Better choices

Do you know whats been bothering me a lot lately?


Up to 100 million people are homeless throughout the world, the majority of them women and dependent children.


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Every day, some 50,000 people, mostly women and children, die as a result of poor shelter, polluted water and inadequate sanitation.


Seriously just think about that. 


To put it in perspective, the population of Colorado is around 5,024,748. Imagine if the population Colorado and 9 other states of a similar size were all homeless? To put it in perspective the United states Population is around 307,006,550. Imagine if 1/3 of our population were homeless. 


Really, I must admit it's not just these disturbing statistics that bother me. It's the fact that I (& my family) live a lifestyle that does nothing to change this statistic. We own a house that is MUCH bigger than we need and a lot of shit to fill it with. We have a bedroom that goes empty over 300 days of the year. All of our bedrooms and  communal rooms have a television set in them. We have more than enough food to feed our family and my Mom is actually pretty good about not wasting food but still a lot of it goes to waste. I have a king size bathtub that I often fill up to  the top with sanitary water that most of the undeveloped world desperately needs to survive. Oh and we purchase bottled water which is the biggest environmental absurdity. I often talk about how I want to change the world. Well it starts with me & it starts with my home. I am not sure if I can do it. Can I really give up my TV? Can I really sell and donate all the shit that clutters up my room? Can I make a conscious effort to use less water and start using a water bottle? I doubt I'll convince my parents to let strangers start staying in that empty room but I'll start small. These changes will not occur all at once. Heck, I may horribly fail but, I am done sitting on the sidelines. I choose right now to make better decisions for our world, for his world.