Most times the pitch on a product is laser marketed directly towards a problem, but can often create other considerations. So this marketing appeals to you and so you try it and as often is the case, for example household cleaning products, it was a waste of money. Don't give in to impulse.
We the consumer have a choice and our choice is to use our experience as consumers to send a message. This message is simple, that we want more value and product. We want good design and products well thought through. In only this way can we change the way business operate and bring to market products.
Good or bad, we deal with it. You don't have to deal with it! Now is the time to take control. I'm told to go with the flow, I tried it and I just got pushed around. You want to be heard, are you frustrated? Then speak up, speak out, look for it and you will find it! Change is everywhere and I'm finding it!
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