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o Don't wear clothes made of animals - not even shoes, belts
or watchbands. o Don't consume any product that is made by exploited labor. o Everything in your wardrobe of clothes that haven't been
used in the previous year, give it away (but only if it is in
good condition.) o Eliminate plastic from your life as far as possible...bags,
boxes and credit cards - and some people. o Avoid negative people like the plague. Anyone who is not
adding quality is subtracting quality. o Turn off every unused electrical appliance at the source. o Shorten your showers and washing loads. o Walk, or ride a bike, or use public transport - drive only if
absolutely necessary. o Cut down on the amount of rubbish you send to landfill
each week. I have cut down from 150 pounds a week to only
4 pounds - that is one briefcase of rubbish a week. o Drink water at room temperature - 2 litres a day - in sips. o Meditate at least one hour a day or at least read for two
hours a day o Walk briskly at least one hour a day. o Take your pets for a long walk every day - and talk to them
while you do it. And let them stop and sniff as often as they
like. A walk is not a race. o Write at least one letter to the media or a politician every
week. It doesn't have to be brickbat - a bouquet is fine too. o Grow your own vegetable garden or buy organic vegetables. o Pick up any rubbish you see in the park. It is the right thing
to do - and do it in a visible way. It embarrasses the hell of
everyone else who soon stop littering. o Buy a few flat bottom clay trays and leave them under the
bushes and trees in the park. Each evening (or morning) when you take your dogs to the park, also take two 2 liter bottles of water and fill up the trays. During the drought
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