How many of you subscribe to information e-zines that appear in your inbox daily, weekly, monthly? And how many of you don’t get around to opening the e-zines, resulting in a pile up in your inbox or folder you have created?
We live in a world full of information overload. We come across valuable information and out of fear of not retaining that information we, hold on to it, file it away, or put it on a stack of papers to be read another time. The thing is, most of the time we keep getting a continual flow of information that we don't have immediate time for and our pile gets larger and larger until we get to the point where we start throwing information out.
NAEFSS sends out e-zines on a monthly basis. The rule of thumb is not to send them more than weekly or less than monthly. Still, sending them out monthly, only about 60%-75% get opened. We want to let our Members know that our e-zines, (One Green Thing – Free Eco-Tips) are always copied in our monthly newsletter, which are then placed in the newsletter archives for future reference. If you want to review information from the newsletter you won't have to keep it in your inbox, just go to the archives tab.
We want to help with information overload by not bombarding our members with too much information that can not be read in a short amount of time, while addressing specific concerns through the Member’s Forum. We hope you are enjoying the information from our “Ask the Expert” section of our newsletter as well as the Member’s Source Guide.
Enjoy the day!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Dance Like No One's Watching
I came across this commencement speech, I don't know who wrote it and I am not taking credit for it. But I will take credit for applying the wisdom derived from this speech. It is a life lesson I have sent to my daughters who struggled at various times while beginning their young adult lives. It must have made sense to them because it came back to me during a time when I had seemed to have lost my way, sent back with a heading that read "Some of Your Own Medicine". I now keep it posted in my office to remind me to live in and appreciate the moment. Enjoy!
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out the that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid, Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life". This perspective has helped me to see the there is no way to happiness. Happiness IS the way.
So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retier, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or the fifteenth, until your song comes on , until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time that right now to be happy...
Happiness is a jouney, not a destination.
Thought for the day:
Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching!!!
Happy Monday everyone, Enjoy the day!
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, than another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out the that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid, Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life". This perspective has helped me to see the there is no way to happiness. Happiness IS the way.
So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember. So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retier, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or the fifteenth, until your song comes on , until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time that right now to be happy...
Happiness is a jouney, not a destination.
Thought for the day:
Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching!!!
Happy Monday everyone, Enjoy the day!
Monday, August 10, 2009
You Deserve a Break Today
OK so you’ve heard this one before, but really, give yourself a break! Let’s all be Green, yes, but let’s not beat ourselves or our neighbors up for being the brown little buggers we have turned out to be. Let’s assume we didn’t know what we were doing when we started trashing the Earth. I used to look at litter bugs and get upset when they didn’t throw their trash in the garbage. Now I find myself getting mad at myself if I don’t recycle when I am away from home, as if I am littering. Well that’s kind of good, it means I am changing old thought patterns but really let’s not go overboard!
I would like to suggest being kinder to yourself and neighbors. Realize you make decisions based on what you know now. It isn’t until you have followed through with your decisions that you will realize whether they were good ones and reflect the person you say you are, or if they are not. If your decisions are good, and that is relative to what your intentions are, then continue on. But if they are bad, and no decision is inherently bad just bad for you if it doesn’t let you be the person you set out to be, then change.
Change is constant ~ Change is good.
I would like to suggest being kinder to yourself and neighbors. Realize you make decisions based on what you know now. It isn’t until you have followed through with your decisions that you will realize whether they were good ones and reflect the person you say you are, or if they are not. If your decisions are good, and that is relative to what your intentions are, then continue on. But if they are bad, and no decision is inherently bad just bad for you if it doesn’t let you be the person you set out to be, then change.
Change is constant ~ Change is good.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Cradle to Cradle
Cradle to Cradle is: Using environmentally safe and healthy material / Design for material reutilization such and recycling or composting / Energy efficiency & the use of renewable energy / Efficient use of water and maximum water quality association with production / Instituting strategies for social responsiblilty.
Congratulations AVEDA for achieving Cradle to Cradle Certification!
Recently AVEDA was awarded Cradle to Cradle certification for seven of its products, while receiving DuPont’s Award in packaging Vintage Clove using 96% recycled content for its bottles & 100% recycled content for its bottle caps. 100% recycled caps are made possible through AVEDA’s program that collects and recycles plastic caps.
AVEDA does not make false organic claims. They are very transparent in what the company does as a whole. Their mission: Care for the world we live in, from the products we make to the ways in which we give back to society.
It may be impossible to be completely green, but if there is a Brown to Green Meter, AVEDA leans heavily toward GREEN. This is what places them on the Member’s Source Guide.
Congratulations AVEDA for achieving Cradle to Cradle Certification!
Recently AVEDA was awarded Cradle to Cradle certification for seven of its products, while receiving DuPont’s Award in packaging Vintage Clove using 96% recycled content for its bottles & 100% recycled content for its bottle caps. 100% recycled caps are made possible through AVEDA’s program that collects and recycles plastic caps.
AVEDA does not make false organic claims. They are very transparent in what the company does as a whole. Their mission: Care for the world we live in, from the products we make to the ways in which we give back to society.
It may be impossible to be completely green, but if there is a Brown to Green Meter, AVEDA leans heavily toward GREEN. This is what places them on the Member’s Source Guide.
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