Doing With Less

Will our Democracy, Rule of Law be saved if we tread lightly? No. Large media outlets in general are giving that sensory dynamic off in their news reporting. And I'm certain we may not survive as a free nation that needs to buckle down on progress of freedom and equality for all. When we lose that ideology as a nation we've lost our freedoms even if we have people in power that look like us. 

It appears as if someone took most of the Erin Brocovichs and Bob Woodwards and shut them out of the ability to record, report and/or video the truth; however, there are US citizens who are not reporters now filming and reporting what news media outlets refuse to do completely. When they omit information in their news report, their report becomes an untruth.

The newspaper outlets are reporting hundreds of protestors when there are thousands. They're reporting thousands across our country when there were over 13 million protestors on one day.

If we want the truth givers, like the elected to give us the truth. As well to grow a spine and stand up to #47 and his regime; We the People need to pressure the news media outlets.  

One way to do so, is to turn off those channels for their news program reporting times. I would suggest turning off the morning news variety shows as well. I started doing this a while back, I've increased it 90%. I now put my television set on to a children's learning show channel in place of the evening news. I refuse to now hear lieing voices of #47 and his sycophants. One could perhaps put on any sport other than Golf. See what I'm doing? I don't watch golf.

I told a friend recently this. And explained it not only keeps me calmer, yet it forces me to read more outlets and fact check, well everything. I've gotten rid of my subscriptions to a host of news outlets I'd trusted years ago. 

I go to outlets and read what others are thinking, some are not reporters. I read and research on Notus, Medium, The Atlantic, Legal Documents, and a few other outlets. I read sections of how the stock market is doing from a variety of reports from time to time three days a week.

 I read PubMed, and other government and non-government (UK journals, NE journal of medicine, PT journals, etc...) publications on medicine. 

Its one thing to boycott purchasing household items from a particular company, that does work. However, I've gone as far as selective eating. Yes, avoiding certain foods, so I do not put money or I put less money in the hands of stockholders for those companies. I tighten my belt. This may seem like quite a bit to do; however, I reflect back to when I was a child and we didn't have much and not much selection either due to our low-income status. I think most Americans can do this thing called 'Doing with less'.

Try not having prepared foods. Perhaps, thinning out your pantry. Maybe you don't need that 2nd refrigerator. Maybe you should use a $25 indoor rack to dry certain things. Hec, it will help the environment and your utility bill. Why not? What's holding you back? 

I bought a smaller coffee maker that turns off in 3 minutes after the coffee is done. By the way, coffee makers use a ton more energy than many appliances. I make my own espresso on the stove with an $8 three part perc. Even when we'd been a family of four with three pets, my husband and I never used the dishwasher that came with our home when we'd purchased the house nearly 30 years ago. I have measured how much water I use during hand washing the dishes daily total not more than 4-6 gallons of water.

Yeah, I threw parties till a decade ago. Big ones 100 people I'd cooked for 26 hours. I'd cook whether for a holiday, birthdays or the like. Few things I'd had made outside my kitchen. 

The goal could be for you, is not to live beyond your means. When you do that, you have more time to tune out untruth, more time to self-reflect privately, go for a walk outside and change for the better. "Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change."---Albert Einstein --- Jody-Lynn Reicher