{"id":3997,"date":"2008-12-31T09:44:41","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T15:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3997"},"modified":"2008-12-31T09:44:41","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T15:44:41","slug":"restorative-resolutions-for-2009-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/restorative-resolutions-for-2009-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Restorative Resolutions for 2009 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"
For many of us, as we review the financial carnage of 2008 and the dismal outcomes of poorly conceived foreign policy decisions on the part of the George W. Bush Administration over the course of his term (practically rubber stamped by the majority of Congress), we are looking forward to the New Year, a new start, and a renewed sense of hope.<\/p>\n
Among the first steps, before we usher in the New Year, is a New Year’s Resolution. But unlike years past, will we embrace the responsibility, sacrifice and curtailment so necessary in these times of climate change, ecological collapse, peak oil and the economic hardship experienced by so many, caused in a large part by our debt-based, growth-on-an-infinite-planet obsessed approach to capitalism? Or do we just try to refinance our house one more time, to take advantage of the latest Red Tag Sale?<\/p>\n
Here’s some restorative resolutions for 2009:<\/p>\n
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Just for the record, here’s what New Year’s Resolutions have looked like in previous years according to the U.S. government<\/a>:<\/p>\n * Lose Weight In turning to 2009, let’s approach the New Year with the same spirit of change that resonated during the past few years and not return to the same old, same old. We need restorative resolutions that will heal the planet and rebuild our communities.<\/p>\n My family and I, for example, will be cooking our first sun-cooked meal in our Solar Oven the next sunny day in 2009. It will be soup made with leeks and potatoes we grew on our farm, Inn Serendipity<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo Credit: drinkblot<\/a> by \u266b marc_l’esperance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With a campaign tag line, CHANGE WE NEED, President-Elect Barack Obama and a large portion of the American population should have some rather meaningful New Year resolutions for 2009. For [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":3998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[2305,591,133,248,621,297,1464,249,2010,2306,2307,2308,2301,2309,2310,2311],"yoast_head":"\n
\n* Manage Debt
\n* Save Money
\n* Get a Better Job
\n* Get Fit
\n* Eat Right
\n* Get a Better Education
\n* Drink Less Alcohol
\n* Quit Smoking Now
\n* Reduce Stress Overall
\n* Reduce Stress at Work
\n* Take a Trip
\n* Volunteer to Help Others<\/p>\n