To create a better world

We live today in a word of suffering, difficulties and inconsitencies right on our doorstep, and yet, every one of us has the capacity/ability to act.

If we want to change the world, this must begin at home.

A few concrete ideas

On a personal level

Cultivate the friendship that are important to you
Make a practice of not judging others for one week
Get ride of addictive or excessive behaviours (coffee, cigarettes, video games...)
Perform a generous act for three people and ask them to do the same with three others, and so on
Take care of your body and face
Practice activities that bring you more joy

At work

Take up actions or initiatives for sustainable development in your company
Repair relationships with colleagues after conflicts
Stand up for what you know is right
Get the whole staff together during half a day to find out how to add more meaning of the company's activities
Redirect company strategies toward he creation of value, create partnerships that contribute to a better world
Innovate and create new products and services

For your family

Do something creative together
Enjoy a meal the children lovingly cooked
Tell your relatives you love them and why they are amazing
Create a family progress report with the children and create a beautiful projects together
Give flowers to those you love
Organize a great party

As consumers

Give preference to responsible companies
Eat healthy, organic food
Do not buy any products containing unhealthy ingredients, additives or products that do not respect environment (food, cleaning products...)
Get as much information as possible on the contents of the products you buy, their origin and their effects on health.
Use renewable energy
Reduce your water and electricity consumption
Sort your trash and recycle batteries, light bulbs, cell phones (do not forget thata plastic bag lasts 500 years...)
Put your money in a responsible more ethical bank

On the social level

Invite people who are alone and/or elderly people to a party or meal
Perform three good acts and ask those who benefit from then to pass it forward
Decorate your flat or your house and celebrate
Take part in a local Exhange Trading System
Organize a local clean-up with your friends and neighbours
Talk to your school, city council, and local organizations about getting involved in The Planetary Week for a Better World