“Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe and enthusiastically act upon… must inevitably come to pass.” – Paul J. Meyer
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“Try? There is no try. There is only do or not do.” – Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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Special Book Release: Bag Green Guilt!
Show The Love Media, LLC has announced the release of founder Jen Pleasants’ book, Bag Green Guilt, 5 Easy Steps: Turn Eco-Anxiety Into Constructive Energy – a self-help guide for anyone who wants to be green but is experiencing eco-anxiety as a result of trying to do everything for everyone.
Advance book reviewer Britt Hall commented, “What a great topic…anything to relieve some of the guilt and restore the balance between mother and Mother Earth!”
Another early reviewer had this to say: Bag Green Guilt: 5 Easy Steps To Turn Eco-Anxiety Into Constructive Energy is a simple & effective self-help approach to alleviating the guilt that can come from not making “green” choices and ease you into a life of eco-wonderfulness! It’s a perfect acknowledgment of the fact that “going green” can, for some, be overwhelming to such an extent that the process becomes unattractive and stunted. Well, here’s the guide to keep your “greening” streamlined and positive. – Deana Bracken, Green With Glamour
Bag Green Guilt, 5 Easy Steps: Turn Eco-Anxiety Into Constructive Energy is available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, as well as at a variety of independent bookstores.
Show The Love Media LLC combines fun, fashion, and feeling green with multiple daily updates consisting of dash, dazzle and with doing right by the world and fulfilling the founder’s motto to “make it all better.” www.showtheLOVE.com
In a Nutshell:
- Author Jen Pleasants puts into words what we’re all thinking and feeling: ‘how can I take care of the planet when I can’t even fully take care of myself?!’ and shares her easy and quick five-step plan for turning eco-anxiety into constructive energy.
- ‘Make it all better’ that’s what ‘grown-ups’ do for their families, friends, communities and planet. When we can’t, the result is predictable: stress and guilt!
- In her book, Bag Green Guilt, Jen Pleasants both commiserates with and reassures eco-anxious grown-ups (who often need someone to help ‘make it all better’ themselves) that being environmentally conscious doesn’t have to be overwhelming.
- Any grown up will want to keep this highly useful and entertaining book nearby to read when they need a reminder that sometimes just taking a deep breath or doing something as simple as unplugging an appliance can truly ‘make it all better’ for ourselves, our families, our friends, our communities and our planet.
How could I NOT love this book? I’m all about living green and, check it out, one of my much beloved animals, the polar bear, is featured on the cover. Handsome isn’t he? As soon as I grab a copy and read the book (which I plan to do asap), I’ll post a review. But don’t wait for that, go grab your own copy right away.
Jump on the bandwagon that’s painted bright green – it knows the right way!
Bag Green Guilt, 5 Easy Steps: Turn Eco-Anxiety Into Constructive Energy
Inspirational Quote of the Day by Ethel Barrymore
“You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.” – Ethel Barrymore
Fifty Dollar Haircuts on Fifty Cent Heads
“Beauty isn’t worth thinking about; what’s important is your mind. You don’t want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head.” – Garrison Keillor
Ever stop to think about the emphasis that looks are given in our society? Young people give their appearance more attention than ever. In fact, a lot of them spend hours primping and preparing for their self-directed photoshoot, then take tons of pictures of themselves for social websites.
During the years when they should be cultivating their relationships, their mind, their conversational skills, their education, and so forth, they’re spending the most time finding their most flattering angles and poses. Then, of course, they have to take the pictures to photoshop to make them all the more flattering. When all else fails, make that picture black and white.
Then, it’s to the presses! They publish the pics on their favorite social websites with a pleading “Say something about me!”
Of course they have to caption the picture themselves – which usually brings gems such as, “I’m just so silly.” or “Wow. I look drunk LOL!”
What a LOOK AT ME world!
Ever stop to wonder what the future will be like for the MySpace generation if they don’t start giving their “insides” as much attention as they give their “outsides?” THAT picture isn’t quite as pretty.
If you’re blessed enough to have young people in your life, you know darn well that you can’t just talk to them about this. You have to outsmart them. Fortunately, if you catch them in photoshop, they’ll be so distracted, your odds will be extraordinary.
Your main goal is to get the young person away from the shallow end of the ME pool and coax her or him into deeper waters.
- Talk to her about what she wants to do with her life. Feed her interest, whether or not it’s YOUR first choice or not. Whatever interests her should interest you – buy her books, cut out newspaper articles for her (and of course, read them yourself), talk with her, find websites and television documentaries that focus on her interest, etc. Tell her that you’re proud of her for having goals and aspirations.
- Don’t criticize and condemn. Kids need their parents approval more than anything. Just because your son seems like a cocky little devil doesn’t mean he doesn’t absolutely crave your approval.
- Compliment your daughter or son’s personality and sense of humor. Let them know that they crack you up and that you love their company. Let them know that there is so much more to them than how they look.
- Make your child feel smart. Don’t ridicule and make fun of things they say and do. Whether or not you realize it, this makes them feel dumb. If they feel like they aren’t “smart enough,” they’ll only look for ways to get the approval they crave. If they don’t get attention and approval from you, rest assured they’ll get it somewhere else.
- Show your child the different “needs” in the world. Hand them a copy of “One Can Make a Difference” and challenge them to find a way to make their own difference. Get them away from themselves – for their own good.
Finally, realize that a certain amount of social networking is perfectly normal. Young people (and even not so young people) are having a blast with it. It’s downright invigorating to talk to people from around the country and even around the world. Sharing interests, learning about different cultures, and so forth – great stuff. But, come on, when all you have to offer them is, “My eyes look kind of green in this picture, don’t they? Well, they’re really brown. Deep, dark brown… ” – you’d be better off sitting alone admiring your own eyes.
Wow. What a life well-spent that’d be.
Naturally, we adults aren’t immune to this sort of thing either. We’d do well to follow our own advice, wouldn’t we? When we find ourselves on social sites with the attitude of “Look at me!” or “Listen to me!” – we’d do the world a huge favor if we examined our intent and our motivations. Are they purely selfish, to the tune of simply wanting people to hear us because they happen to have something you want (as in money) or because we want desperately to climb a social ladder and each follower or “convert” represents another step on the ladder?
Or are we genuinely trying to help other people – whether it’s teaching them things we happen to know or motivating and inspiring them to bring out the best in themselves. Everyone has certain gifts and talents – and if you spend your days using yours to help others I’ve got two words for you: You’re cool.
We should all frequently step away from ourselves and see the needs in the world. If we can help anyone or anything, even in the smallest way, wouldn’t it be selfish not to? I have no more interest in Fifty Dollar Jackets Covering Fifty Cent Hearts than I do Fifty Dollar Haircuts on Fifty Cent Heads.