Contributed by: Asian Woman (i_asianwoman @ yahoo.com)
1. Cook from scratch with friends or family every month
2. Learn to play a musical instrument or sing
3. Learn to dance
4. Learn another language
5. Take care of someone else's kids at least once a month
6. Make friends within walking distance
7. Form a neighborhood association
8. Invest in a wool sweater and turn the heat down
9. Make more time with friends
10. Create a relationship with someone in another country
11. Start your own vegetable garden
12. Replace your lawn with native plants
13. Collect rain water
14. Eat 10 percent within 10 miles
15. Eat in season
16. Use 25 percent less water in your home
17. Create 25 percent less garbage
18. Compost
19. Give something away
20. Turn off the TV and read a book
21. Turn off the computer and go for a walk
22. Work less and spend less
23. Leave where you are - Come back
24. Move into a smaller house
25. Convert your car to electric
26. Ride the bus
27. Carpool
28. Walk to work
29. Ride a bicycle to the grocery store
30. Build sidewalks
31. Shop locally
32. Write your own news
33. Start a blog
34. Get rid of stuff you don't need through Craig's List or Freecycle
35. Buy used
36. Vote on paper
37. Forgive
38. Talk to your neighbors
39. Talk to your enemies
40. Fear not
41. Buy and read only online magazines
42. Encourage schools to require community service
43. Tutor/mentor a young one
44. Don't print that e-mail
45. Make a friend who is two generations older or younger
46. Turn off your cell phone and e-mail and talk to someone face-to-face
47. Get involved in a local political campaign
48. Explore the nearest wilderness area
49. Repair something instead of throwing it away
50. Create a park nearby
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