I saw a full-page ad this week in TIME magazine that said, "Nurture Nature." SunChips, which I happen to like, now makes its bags with plants so they're 100% compostable.
Ah, now it's virtuous to eat chips. In fact, eating chips will help the planet. How can I not do it?
There are a few caveats, though. The asterisk tells me it's only the 10.5 ounce bag that's made with the new material, so it doesn't mean getting the 1.5 ounce bag at Subway does anything good for the environment. Plus, I don't compost. And if I eat the 10.5 ounce bag instead, well, my salt and calorie intake might be enough that it's my body that will be doing the composting.
But if you have the choice between a family-size bag of SunChips and some other chip, choose the SunChips. Let's hope it's successful enough that all sizes of SunChips will soon come in compostable bags. And that other chip manufacturers will soon follow suit. Then all chips will be virtuous. Les would think that's heaven.
P.S. Congratulations to Mandy Bell for winning the copy of Here Burns My Candle.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
The Power of One
Charlie's only 7. But the Haitian earthquake deeply affected him and he wanted to do something. So he decided he would ride his bike around his local park and ask people to donate for each lap, with the hope of raising £500, the equivalent of about $761, for UNICEF. So far Charlie, and the publicity he's gotten for caring and acting, has raised £209,584.69, which translates to $319,000! You can check out his webpage here. That's the power of one person doing the hard thing and deciding to make a difference.
In Start Here, which I reviewed two weeks ago, the Harris brothers say this: "Many people . . . fail to understand a basic principle of life: changing something in your life requires changing something in your life." In other words, do something! I fear sometimes I fall into the category of people Les describes as those who believe that saying you will do something is as good as doing it. I have a good idea, but often get distracted before I ever act on it. And that changes nothing.
Tom Henderson is another person who knows one person can make a difference. After watching a tragedy unfold a decade ago, he brought an idea for a disaster kit to his local Rotary Club. ShelterBox has been active in Haiti since the earthquake, providing boxes containing a 10-person tent, cooking supplies, blankets and even crayons. You can read the TIME magazine article or watch the video. Or visit the ShelterBox website to learn more or donate.
What hard thing have you thought of that now you need to actually start doing? One person does have the power to make a difference—and it can be YOU!
P.S. Congrats to Jacque Fessenden, the winner of the free copy of Start Here.
In Start Here, which I reviewed two weeks ago, the Harris brothers say this: "Many people . . . fail to understand a basic principle of life: changing something in your life requires changing something in your life." In other words, do something! I fear sometimes I fall into the category of people Les describes as those who believe that saying you will do something is as good as doing it. I have a good idea, but often get distracted before I ever act on it. And that changes nothing.
Tom Henderson is another person who knows one person can make a difference. After watching a tragedy unfold a decade ago, he brought an idea for a disaster kit to his local Rotary Club. ShelterBox has been active in Haiti since the earthquake, providing boxes containing a 10-person tent, cooking supplies, blankets and even crayons. You can read the TIME magazine article or watch the video. Or visit the ShelterBox website to learn more or donate.
What hard thing have you thought of that now you need to actually start doing? One person does have the power to make a difference—and it can be YOU!
P.S. Congrats to Jacque Fessenden, the winner of the free copy of Start Here.
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