"....Each day, we are voting for the world we wish... with our purse. With each purchase, we are sending out signals about the kind of world we want to live in. "

For the past 15 years, in my workshops on simpler living, I have been using the following questions to help participants shop with discernment and compassion. I would not hesitate to say that I consider similar approaches an essential ingredient of any spirituality worth its salt.

"....can there really be authentic spirituality without a deep compassion for human suffering and the plight of the poor, and a deep desire to heal our planet from the ravages of hyper-consumption?"

The consumer society has an absolutely amazing and uncanny way of recuperating just about everything to turn it into fancy consumer trends – from the Dalmatian coast to the latest health fad, from simple water – one of the most fundamental ingredients of life on earth – to... spirituality.

Waste and Recycling

Taking action on waste is essential. We are consuming natural resources at an unsustainable rate and contributing unnecessarily to climate change.

Throwing things away wastes resources. It wastes the raw materials and energy used in making the items and it wastes money. If we can reduce our waste, it means less environmental impact, less resources and energy used, and saves money.

Helping to reduce water consumption in your own home is easy, and needs just a few simple changes to your routine.  Every little bit helps make a difference in conserving this precious resource of Mother Earth: