Cool. Just back from a trip to Barcelona for my 30th birthday. I agree that planting a tree probably isn’t going to make an immediate difference to much other than my guilty conscience! But it has done that and made my holiday even more satisfying!
Lindsey
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Offset your Airmiles
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Organise Your Money (What You Want To Give Away)
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Wear Your 'Make Poverty History' Band
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Buy Presents That Make A Difference
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Shop locally
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Give Your Unwanted / Unworn Clothes To Charity
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Stop Taking Plastic Bags From Shops
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Change Someone's Life With A Book
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Recycle Your Greetings Cards
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Phone a friend - make the effort to keep in touch!
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Turn Off The Tap When Brushing Your Teeth
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Choose to have one meat-free day a week in your home
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Shower More, Bath Less
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Switch off and unplug appliances and chargers
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Give Something Away - and declutter your life
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Get someone to join the Generous Community
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Go Ethical With Some of your Savings
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Take A Mug To Work - don't use plastic
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Compost Your Leftovers
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Post Your Packaging Back
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Become A Blood Donor
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Love books? Join the library
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Put Your Money Where Your Heart is (Bank Ethically)
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Commit random acts of generosity
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Dry clothes outdoors.
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Recent Comments
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Offset your Airmiles - 06 Oct 2005
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Wear Your 'Make Poverty History' Band - 15 Nov 2005
I had lapsed in my white band wearing but as white band day 3 is fast approaching (December 10th) it is time to revive it!
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Stop Taking Plastic Bags From Shops - 13 Dec 2005
I keep trying with this one. I get disproportionately irritated when shop assistants get them out before I can say “I don’t need a bag thank you” but when someone asks me if I want a bag I feel like cheering!
I still get caught out though when I find myself shopping without having planned to…mmmm maybe that’s another thing to look at!
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Change Someone's Life With A Book - 13 Dec 2005
Discovered Richard Madeley’s book in SPCK really recently which was very timely as we were having a MPH service on Dec 11th. The service went well and I managed to sell a few copies of the book afterwards (as well as keeping one for me and one for a friend). People were very interested as finding small manageable ways to make a difference inspires us to take action. Much like ‘Living Generously’!
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Love books? Join the library - 02 Aug 2006
Libraries are fab particularly my local in the Forum in Norwich. Up until recently the library was my only way of accessing the internet…for free :o) Also borrowing cds from the library is a great way of listening to stuff you may never buy but still have an interest in.
I also recommend bookcrossing.com I am an enthusiastic new convert since discovering my first bookcrossing book in May. Not about libraries I know but a very generous principle about books and a guaranteed way to free up some shelf space! See the website for more details.
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Dry clothes outdoors. - 11 Sep 2006
Easy-peasy when you live in the East of England where the sun shines…!
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Generous is about imagining a different way of living, about innovating, trying new things, believing that things can be better, simpler, more beautiful...
