What is “enough”? … (07/10/09)
Many remarkable people these days are encouraging us to “be better” without offering any practical solutions.
And yet, do we really need to them to do this for us? Isn’t it enough to simply go forth each day and smile at strangers? Isn’t it enough to start recycling our waste? Isn’t it enough to conserve our fresh water by taking shorter showers and washing our dishes by hand? Isn’t it enough to buy our produce from local organic farmers? And isn’t it enough to decide today — right now — to actively forgive those people in our lives who have harmed (or are still harming) us?
Yes, these decisions are more than enough …
So, let’s get to it — today!