We have a choice.  We can carry on with a meaningless, robotic and unfufilling life or we can make the choice to WAKE UP and be PRESENT!  All we need is a tool to help lift us out of the fog and get busy with a meaningful life!

Welcome to your new world and welcome to meaning to pause®

A simple bracelet that provides a private, gentle vibration every 90 minutes, prompting the wearer to take some sort of action.  This functional bracelet allows the wearer to “PAUSE” from what they are doing and connect to something meaningful.  There are endless ways to decide how someone will use their pauses throughout the day!  Gandhi said it best “Be the change you want to see in the world.”  With a meaning to pause bracelet, that change can start with every person who commits to meaningful pauses in their day!

Meaningful pauses can be anything; awareness, deep breathing, prayer, mediation, being in the present moment, mindfulness, gratitude, positive affirmations or performing a random act of kindness!

At the end of the day, the wearer will have lived a life full of meaning — changing that robotic, foggy, chaos filled life to a life of purpose!

Haven’t YOU been meaning to pause?

www.meaningtopause.com

...This will change your life!

As people become more concious of and concerned about the environment, it’s important to know what happens to your cell phone, once you turn it in. Equally important is understanding the large number of these phones that get “reused”. Reusing more of what we purchase is the key to sustainability, so it’s as important to know if your provider reuses as how they recycle.

Currently about 60% of cell phones that get turned in get reused. This number would be higher if people turned their cell phones in at the time they replace it with a new phone. The number one reason phones aren’t reused is they are too old and the technology is obselete.

Our programs are focused on reuse. Many of the cell phones that get turned in are now going to prepay cell phone providers so that consumers have a more affordable cell phone option.

Cell phones that cannot be reused are smelted numerous times to isolate and reuse the mineral components. The plastic is one of the major components used to fuel the smelting process. Our cell phone recycling facility is a zero landfill ISO 14001:2004 facility.

We have special programs for corporations or other large groups that are going to reuse-recycle larger quantities that provides tracking down to the ESN, secure data removal, environmental reports that detail Energy Savings, Green House Gas Savings and Toxic Waste Reduction, computed by the EPA’s Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator.

It’s fantastic to recycle your cell phone and hopefully more people will do so, but it’s important to know where it goes and how it’s handled environmentally.

More info here: Green House

Twenty years of research has suggested that phthalates disrupt the hormone system. Developmental and reproductive issues have been associated to some phthalates. Other research suggests the same mechanism may contribute to the growth of breast tumor cells.

Phthalates are used in a variety of common products from toys to air fresheners to skin care and cosmetics. Unfortunately most labels do not list phthalates as an ingredient because of a loophole that allows phthalates to be included in “fragrance” without being listed. Because fragrance is added to nearly every product consumers are being exposed to phthalates daily and often without even knowing it.

The easiest way to reduce your exposure to phthalates is to choose natural skin care and cosmetics that do not allow phthalates in their products. If you love fragrance choose products with essential oil blends or phthalate-free fragrances. SafeCosmetics.org is a great source of information and has a list of companies who have signed their Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Be sure to look up Beaute Purpose while you are there.

Wishing you health and wellness,

Regina Collins, CEO (Beaute Purpose)

The large fuel-inefficient SUVs become unnecessary; avoid buying an expensive and gas-guzzling vehicle that’s really required just a few weeks each year. The resulting annual fuel savings is as important as the environmental impact.

Alto had to be lightweight and extremely aerodynamic. After extensive virtual wind tunnel testing, Safari Condo chose a rounder shape and reduced height for improved aerodynamics. The results are dramatic, because with its retractable rounded roof, formed of a single piece of joint-free aluminum, the Alto shows a 75 % lower drag coefficient than a traditional trailer. Its walls and roof are made of a sandwich-type material with a honeycomb core covered with aluminum on one side and Alufiber on the other. The choice of aluminum for the Alto was self-evident because of its lightness, resistance and infinite recyclability. Reaching for the lightest of construction, this same material is also used in the walls, roof, floor, chassis and even furniture.

Alto offers all the comfort expected by today’s travellers. Nature-friendly thanks to an all glass crescent-shaped retractable roof, its bright and spacious interior houses a King-size bed, a shower toilet, a modern kitchen area and plenty of storage. Flexible contour solar panels provide great energy sufficiency and let wannabe explorers freely enjoy off-course breathtaking panorama.

Safari has another Condo project on the drawing table: the Alto 1733. A larger Alto perhaps? Not at all! A mini Alto, even more aerodynamic and towable by sub-compacts. This brand new model will be unveiled at RV Shows in the spring of 2010. Safari Condo

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As consumers, our purchases may be necessary, but they may not always be positive for individuals nor the planet.  Ethical Shopping  has combed the market place to inform you of who’s good and who’s not.  Would you like to  join their community of consumers with a conscience?

They provide information and resources to help Americans consider the consequences of their purchase decisions in relation to the environment, economic justice and the quality of life based on price, quality, features and convenience, as well as the impact of shopping decisions on workers, communities and the environment.

Companies of continual questionable ethical behaviour are posted on their “Boycott These Companies” list.

www.ethicalshopping.com