While I was browsing my moleskine, this cool list got my attention. How many of these you think you have done?

• Cook from scratch with friends or family every month.
• Learn to play a musical instrument or sing.
• Learn to dance.
• Learn another language.
• Take care of someone else’s kids at least once a month.
• Make friends withing walking distance.
• Form a neighborhood association.
• Invest in a wool sweater and turn the heat down.
• Make more time with friends.
• Create a relationship with someone in another country.
• Start your own vegetable garden.
• Replace your lawn with native plants.
• Collect rain water.
• Eat 10 percent within 10 miles.
• Eat in season.
• Use 25 percent less water in your home.
• Create 25 percent less garbage.
• Compost.
• Turn off the TV and read a book.
• Turn off the computer and go for a walk.
• Work less and spend less.
• Leave America (or your country) - Come back.
• Move into a smaller house.
• Convert your car to electric.
• Ride the bus.
• Carpool.
• Walk to work.
• Ride a bicycle to the grocery store.
• Build sidewalks.
• Shop locally.
• Write your own news.
• Start a blog.
• Get rid of stuff you don’t need through Craig’s List or Freecycle or have a garage sale.
• Buy used.
• Vote on paper.
• Forgive.
• Talk to your neighbors.
• Talk to your enemies.
• Fear not.
• Buy only magazines printed on recycled paper.
• Encourage schools to require community service.
• Tutor/mentor a young one.
• Don’t print that e-mail.
• Make a friend who is two generations older or younger.
• Turn off your cellphone and e-mail and talk to someone face-t0-face.
• Get involved in a local political campaign.
• Explore the nearest wilderness area.
• Repair something instead of throwing it away.
• Create a park nearby.

Source: Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures