buy nothing
dear all,
if you feel guilty everytime you buy, if you ever feel sick when you walk in a mall; maybe not even that: if you just feel that sometimes you buy when you don't need, or sometimes you eat too much food just because you own it. Maybe you are just one of those people that knit their own sweaters and walmart is putting you out of business. Maybe you love the ocean and all those Blue fin tuna that japanese fishing boats continue to decimate. If you have ever bought parsley without knowing that it grows in your backyard, If you are reading this email just stop, for one day, just stop. do not buy anything for just one day. just on day. just one. I know it sounds easy; you'll be surprised, you'll have to hide your wallet from yourself, and yes, you will go into withdrawal, but that's okay, because when you go to sleep (possibly in the midst of a tear ridden temper tantrum) you will wake up (7-8 hours later) and know that, like a fasting cleanses your digestive system, your being will have eliminated the toxins of this consumption driven society.
your pores may smell weird and you might just tear into your car and speed to the nearest consumption joint, just because, but deep down inside you'll know (although you may deny it) that one day you were that much closer to being free.
dont buy anything on November 25th, it is International Buy Nothing Day.
even if you dont participate,
just....
dont be a consumer whore.
if you feel guilty everytime you buy, if you ever feel sick when you walk in a mall; maybe not even that: if you just feel that sometimes you buy when you don't need, or sometimes you eat too much food just because you own it. Maybe you are just one of those people that knit their own sweaters and walmart is putting you out of business. Maybe you love the ocean and all those Blue fin tuna that japanese fishing boats continue to decimate. If you have ever bought parsley without knowing that it grows in your backyard, If you are reading this email just stop, for one day, just stop. do not buy anything for just one day. just on day. just one. I know it sounds easy; you'll be surprised, you'll have to hide your wallet from yourself, and yes, you will go into withdrawal, but that's okay, because when you go to sleep (possibly in the midst of a tear ridden temper tantrum) you will wake up (7-8 hours later) and know that, like a fasting cleanses your digestive system, your being will have eliminated the toxins of this consumption driven society.
your pores may smell weird and you might just tear into your car and speed to the nearest consumption joint, just because, but deep down inside you'll know (although you may deny it) that one day you were that much closer to being free.
dont buy anything on November 25th, it is International Buy Nothing Day.
even if you dont participate,
just....
dont be a consumer whore.