Want to change the world? 

Perhaps we think too expansively (at least, here in America I feel we do) and get downtrodden by the thought that we are too small to make a real difference.  But it isn’t one huge action that changes things, but hundreds of little, thoughtful actions that gradually tip the scale in one direction or another.  Just like a circle is made of many tiny direction adjustments to a line, so can you round out your edges with a thousand tiny actions to bring you closer to your nirvana - or just closer to feeling better about your daily life.

As I read TreeHugger today, I found something of great interest.  We Are What We Do has a book called Change the World 9-5.  Just the title hit home to me - I realized that my choices at work are often slightly different (and less like “me”) than my choices during the rest of the day.  

Example: At work, I’m more willing to get three cups of caffeine in three separate paper containers.  At home or after work, I really try to get my own mug refilled. 

That is just one tiny example.

But it is small actions like that that add up.

The site works to help you choose actions.  Much like 43things, you can choose items you want to do, and then indicate what it is that you have done.  Unlike 43things, the focus is to give you ideas of how you can make a difference everyday, and has less to do with personal desires than to do with personal choices.  And I like that difference.  43things was great to give me a sense of what I’ve done, and some of the things I wanted to do.  We Are What We Do causes me to reevaluate the small actions I take in a day. 

And isn’t that part of living?  Knowing why we do what we do?  Being a part of every moment, consciously?

Excerpts from the webpage for We Are What We Do:

Actions to change the world
Here’s our list of simple, everyday actions you can do to help change the world (and have fun while you’re doing it). It could be doing something for the community like shopping locally, something for the environment like avoiding plastic bags, or something for you, like learning to paint, sing or speak Spanish…

So how does this work? Click on an action to see what it’s all about or, if you ‘re ready to do the do, tick each action you have completed and press the “Done!” button down below. Your actions will be added to the total, there on the top-right. Just like that.

Join In! We Are What We Do is all about joining in, so we’ve set up all sorts of ways for you to share your ideas, vote for what you believe, dare your friends to do new things, get others involved, and ultimately… change the world.
Please help! We can’t do it on our own!