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Eat less poultry
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- Try to eat as little poultry as possible.
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Drive a more fuel efficient car.
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- A fuel efficient car is not only easier on the pocket book,
it is easier on the ozone and our limited fossil fuels too.
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Help others move.
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- Moving is a cathartic labor intensive process. Often, the aid
of extra person-power and/or a larger vehicle is necessary.
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Call your mother.
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- Parents may desire more contact with their sons and
daughters than the offspring themselves.
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Visit a far-flung friend.
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- It may be possible to keep a friend without it, but traveling
to visit a friend in person gives life a sense of continuity.
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Don't use to-go containers.
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- To-go containers are a convenient, but inefficient and
environmentally harmful food storage device.
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Buy eco-friendly cleaners.
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- Houshold cleaners are solutions of powerful cleaning
agents and abrasives which may be ideal for cleaning stains,
they also damage the environment.
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Treat all persons equally.
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- Unfair treatment on the basis of gender, race, age, religion
etc. limits social, cultural and economic exchange, and is
counterproductive in an open society and free-market.
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Be a mentor.
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- Mentorship is a legacy of giving, it enriches individuals and
society. Education is incomplete without the guidance and
wisdom of one who is accomplished and successful.
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Vote.
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- Voting allows one to be represented on issues and in choosing
candidates, and it encourages one to be informed of local,
state, and national political issues.
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Car pool.
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- Put two people going to the same place, in the same car, and
the environment benefits.
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Tip street performers.
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- Street performers of any type, talented or not, enrich our
culture and should be rewarded for their gift to us.
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Compost kitchen scraps, leaves and yard clippings.
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- Leaves, yard clippings and kitchen scraps can be composted,
reducing landfill glut, and producing, rich organic gardening
fertilizer.
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Use hemp clothing.
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- Hemp cloth has better strength and softness than cotton,
without the huge range of environmental problems associated
with it.
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Help push a stalled car.
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- A person is having car trouble and is pushing their car
to a safer area, or they need a "push-start", pull over and
lend a hand.
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Be more honest.
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- Our lives can be very complicated socially and
professionally, not being truthful unnecessarily complicates
it more and promotes unhappiness.
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Shop at farmer's markets.
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- Buying directly from associated farmers at farmer's markets,
supports small, organic, and family farms, and affords one
the opportunity to select from the finest quality foods
available.
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Recycle.
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- With natural resources dwindling and landfills growing, it
is necessary and quite easy to recycle.
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Grow your own food.
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- When we grow our own food, we eat more healthful, get more
exercise and begin to look and feel more vibrant and
attractive as we get in touch with the earth.
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Be a friend.
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- Want a friend? Be a friend.
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Support local live music.
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- Attending local live music performances is good for the soul,
the community and the players too.
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Give charitably.
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- Giving contributions to charitable organizations, friends in
need, or a needy person on the street, helps our fellow
person, our society, and benefits humanity.
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Be an unsung hero.
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- Work honorably, and without needing recognition. Focus on the
deed, not the reward.
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Acknowledge good qualities.
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- What is more honorable than being an unsung hero?
Acknowledging the good deeds and qualities in others.
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Use protection.
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- Sex is fun, but it can also be reproductive and dangerous. Using "protection" puts the fun back in sex.
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Visit nature.
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- Experiencing the beauty of nature adds depth and meaning to
our lives.
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Put friends up for the night.
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- Sometimes friends need a place to stay. Allowing them to stay
at your home is very kind and enables one to spend more time
with them.
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Be good.
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- Want a more happy and fulfilling life? Try to be good.
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Be an unsung hero.
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- Working honorably and without needing recognition, focusing
on the deed, not the rewards, eliminates reward oriented and
competitive motivations, lending a less anxious and more
dignified quality to work and life.
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Plant trees at home.
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- Planting trees at home, enriches the natural environment and
beautifies our world.
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Buy locally produced goods and services.
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- Purchasing local products stabilizes jobs and bolsters the
economy.
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Smoke fewer cigarettes.
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- Cigarettes are etremely harmful to smokers and those around
them, they are intentionaly addictive and pollute cradle-to-
grave. Smoking fewer cigarettes is beneficial to other people
and ourselves.
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Read books instead of watching television.
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- Reading exercises our imagination, is more entertaining and
less sedating than television.
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Listen more intently when others speak.
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- Listening more intently to others allows them to more
fully communicate, while you gain a better understanding of
them and what they are saying.
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Tailgate less in traffic.
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- Tailgating may be an attempt to send a message to another
driver to move over or speed up, but it endangers others and
is a sign of impatience.
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Adopt a pet from the shelter.
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- Rescuing an unwanted or runaway animal from an adoption
center saves the life of the animal and brings joy to yours.
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Tip service workers 20% or more.
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- Service workers work tirelessly to please us, tipping well
acknowledges this and benefits real people, not some faceless
corporation.
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Wear clean clothing.
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- Clean clothing shows a certain level of self-respect and
respect for those around us. It is healthful and doesn't
pollute social breathing areas and add to visual blight.
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Read the daily news.
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- When we read the daily news, we stay informed, expand our
vocabulary, and stay in direct contact with our society and
culture.
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Look at art.
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- Art reflects life. Looking at art helps us see the beauty
around us, in others and in ourselves.
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Don't steal.
- Stealing may be an expedient way to aquire wealth or an
object of desire, but it all comes back in the end and it
will be you who is stolen from.
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Don't kill people.
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- Don't kill people, you'll regret it later. Its bad for the
soul, Karma and possibilities for future happiness.
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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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Sing or whistle out loud.
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- Singing and whistling lightens the spirits ans spreads one's
infectious joy. When one makes a "joyful noise", one creates
positivity and optimism.
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Loan money to friends in need.
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- When friends become financially overextended they might ask
us for help with a loan. Loaning a friend money is very
charitalble and may help them to be housed and fed.
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Pick up hitchhikers.
- 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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Visit friends in jail.
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- People in jail are in mean and unfriendly environments which
may affect them adversely, a friend who visits can make a
world of difference in terms of keeping them in touch with
their lives out side and helps keep them grounded.
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Don't swear in front of children.
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- Children need positive and optimistic environments, swearing
infront of them serves to infect them with meanness,
coloring their world with disharmony.
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Don't pick fights.
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- People may upset us, but that is no reason to become
physically confrontational. Resorting to violence doesn't
solve problems, it exasorbates them.
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Massage others.
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- Our lives are stressful and the human body becomes fatigued,
giving someone a massage is a generous and caring gift.
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