10 Simple Things

Here's my list of 10 simple things (in no particular order) to make a difference - in your own life, the lives of others & in our world:

1. Buy fair trade gifts, chocolate, coffee, from stores like Ten Thousand Villages.
2. Sponsor a child from an organization like Compassion.
3. Educate yourself about injustice issues and then educate others.
4. Know where your clothing & food come from and how they're manufactured.
5. It's cliche but reduce, reuse & recycle.
6. Collect food to stock the shelves of your local food bank and/or volunteer to work at a soup kitchen. This can also apply to buying needed supplies for your local women's & children's shelter.
7. Write letters to government officials about your concerns.
8. Volunteer for a short- or long-term missions or humanitarian effort.
9. Invest in people & build relationships. Start by mowing the neighbor's lawn or bringing cookies to the new person at work.
10. Look inside yourself & get rid of the injustice in your own life and then speak up to get rid of the injustice in the world around us.