Be the Change You Want to See in the World
365 Things You Can Do for Yourself and Your Planet
By Julie
Fisher-McGarry
Reviewed by Angela Hutchinson
Spirit-Works.net
“By reading this book you will discover why individual acts really do matter: if each of us drops a large enough pebble into a large enough pond to ensure large enough ripples, we can create a new world without hunger and pain, without war, injustice, or cruelty.” says author Julie Fisher McGarry in her earth transforming book Be the Change You Want to See in the World. Living in a world where there is constant struggle and suffering, one can easily become frustrated and overwhelmed leaving us to feel, what possible difference can we really make? Apparently a lot according to this author and even leads the reader along this amazing journey to action.
Unapologetically green, Fisher-McGarry reveals numerous options to undertake to aid in establishing a healthy, balanced, compassionate earth. From January 1 to December 31 there are healthy, vegetarian recipes to try, ways to work in partnership with our world, from its people to our natural environment, and some thoughts that can guide a change of perspective for the better. After reading this work you will be amazed at just how many things can be done and how simple they really are. What can we do for our animal friends? How about the earth and its ever shrinking natural resources? What about us, how can we restore our own inner sense of balance? The answers are well organized and laid out in a way that restores our desire and motivation to get out there and do something. This book is about change, compassion, love, and a desire to give back to a world that has nourished us so faithfully.
Be the Change You Want to See in the World is for anyone interested in going beyond thought and moving courageously into action. The author could not make it any easier for the reader to move into harmonious relationship with the world, with others, and most importantly with themselves. When we give and we set our intent, the world changes and we receive so much joy from the conscious decisions we make to move forward and to think green.